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Meredith Connell (MC) is one of New Zealand's oldest and most respected law firms, as the country's leading public interest litigation firm. Meredith Connell's areas of expertise cover every type of litigation, dispute resolution and legal advice. As Office of the Crown Solicitor at Auckland, Meredith Connell is the repository and custodian of specialist knowledge that’s been accrued over generations to benefit the Crown, while ensuring prosecution decisions are independent from politicians. We derive legitimacy from Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Today's MC is a blended firm, with our litigators doing both Crown prosecutions and every other kind of litigation. That gives the Crown a huge resource of litigators to prosecute criminal cases. - - - - - - - - - - MC Centre in Auckland is designed to provide the best work environment of any law firm in Australasia. Winner of a Gold Best Award for Workplace Environment, the MC Centre was also among the world's first law offices to receive international recognition through WELL Platinum certification that our workspaces enhance holistic health and wellbeing for everyone who works at and visits MC. The life-size indoor terrariums offer space for contemplation, creativity, informal meetings and to experience the restorative effects of being immersed in nature during the workday. - - - - - - - - - - As New Zealand’s largest litigation firm by far, MC invests more than any other in litigation training. The MC Centre boasts a full training courtroom designed exactly like a courtroom at the Auckland High Court, the only one of its type in Australasia and perhaps unique in the world. It is where you can learn to be the best litigator of the future from the best litigators of today.