Professional Support Lawyer

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Looking to utilise your commercial law expertise in an interesting, varied and creative role that delivers on intellectual challenge and work-life balance?

Who we are looking for :

Our team has an opportunity available for an experienced commercial lawyer looking for a varied, interesting and impactful role without the pressures of billing. Ideally you will have a minimum of 7 years’ experience and will be well versed in diverse areas of commercial law, including property.

You will be motivated, proactive, and will enjoy working autonomously, encouraging knowledge sharing across the firm by preparing client facing content on topical areas, contributing to our CPD programme and developing and maintaining our precedents collection and ensuring legislative changes are communicated and up to date.

Your key responsibilities will include :

• collating and organising existing precedent content, as well as drafting and updating precedents
• assessing the needs of the practice group and drafting and promoting best practice documentation and procedures
• monitoring and analysing new law and practice, researching points of law and assisting staff with enquiries relating to technical legal issues
• identifying needs and delivering in-house training on topics central to the interests of teams across different experience levels (from graduates to senior lawyers and partners)

Based in either our Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Queenstown or Christchurch team, you will have the opportunity to :

Duncan Cotterill has five offices across New Zealand and is one of New Zealand’s largest law firms. As a full-service law firm, we occupy a unique position in the legal market, delivering quality legal advice and exceptional value to our clients who include leading private and public sector organisations and high net worth individuals.

Making Duncan Cotterill a great firm to work for is our top priority - a firm where you enjoy the work, are challenged, and achieve personal milestones. With modern offices, a friendly environment, and plenty of room to make this role your own, this is a fantastic opportunity to utilise your skills and experience in a unique position!

If this sounds like you, apply now!

To discuss this role or to enquire further about the application process, you can contact Charlotte Holmes at or .

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