Nor have the similarly large Buddle Findlay, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts or Simpson Grierson. Only three law firms have signed the pledge to pay staff and contractors a living wage: Anderson Lloyd, Darroch Forrest, and Presland & Co Solicitors. New Zealand Law Society (Wellington) Vice President Arti Chand said junior lawyers needed to be supported. Not just in terms of their salary, but to achieve a better work-life balance. “We meet regularly with the Aotearoa Legal Workers Union on a number of matters, including remuneration, and look forward to discussing further the points they have raised in their open letter in the new year.