Legal Research Foundation

Promoting the highest calibre of legal education and research in New Zealand.

Upcoming events will be available soon. The popular Brown Bag series will be back again for 2026 plus watch out for Masterclass updates.

The latest New Zealand Law Review for 2025 Issue Four is now available go to NZ Law Review.

2025 Writing Awards are now closed, the 2026 Writing Awards will reopen in November 2026.

Legal Research Foundation

Who We Are

We are a non-profit organisation affiliated with the University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau. We believe in championing the highest calibre of legal education and research, and encouraging informed dialogue on law reform by encouraging relationships between the legal profession, the judiciary, academics and students.

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