• Christchurch Central, Canterbury
• Library Services & Information Management (Education & Training) 
• Contract/Temp 
• Competitive salary and great benefits

About the role
We are seeking an exceptional candidate to join our Christchurch Library.

Our Senior Library Assistant performs a key role in providing efficient, high quality library services to Aotearoa’s legal practitioners.

Reporting to the Christchurch Law Librarian, this position is a fixed-term, part-time until 24 December 2025.

The ideal applicant will have:

• Tertiary Library qualification or equivalent
• Experience working in a library
• Experience working in the legal sector is an advantage
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of the Library team, locally and nationally
• Excellent customer service
• High level accuracy and attention to detail

Core tasks

• Assist practitioners with reference questions
• Provide high quality document delivery
• Assist practitioners with accessing hardcopy resources or using online resources
• Assist with the creation and maintenance of the Linx database
• Assist in cataloguing and maintaining the Library collections

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.

View the position description here. 

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

Applications close 5pm, Friday 31 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.