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Practica Legal is a boutique law practice that specialises in employment law and health and safety law. Located in Hamilton, Practica Legal advises clients both locally and nationally.
We have extensive experience advising employers and employees in dealing with disciplinary matters, personal grievance claims, performance management, medical incapacity, employee incompatibility, restructuring, redundancy, union negotiations, interpretation of collective agreements, and health and safety policies and compliance. Practica Legal is honoured to be a NZ law awards finalist for "Employment Law Specialist of the year" four years in a row. We focus on both proactive advising to avoid employment relationship problems as well as dispute resolution and legal representation once a problem has arisen. |
In addition to knowing the employment law field inside and out, our commitment to you is simple:
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1. Inform
We will give you all of the relevant up-to-date information you need and, where possible, will give you a range of options. We will ensure that you understand the benefits and risks of each option enabling you to make well-informed decisions that you can be confident are right for you. |
2. Listen
We will listen and ascertain from the outset what you are trying to achieve and then plan a strategy with you to ensure you achieve your goal. |
3. Communicate
We will keep you fully informed of your matter, even if it is just a quick email to say 'we haven't heard anything back yet but will let you know as soon as we do'. Failure to communicate is one of the most common complaints against lawyers and leaves clients unnecessarily anxious and stressed. |
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Erin Burke BSc, MSc, LLB (Hons)
Director Erin is an employment lawyer and the Director of Practica Legal. She has specialised in the employment law and health and safety fields since 2009 and has extensive experience in representing clients at mediation and before the Employment Relations Authority and the Employment Court. She has lectured in employment law at the University of Waikato, School of Law, and has regularly published articles on employment law in NZ Business Magazine, Waikato Times and Waikato Business News.
Erin won the Buddle Findlay Regional Negotiation Competition in 2006 and 2007, the National Negotiation Competition in 2006, was a semi-finalist in the Australasian Negotiation Competition (Melbourne) in 2006 and represented New Zealand in the World Negotiation Competition (Singapore) in 2007, placing 5th overall. She is also a LEADR trained mediator. |
