University of Otago students have won the President's Trophy for the best overall performance in national law student competitions, making it three in a row.
Otago won three of the five knockout contest finals at the recent New Zealand Law Students' Association (NZLSA) competitions in Hamilton.
Winning the trophy for the third consecutive year adds further gloss to a stellar year for Otago law student teams after they achieved the best overall university result at annual competitions in Sydney, Australia, in July.
This was also the best overall outcome for Otago students in 19 years of participating in the Australian event.
New Zealand has six law schools and Australian schools took part in the NZLSA event for the first time this year.
Otago's Rob Clarke and Alex Boock won the client-interviewing contest, having earlier won the Australian event; Josh and Tom English topped the negotiation competition; and Tiho Mijatov and Hannah Drury won the junior mooting.
Kate Lawson-Bradshaw was third in the witness examination contest.
Otago law faculty dean Prof Mark Henaghan said the latest success reflected well on the Otago students and the quality of their legal education. The students worked hard, were strongly backed by their teachers, and also supported each other well, he said.
