Kia ora! My name is Paula and I graduated from the University of Auckland in 2021 with a BA/LLB (Hons), double majoring in Politics & International Relations and French. As part of my Honours degree, supervised by Dr. Treasa Dunworth, I wrote a dissertation on Rocket Lab's New Zealand-based satellite launches for United States security agencies and how they sit with New Zealand's international reputation and anti-nuclear stance.

After graduating, I was admitted as a lawyer in October 2021 and have been practising since April 2022, working in New Zealand public and administrative law, and various fields of international law such as international humanitarian law and the law of the sea.