A recent graduate at the University of Auckland, Vanessa has already gained a wide variety of legal experience including a legal internship at the Treasury.  She has quickly become an indispensable support to our civil litigation team, assisting with civil claims, defective construction cases, weathertightness claims, professional disciplinary proceedings, regulatory prosecutions and debt recovery.

Alongside her role as a solicitor, Vanessa is a Graduate Teaching Assistant teaching public law at the University of Auckland.

Specialist areas:

• Civil litigation
• Regulatory compliance and enforcement

Vanessa enjoys learning about the challenges and practicalities of local government law and is excited to continue expanding her understanding of the profession with the Rice Speir team.

Qualifications:

• LLB/BA, University of Auckland