About Megan Wilmshurst

Ever since leaving school, I have worked in legal firms.  I grew up in the Wellington region and started my working life with the firm Murphy & Southall as a Receptionist. In 1992 I left Wellington and moved to Auckland where I worked for Jennifer Connell & Associates as a Legal Secretary.1994 saw me head overseas on the obligatory Kiwi OE where I based myself in Manchester, UK.  After a couple of temp jobs I commenced working for the firm Beardsells in Stockport as a PA/Legal Secretary to three associates.  Beardsells continued to employ me throughout my time in the UK and were happy for me to take additional and extended leave breaks to travel, which I did and thoroughly enjoyed. At the beginning of 1998 I returned to New Zealand and recommence working at Jennifer Connell & Associates in a sole charge position where I assisted Jennifer Connell and John Samuel with all tasks in relation to running their general practice firm.

In 2001 I married my husband, Jason, and after much deliberation at the end of that year we decided to leave the city to start our own family.  We moved to the Wairarapa to be closer to both our families and to take advantage of the invaluable support offered while our two boys were pre-schoolers.  As a result of the move south, I began operating as LegalType Services and worked 'remotely' for legal professionals from my home-based office and thoroughly enjoy the work/life balance this offers.

In 2010 my husband's career brought us north again and we are now all well settled into the sunny Western Bay of Plenty lifestyle and where I continue to assist a number of lawyers with their typing requirements.