Education Law
New Zealand

Carol Anderson combines skills from a background in education and law which make her particularly qualified to assist clients with educational issues and disputes.

Carol’s work in education has included heading a high school languages department, teaching English in Japan and training teachers in the Sudan. She worked for the Education Review Office reviewing schools in Auckland and Northland and was contracted to do a national legal and educational research project. She has conducted independent investigations, reporting and providing advice to boards and principals dealing with conflict situations or unresolved complaints. She also provides advice for improving board processes and effectiveness and regularly does health and safety reviews and staff and student well-being reviews. She has worked as a Limited Statutory Manager and as a Specialist Advisor to schools. Carol is a trained mediator, was a school trustee for a number of years and was involved with the Kohanga Reo movement.

After qualifying as a barrister and solicitor, she worked with Lee Salmon Long in Auckland as a commercial litigator, as a Barrister Sole, and as a civil litigator with Neilsons Lawyers. She was a senior associate at Chen Palmer Public and Employment Law in Wellington and more recently at the Auckland office where she specialised in Education Law. She has acted for parents, tertiary students, school boards (both state and private), Early Childhood Education organisations, tertiary institutions and other educational organisations in the public sector.