• Finn Lowery

Catching up with Finn Lowery – Lawyer/Academic

AIMES Education Award 2014

For me, the past two years have been a wonderful adventure. I enjoyed nine challenging months at the New Zealand Public Defence Service, I went on countless outdoor adventures with my mates, and I have recently settled back into Oxford University.

My time at the Public Defence Service was brilliant. Every day I met with clients to plan or present their cases at court. This made the job constantly challenging and interesting but it also enabled me to reflect on critical dimensions of the law: whom it affects, how it promotes societal interests, and how this might be done better. Above all, though, it exposed me to a number of social challenges with which, in one way or another, I hope to grapple in the future.
After leaving the firm, I resumed my studies at Oxford University where I am fortunate to hold a Rhodes Scholarship. Reading for the Masters in Latin American Studies, I am particularly focused on development economics as I hope to develop a few new skills to compliment my legal training. Outside of the classroom, I am also fortunate to be working as a team of consultants to an NGO in Nairobi, Kenya.


Fourteenth Annual Issue 2017/18