Simone Monrad

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Simone comes to Vallant Hooker & Partners after two years in a mixed criminal and civil litigation practice in Hamilton, including as lead provider on her own legal aid criminal matters and in the specialist coronial jurisdiction. She works in the family and civil litigation space. Her passion in law is being a firm advocate, achieving just outcomes, and leading clients through what, from the outside, can be a confusing process. Prior to legal practice, she worked at the Ministry of Justice in the Coroners Court, including on the Masjidain (Mosques) Inquest.

She graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a conjoint Law and Arts (Honours) degree, the latter triple-majoring in Japanese, International Relations, and Media Studies. As part of her Honours, she undertook Masters coursework and original research in Media Studies, namely on the political economy of news reporting. Simone has a focus on achieving pragmatic outcomes, bringing her wide cultural and work experience in connecting with clients from a range of backgrounds.

Simone has lived in China and Japan. She speaks conversational Japanese, and is learning Te Reo Māori. She has creative interests from writing to music composition and performance, filmmaking to analogue photography. She is 90,000 words into her first novel.