 The decision to undertake doctoral studies is an important step in your legal career and choosing the right law school will be key to your success as a postgraduate researcher. The Auckland Law School was New Zealand's leading law school and as a PhD student with us you'll work alongside an expert supervisor and co-supervisor. These are working relationships that will support and guide your research, extend your thinking and help you develop international networks. There are many reasons to consider undertaking your PhD with us. We're situated in the heart of Auckland City, voted the world's third most liveable city. We offer a wealth of research opportunities including the ability to study either part-time or full-time and you can apply for financial assistance including a new Dean's Doctoral Scholarship with $27,000 plus fees per annum and the Faculty of Law Doctoral Fellowship providing you with part-time work as a graduate teaching assistant. My area of research is corporate law and corporate governance. So in corporate law I'm particularly interested in areas like directors duties, what are the obligations of directors but I'm actually most particularly interested in the company and what makes up the company. HIDA is one of the PhD students who I'm supervising currently. My role is to facilitate what HIDA is doing so I see myself primarily in the role of support and advisor and also mentor and someone who encourages the work that she's doing. The fact that she's now working downtown in a related area actually will enrich her PhD. My research areas is in the comparative corporate governance so my specific area is to do research and look into how legal chance plans work in China. Being my supervisor the expectation would be Susan being my mentor and guide me through this long process of three to four years of research and writing out my thesis. At the very outset we had a very good understanding of each other and understanding of how we want our journey to progress so we had regular discussions and she pointed me to different areas I should be looking into and I should be researching. I'm looking for someone who's excited about research that I want to be satisfied myself both for my sake and also for the prospect of student's sake that the work that they're taking on is something that they'll be able to achieve and that actually it's a worthwhile question and that they will remain excited and motivated through the three to four years that it takes to do a PhD and also that the piece of work that's produced at the end will be something that adds to the sum of knowledge in the world and something that they can carry with them on whatever they decide to do next in their lives. During the first year we met quite regularly so sometimes once or twice a month we exchanged emails and you know sometimes I asked her some questions and then she answered me promptly. After I finished my full thesis proposal then during this year we have arranged for monthly meeting but if we need to talk we exchange emails so that's a very good and very enjoyable relationship. If someone comes along and asks me whether she should be doing a PhD I would say yes go for it if you really want to do it but you should really think where your passion lies and what you really want to do and what you really want to achieve because you know it is a very serious commitment but if you really really are committed and you like your topic then talk for it. We welcome your interest in the Auckland Law School and invite you to find out more about her doctoral studies program Auckland City and her new scholarships and fellowship opportunities. Once you've made your decision apply to join us here at the University of Auckland. We look forward to welcoming you into our doctoral studies program.