Vladimir Samoylov
Vlad is a Senior Community Lawyer / Rōia Hapori Matua and the Kaihautū of Refugee and Immigration Legal Advice Service (RILAS). He oversees our RILAS team, provides legal advice at the RILAS sessions open to the public, and works on ongoing cases assisting with the family reunification efforts of refugees.
Email: vlad@wclc.org.nz
Latest from Community Lore
Busking: The unwritten code
The thing about busking is you gotta know where to set up. Location is everything. Don’t bother wasting your time outside a bank, rich people are mean-as, won’t throw you a cent.Fighting for Justice – Working at Community Law
In my 6 years working at Community Law Wellington and Hutt Valley (CLWHV), the lawyers I have worked with are anything but the vultures described in pop-culture jokes. They are consistently passionate about fighting injustice, driven to get the best for their clients and motivated to ensure everyone in our community understands their rights.