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Ceremony
03 April 2017

2017 PLSC Awards


Published on 03 April 2017
Education

We hosted our Annual 2017 Professional Legal Studies Course Awards on the 20th March in Auckland and Wellington. We had some outstanding achievements from students this year and would like to congratulate Karen Yates for her achieving the top overall student for 2017. Karen completed the course last year in Wellington and has continued working for the New Zealand Law Society upon completion of her course. Second overall was Michelle Pollak and third equal were Nathalie Harrington and Samuel Jensen. Below is the full list of award winners. 

Overall Inake Winners

ZP168: Alex Sheehan

ZP161: Michelle Pollak

ZP162: Karen Yates

ZP163: Samuel Jeffs

ZP164: Samuel Jensen

ZP165: Elizabeth Horvath

ZP166: Tim Bain

ZP167: Alice Eager

ZP168: Ada Marama

Subject Winners

  • Civil Litigation: Ella Guy Benjamin. Mark Lin, Justine Gainsford, Karen Yates, Cora Choi, Samuel Jensen, Elizabeth Horvath, Jack Davies, Craig Rothwell, Caitlin Olsen
  • Commercial Practice: Amanda Bean, Zach Chamberlain, Michelle Pollak, Rachel Dunning, Su Lin Tye, Wilson Liu, Samuel Comber, Saadi Radcliffe, Samuel Jensen, Sam McCole, Gabrielle Coleman, Jack Davies, Matt Wooley, Rachel Mortimer, Mke Seo
  • Property Practice: Moragn Guinness, Kristen Allan, Mark Lin, Vikki Templeton, Smruthi Bommoju, Zoe Goodwin, Penelop Birch, Tim Bain, Kerry Moor, Courtney Rutledge, Edwin Glossop
  • Elective Practice Profs A: Amelia Campbell, Tom Lynskey, Karen Yates, Chara Sherwood, Ashely Kirk, Lucy Saunders, elizabeth Horvath, Amy Kristensen-Misa, Elia Kim, Stephanie Philcox, Andy Dysart, Amelia Jeffaries, Courtney Reynolds, Hanna Delvin, Craig Rothwell, Jonathan Folwell, Ada Marama
  • Elective Practice Profs B: Fiona Ryan, Janki Patel, Shelley Deng, Drew Buckley, Amir Ansari, Angeline Yeoh, Courtney Reynolds, Hanna Delvin, Courtney Rutledge, Leila Zaza
  • Interviewing Clients: Finoa Ryan, Natalie Harrington, Karen Yates, Paige Hellier, Cory Dixon, Sue Scutter, Matt Fluhler, Jonathan Folwell, Kate Kensington
  • Negotiation and Early Dispute Resolution:Elisha Watson, Mark Calderwood, Simon Hoffman, Samuel Jeffs, Hamish Powrie, Colin Hunter, Karl van der Plas, Penelope Birch, Scott Parkes, Paul Comrie-Thomson, Wendy Riseley
  • Problem Solving and Work Management: Fiona Ryan, Nathalie Harrington. Edward Elvin, Michelle Eng, Max Taylor-Smith, Elliot Foxall, Louis Whitcomb Cahill, Elizabeth Horvath, Stephanie Luxford, Alice Eager, John Lohrentz
  • Professional Responsibility: Elisha Watson, Jemimah Giblett, Sara Taylor, Mikayla Turner, Rachel Dunning, Paige Hellier, Kiri Petrie, Gabrielle Coleman, Amy Minster, Jessica Xi Luo, Wendy Riseley
  • Representing a Client in Court: Amanda Bean, Asher Emmanuel, Karen Yates, Aidan Lomas, Alex Bickerton, Gabrielle Coleman, Jack Davies, Shawn McManus, Paul Comrie-Thomson, James Olsen, Ana Lenard
  • Office and Personal Management: Amanda Bean, Freya O'Meara, Karen Yates, Smruthi Bommoju, Rennae Hopkins, Sophie Pidgeon, Sylvie Allen, Katarine Hejrskov, Rachel Lilly, Ada Marama
  • Writing and Drafting Profs A: Rachael Roberts, Alex Sheehan, Colin Ballantine, Michelle Pollak, Alison Chamberlain, Ben O'Donoghue, Karen Yates, Chara Sherwood, Stella Smith, Rennae Hopkins, Michele Lee, Zach Meehan, Sam McCole, Elizabeth Horvath, Amy Kristensen-Misa, Elia Kim, Stephanie Philcox, Olivia Norling, Amy Minster, Jonathan Folwell, Ada Marama
  • Writing and Drafting Profs B: Sankha Peiris, Janki Patel, Drew Buckley, Justine Gainsford, Amir Ansari, Angeline Yeoh, Stella Smith, Nadia Ng, Courtney Reynolds, Hanna Delvin, Courtney Rutledge, Leila Zaza