Legal Administrator New Zealand Law Society location Auckland.

About the Law society the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa is the professional body for barristers and solicitors in New Zealand. The Law Society regulates all lawyers practising in New Zealand and is the membership organisation for practising lawyers. With 13 branch offices throughout the country, the Law Society is the Kaitiaki (guardian) of the practise of law in Aotearoa New Zealand and the consumers of legal services.

About the role we are seeking a fantastic administrator, with previous experience in a legal environment, to support our Prosecutions Manager in managing disciplinary tribunal prosecutions on behalf of the Law Society’s Lawyers Complaints Service standards committees.

Your day-to-day will revolve around providing secretarial and admin support, and you will be confident with preparing documents or drafting correspondence, responding to requests, organising meetings, and updating databases.

You will be able to pick up new systems quickly and make the role your own, using your initiative to take care of the administrative side of things and look ahead to what’s coming up next. You will be confident working independently as part of a small team. The work is challenging and varied, requiring a high level of judgement and great customer service skills. This is a permanent part-time position (20 hours per week) with days flexible for the right candidate.

Our next Legal Administrator will have legal knowledge, or experience working in a legal environment is preferred. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Intermediate user of Microsoft Office suite of programmes and Adobe Acrobat Pro. Information gathering and monitoring skills. Problem analysis and problem-solving skills. Attention to detail and accuracy.

What we can offer in return become part of a dynamic organisation, where the work is challenging and rewarding. Your development and growth will be nurtured, and your work recognised and valued. It is important that the Law Society can attract, support, and retain quality staff and one of the ways we can achieve this is by offering employees the flexibility to manage their work/life balance. We embrace flexible working to support our staff to deliver their best and achieve a good work life balance.

Other benefits of working at the Law Society include three days Special Leave on top of the annual leave entitlement to use during the annual close-down period between Christmas and the new year. Flexibility to work from both office and home, with full working from home (WFH) kit provided to each employee, including an allowance towards the purchase of a WFH desk and chair.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available to all employees. Actively fostering the development and career pathways of our employees, alongside a transparent performance review and remuneration appraisal system.

Competitive remuneration developing a cohesive workplace culture across our organisation, including monthly morning teas and celebrating annual events. The Law Society is committed to the principles of diversity and inclusion and is keen to ensure that appointments reflect New Zealand’s multicultural society. Applications from a diverse range of backgrounds are encouraged.