Membership

Through advocacy, thought-leadership and continuous efforts to help legal professionals develop important skills and connect with each other, ADLS has once again recorded a growth in membership, building a strong community of more than 5,000 members across New Zealand.

Membership at 30 September 2019 was 5,108 with 368 new paid members having joined our organisation throughout the year. Membership outside of Auckland was maintained at 45% of total paid membership, reflecting our national focus.

In June we welcomed the University of Otago to our successful University programme, providing work experience opportunities to senior law students and mentoring support to newly qualified lawyers. This latest addition means that ADLS is now partnered with all six university law schools across the country. Student membership also increased significantly, with 304 new student members joining during the year, bringing the total student membership to 990.