{"id":4187,"date":"2025-10-28T11:28:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T22:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solnz.net\/majors\/law-ko\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T13:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T01:10:54","slug":"law-en","status":"publish","type":"majors","link":"https:\/\/solnz.net\/en\/majors\/law-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Law is the study of legal systems, including not only practical laws in everyday life but also legal philosophy, legal theory, and core principles. <strong>New Zealand law is based on English common law and incorporates elements of Commonwealth legal systems, case law, and equity principles.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After completing a law degree in New Zealand, graduates may pursue professional legal registration and typically work in one of two main roles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Solicitor:<\/strong> Primarily responsible for legal practice, client advisory services, and transactional legal work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Barrister:<\/strong> Specialises in courtroom advocacy and litigation representation before the courts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pathway to becoming a <strong>registered lawyer in New Zealand<\/strong> is the same for all law graduates; however, after admission, individuals can pursue different legal career paths aligned with their interests, skills, and professional strengths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4188,"template":"","majors_cat":[60],"class_list":["post-4187","majors","type-majors","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","majors_cat-edu_law"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/solnz.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/majors\/4187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/solnz.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/majors"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/solnz.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/majors"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solnz.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/solnz.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"majors_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solnz.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/majors_cat?post=4187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}