Farewell to Jessie

Kia ora koutou,

Ngā mihi o te tau hou! We hope that you had a great holiday season.

We begin this year with a farewell. At the end of 2021 we said goodbye to our powerhouse lawyer Jessie Paterson. Jessie joined the Ngāi Tahu Māori Law Centre as a volunteer in 2017, starting a law clerk role after graduating from Otago University, and quickly became a proficient lawyer. Jessie took on some highly challenging and complex files as a young lawyer, and was able to handle these with impressive skill and professionalism. She provided high quality service on a wide range of Māori land law issues, and developed strong whanaungatanga with her clients. We will miss her, and wish her all the best in her next chapter at Aspiring Law.