Three aspiring Northland lawyers completed the final step in their journey to the courtroom as they were formally admitted to the bar at the Whangārei High Court in front of a large crowd of supporters.
Maia Moukharris, of Whangārei, Renee Reilly of Hokianga and Abigail Parker of Whangārei all completed their bachelor of laws over the past 12 months and were sworn in before Justice Michael Victor Robinson.
Renee Reilly was raised in Ōmanaia in the Hokianga and studied at Auckland University of Technology and has worked as a legal executive at Rune Law and with Kaikohe Lawyer, Douglas Blaikie. She is currently working for Noela Fidow and has a passion for family law, she plans to continue to give back her services to the Te Tai Tokerau region.
Abigail Parker studied at the University of Otago and currently works for WRMK Whangārei in property law.