New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa, Wellington

About the role

Our Registry Administrators carry out a range of administrative tasks relating to the maintenance of lawyers’ practising certificates and ensuring public register information is accurate and up-to-date. They play a key role by interacting with members of the profession through various enquiries and ensuring they are meeting their obligations.

Our Registry team are responsible for the issuing and maintenance of lawyers’ practising certificates, New Zealand Law Society associate and section membership and contributing to the monitoring, regulating, and enforcing the rules that apply to lawyers and the way they practice law.
You will be working within a small, interactive team. The work is varied and fast-paced and requires a high level of judgment.

This is a 12-month fixed term contract to cover parental leave. The role will begin in the new year, on Monday 20 January 2025.

What you’ll bring:

• Flexible, organised, and able to prioritise your workload easily.
• Strong empathy skills.
• Proficient in MS Outlook and good understanding of Word, Excel and Adobe Acrobat office tools.
• Ability to quickly adapt and learn new computer/office systems.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Sound written and oral communication skills.
• Willingness to work as a team member, and independently as required.
• Good judgement and a high level of discretion.

We are looking for candidates who share our purpose of Kaitiaki of an exemplary legal professional in Aotearoa and understand how our values of Kaitiakitangi – 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's 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.

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

Applications close 5pm, Friday 22 November 2024

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

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