New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa, Christchurch

About the role
We are seeking an exceptional candidate to join the Southern team in the Lawyers Complaints Service (LCS). Professional Standards Administrators perform a key role in supporting Professional Standards Officers and providing secretarial and administration support to them and lawyers standards committees, as well as assisting in the coordination and processing of complaints made to the LCS about lawyers.

Reporting to the Southern Team Leader, this position is responsible for assisting the Law Society to meet its statutory obligations as required by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act). As such, the work is challenging, varied, and fast-paced, and requires a high level of judgement. This is a permanent part-time position based in the Canterbury-Westland (Christchurch) Branch of the New Zealand Law Society. This position is 18.75 hours per week.

The ideal applicant will have:

• Legal knowledge, or experience working in a legal environment
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Intermediate Microsoft Office suite proficiency
• Intermediate Adobe Acrobat Pro proficiency
• Information gathering and information monitoring skills
• Problem analysis and problem-solving skills
• Great attention to detail and accuracy
• Flexibility and the ability to be adaptable to new tasks, new technologies and new ways of working.

We are looking for candidates who share our purpose of Kaitiaki of an exemplary legal professional in Aotearoa and understand how our values of Kaitiakitanga – tāria te wā, Manaakitanga and Pono underpin the work we do at New Zealand Law Society.

What we can offer
Become part of an exceptional team in a dynamic organisation, where the work is challenging and rewarding. We offer a cohesive workplace culture across our organisation with a number of social activities to come together across teams to connect and collaborate with colleagues. 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 some 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 and to connect and collaborate with others by providing a hybrid approach sharing your time between the office and home.

Other benefits of working at the Law Society include:

• Three days Special Leave to use during our annual close-down period between Christmas and the new year
• Discounts and benefits as part of our membership partner programme
• Competitive remuneration

Diversity and inclusion are important to us, and the Law Society is keen to ensure that appointments reflect Aotearoa New Zealand’s multicultural society. Applications from a diverse range of backgrounds are encouraged.

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 branches throughout the country, the Law Society is the Kaitiaki (guardian) of the practice of law in Aotearoa New Zealand and the consumers of legal services.

How to apply
If you would like to apply, please submit your CV and cover letter through Seek.

Shortlisted candidates may be contacted to submit an application form to provide some additional details.

Applications close 5pm, Friday 24 January 2025

Shortlisting may occur whilst the advertisement is open, so we encourage you to make an early application.

For a confidential discussion and additional information, including the position description, please contact the People and Culture team at recruitment@lawsociety.org.nz.

Applicants for this position must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.