TAVAKE AFEAKI
New Zealand's No1 expert mentor for young lawyers.
Serving and leading lawyers into the business and entrepreneurial world.
Tavake has over 25 years of experience advising private and public sector organisations in New Zealand and Tonga, as well as co-leading the New Zealand Maori Law Society for three terms.
Driven by a passion for empowering people, addressing wider legal and human rights issues, he has developed a wide network of associates in the legal sector.
He has developed tools to teach young lawyers how to address fears and insecurities, build confidence and develop a mindset of being a brave advocate of the law, while creating business.
Leadership expert with over 25 years experience.
Access to an extensive network within the legal industry.
A down to earth lawyer who speaks plain english.
Proven track record mentoring young lawyers to success.
Helping Young Laywers
To Make A Difference
Tavake has trained 20 young lawyers in their career paths, focusing on quality service to clients and communities and serving their needs. He has developed tools of building courage, gratitude, dignity and determination – these attributes are key and integral to personal well-being. By growing young professionals’ wider perspectives and deeper sense of purpose about the law, fairness and justice, he encourages them to pursue a career where they can contribute in their own way, at their own level and from a position of being in their own law business.
Tavake provides understandings of how to build good associations and relationships amongst colleagues and other people within the sector.
You struggle to find inspiration in the field; to think of creative ways and concepts to advance with.
You can’t seem to find a way to make a difference in your personal and/or work life.
Your daily challenges seem overwhelming, causing you to not move forward and be less effective.
You are underpaid and underappreciated as a young lawyer amongst peers and business partners.
Tavake has spoken to audiences from small to thousands and is comfortable in any setting, whether among lawyers, judges, business people or politicians.
With a wide general knowledge, humour, panache and even an appropriate song for impact, he is able to ‘tailor’ his speeches to almost any topic, to make these relevant to the audience and to the aims of the event.
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Visions of Success
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Tavake has over 25 years of experience advising private and public sector organisations in New Zealand and Tonga, as well as co-leading the New Zealand Maori Law Society for three terms.
What do people say about Tavake?
Client Richard Thompson Testimonial
A plainly Good: Honest: Caring: Respectful: Strong: Trustworthy Man: Skilled in his Profession as a Barrister. Analytically Quick. Intelligent and Capable of Communicating Information in Plain English or Te Reo Rangatira Maori so everyone can understand all that is being presented.
Tavake is very professional in regards to our Claim Issues. He also is whanaunga Maori, friendly, happy and full of good humour. A person you enjoy being in the company of, which is hugely important as it promotes confidence in sharing information freely with one another.
Tavake is at true listener who can sit and listen with patience and genuine interest, allowing you to put forward your story in your own words. Tavake understood our concerns, genuinely cared about them and gave clear feedback and advice on how we could action and promote them to the Tribunal and Crown.
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