Governance is by an elected Branch Council, consisting of the branch President and nine Council members. The President, Caroline Silk, represents the branch on the New Zealand Law Society's Council. 

The branch functions include:

• representing and serving the interests of local Law Society members; 

• upholding the fundamental obligations imposed by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 on lawyers who provide regulated services;

• attending to representative functions, including promoting collegiality within the branch;

• assisting and promoting law reform.

Location

The Taranaki branch includes the following centres: Eltham, Hawera, Inglewood, Kaponga, Manaia, New Plymouth, Opunake, Patea, Stratford, Waitara.