Victoria University of Wellington Law Students' Society

Another massive half trimester from us! Thank you to all of our sponsors, none of this would be possible without you. We’ve been able to tackle sports, comps, socials, wellbeing, academics and we’re so ready to do it again for the last half tri of the year!

What an incredible night at the Bell Gully Junior Moot Final! The courtroom was electric as competitors delivered compelling submissions, demonstrating exceptional advocacy and impressive legal analysis. Every mooter was articulate, advancing their arguments with precision and poise throughout the final.

Congratulations to our champions, Simon MacKnight and Oscar Compton-Moen, and to finalists Stella Bloomfield and Olesya Korchagina for an outstanding performance.

A sincere thank you to our judges, Justice McQueen, Paul Scott, and Rachael Brown, for sharing your expertise and thoughtful feedback. Finally, thank you to everyone who came along to support the competitors and help make the evening such a memorable success. 💙

🧺☀️ PICNIC TABLES AT OLD GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS ☀️🧺

We’re so excited to have FOUR new picnic tables permanently on our grounds!

These are for everyone and anyone to use, whether you’re grabbing lunch, studying between classes, or simply wanting to spend some time outside. We hope these tables become a lasting part of student life at OGB and create a new space for our VUWLSS community and whānau.

A very special thank you to Bell Gully, Russell McVeagh, Chapman Tripp and Lane Neave for helping make this happen! We are so grateful for your support.

What a fantastic evening at our Simpson Grierson Junior Client Interviewing Final! It was a great competition with incredible advocacy, professionalism, and plenty of positive energy throughout the night.✨

Congratulations to our winners, Alexander Law and Zainaa Hilal, and to finalists Isla Willacy and Pippa Sussex for an outstanding performance.

A huge thank you to our judges, Nick Chapman, Helena Palmer, and Samantha Turner, for sharing your time and expertise. We’d also like to thank everyone who came along to support the competitors, and a special thank you to Simpson Grierson for generously hosting the event 💚💚💚

Last week, a group of our students attended the Australian Law Students’ Association (ALSA) Conference in Adelaide, representing Te Herenga Waka as part of the wider NZLSA delegation. Our Senior Competition winners made us incredibly proud, returning home with new friendships, amazing experiences and outstanding results. In particular:

🏆 Isla Clarkson won the Paper Presentation Competition;
🥈 Harper Mitchell was runner-up in Witness Examination;
👏 George Patrick and Theo Dawson reached the semi-finals in Negotiations; and
👏 Patrick O’Rourke and Sam Marsh reached the quarter-finals in Client Interviewing.

It was also a fantastic opportunity to attend ALSA Council Meetings alongside other Law Students’ Society Presidents and hear from both current and former members of the Australian judiciary.

We can’t wait to welcome delegates from across New Zealand to Wellington for the New Zealand Law Students’ Association Conference later this August!

Swipe through to see some of our conference highlights 📸👏

Isla competing in the Grand Finals of the Paper Presentation Competition. Thank you LexisNexis for your generous support and sponsorship.

Harper competing in the Grand Finals of the Witness Examination Competition hosted at the College of Law Offices. Thank you MinterEllisonRuddWatts for your generous support!

The VUW team before the Opening Gala hosted at the Adelaide National Wine Centre 🥰🥰

Break Night at the Intercontinental! We could not be more proud of all of the VUW teams for breaking into their next rounds 🎉🎉.

NZ Law Society Presidents reunited! See you all again soon?! ⏰⏰

Exploring the Illuminate Adelaide light show 💡🧘‍♀️

🔪 College of Law x VUWLSS Law Ball 2026 - Knives Out: The Final Submission 🔪

The case is almost closed... but not before the biggest night of the year. Dress to impress, gather your suspects, and prepare for an evening of bind boggling mystery…

📅 Date: Saturday, 15 August
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

🎟 Tickets
Presale: 15 July
Official Release: 18 July

Pricing
🥂 Member (Alcoholic): $95
🥤 Member (Non-Alcoholic): $85
🥂 Non-Member (Alcoholic): $115
🥤 Non-Member (Non-Alcoholic): $105

One night. One mystery. One final submission.

Will you crack the case? 🔎

Juniors! It’s your turn!

If you’re in your 200-level law papers, pop these dates in your calendar and keep and eye on the VUWLSS Facebook!

And just like that… Trimester 1 is all done!!! Here is a recap of the second half of the trimester, how good. We hope you all enjoyed it as much as we have! A massive thank you to all of our sponsors for making this happen.

Good luck for the rest of your exams and we wish you all a very restful break 😄😄

Kia ora guys, wishing everyone the absolute best of luck (or knowledge 😉) for exam season!

Last night was the Bell Gully Open Moot Final! We saw two incredible teams: Maja Hassell and Aston Dow, and Theo Dawson and George Patrick make their submissions to our panel of judges. This consisted of Justice Kós, Graeme Austin and Julian Brown. After a close competition, Theo and George took the win.

The Thomas Mooting Prize for Best Speaker was also awarded to George Patrick as the Winner, and Theo Dawson as the Runner Up.

Congratulations to all four competitors, you all put many hours into this moot. You did a very good job and should be proud of yourselves.
A big thank you to our judges for taking the time to make this competition happen and to for sponsoring this successful event!