MODERN LAW: EFFECTIVE, PERSONAL AND TIMELY
Protect the people you love and everything you've built.
A new relationship, a blended family, a separation, a will that no longer fits your life. We make the legal side clear and manageable, and we get it done properly: documents that hold, matters that finish.
THE REALITY OF MOST LEGAL MATTERS
Most people have a version of this story: you instruct a lawyer, something gets produced, a draft, a letter, an initial position, and then, without anyone deciding it, the matter stops moving.
The draft sits in your inbox. The other side hasn't responded. Your lawyer hasn't chased. You're busy. They're busy. Months pass.
It's not incompetence. It's what happens when your matter is one file among hundreds, where the next step only happens when you call and ask or when the other side gets impatient enough to push.
"We own the timeline. Every matter has a next step, and it's our job to make it happen, not yours to remind us."
At PK Law, every matter is actively managed. We set the pace, we follow up, and we tell you when something requires your attention before it becomes a problem.
WHY PK LAW
Three things that set us apart.
01
Proactive by design
We drive matters forward — not just respond to instructions. Your file moves because we move it. You'll hear from us before you need to chase.
02
Genuine specialism
Relationship property and estate law. Including trusts, cross-border estates, and complex assets.
Polina is a STEP member — the global body for trust & estate practitioners.
03
Honest with you
If you don't need a lawyer, we'll tell you. We want you as the right client — not just any client.
MODERN LAW
We work the way you do — efficiently, and without unnecessary process.
Zoom or phone — always
You don't need to come in. We work with clients across NZ and internationally.
Electronic signing
Documents signed through your client portal. No printing, scanning, or post.
Fixed fees, quoted upfront
Know the cost before you start. No surprise invoices at the end of a matter.
Client portal
Access your documents, sign forms, and track progress — all in one place.
We don't sit on files
We set timelines and hold to them. Yours gets resolved, not managed indefinitely.
Cross-border experience
Multi-country assets, overseas clients, international estates—we're experienced.
SERVICES
We help across every stage of life — and every stage of complexity.
Protecting what you're building
Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, trust structures, and asset protection — for people with something to protect before they start.
Contracting out agreements
Family trusts
Asset protection
Company shareholdings
Planning for what comes next
Wills, enduring powers of attorney, and estate planning — done properly, with your specific circumstances and legacy in mind.
Wills
Enduring powers of attorney
Estate planning
Trust establishment
When things become complex
Separation, relationship property settlements, and estate disputes — specialist support when the stakes are high.
Separation & settlement
Relationship property
Estate administration
Trust disputes
CLIENT EXPERIENCE
What clients say.
"Polina identified all the potential risks and engaged in extensive negotiations with my partner's lawyer for months until we reached an agreement that truly worked in my favour. I consider her an absolute weapon."
— Olga Safonova
"Working with PK Law was a completely different experience from what I expected. Polina was direct, honest about what we needed and what we didn't, and the matter resolved faster than I thought possible."
— Client
WORKING WITH US
We will tell you if you don't need us.
Most law firms want you as a client. We want you as the right client. That means being upfront about when your situation actually requires our help and when it doesn't.
We work on fixed fees, use technology so your matter doesn't gather dust, and tell you what the process looks like before you commit to anything.
Not sure if you need us?
That's exactly what the free call is for.
Fifteen minutes. We'll listen to what's going on, tell you what applies to your situation, and be honest about the next step — even if it's not us..