The NZLS Library & Research Centre plays a leading role in providing high quality legal information to the profession. This valuable asset is funded entirely by fees paid by members of the Society. We have a Library located at the High Court in Auckland as well as 10 branch libraries from Northland to Thames.
The new national law library came into existence on 1 February 2009 as part of the changes under the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006. The library was formed with the transfer of the Auckland District Law Society library to the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) on 31 January, following the earlier transfer of the other district law societies library assets to the NZLS.
- Document delivery - speedy, accurate supply of cases, articles and legislation
- Research - our team of expert researchers can help
- Training - book in for a database training session tailored to your needs
- After hours access and copying/printing PINs
Who may use the NZLS Library & Research Centre?
- Legal practitioners holding a current practising certificate in New Zealand or Australia;
- Judges and retired Judges of any New Zealand Court or Federal Court of Australia;
- Associate Judges and retired Associate Judges and Masters;
- Registrars and Deputy Registrars of the High Court and of the District Court;
- Staff of members of NZLS ('the Society') and staff of the Judiciary, for the purposes of their employers;
- The members of the Faculty of Law at the University of Auckland;
- Such other persons as the Council, the Library Committee, the Executive Director or the Librarian may, from time to time, authorise to use the libraries subject to the payment of such fees and to such conditions as may from time to time be imposed.
The Library is not open to the general public.
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