Legal Practice Coordinator

Legal Secretary 

Dentons is part of the world’s largest global law firm, and a leading law firm in New Zealand. We are a firm that embraces change and has unparalleled access to legal expertise in over 80 countries. We have the largest global reach of any firm in New Zealand, with unparalleled access to legal expertise in over 80 countries. This expands from not only to lawyers and clients, but also to global technology support, diversity initiatives and learning and development. This means the opportunities are endless for our people!

Why this role matters:
The Legal Secretary (known internally as a Legal Practice Coordinator) is a role for someone who is detail-oriented, enjoys being the go-to person, balancing multiple priorities, working with accuracy and discretion. You will work closely with the Private Wealth team and Chief Executive to ensure seamless client service and operational efficiency. 

This role will see you:
•    Provide effective and professional team support and coordination across a wide range of needs from managing diaries to typing documents and assisting with compliance matters
•    Coordinate meetings, travel, and schedules, including international liaison 
•    Liaise with high-net-worth clients and their advisors with discretion and professionalism
•    Taking charge of the team’s monthly billing process and managing certain client engagement requirements such as file status reports 
•    Coordinate domestic and international travel 
•    Coordinate board and partnership meetings, including preparing agendas, compiling and distributing board packs, minute-taking, and monitoring follow-up actions.

To be successful in this role, you will bring: 
•    A high level of discretion and trustworthiness when handling confidential information and commercial sensitivity 
•    A proactive approach to your work with the ability to show initiative and work on tasks unprompted whilst anticipating the needs of the team
•    Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines
•    High standards of professionalism, including communication, accuracy and attention to detail
•    Strong team mentality, skilled at fostering and building internal and external relationships
•    Proficiency with MS Office and legal practice management systems (experience with monthly billing processes is an advantage).

What do we offer?
We offer you the opportunity to be part of a dynamic and inclusive team that works in partnership with our clients, where you will get plenty of valuable experience as well as first class mentoring and career development. We are a future focussed firm and that ethos extends to our people too. 
At Dentons, we can offer you top quality work matched with an outstanding firm culture. We offer competitive remuneration along with benefits that will make a positive difference to your work/life balance. Some of these benefits include
•    $500 wellness payment annually to spend how you please
•    Additional leave over the Christmas and New Year period
•    Learning and development opportunities
•    Lifestyle leave – ability to purchase additional leave each year
•    Paid parental leave of 5 weeks for non-primary caregiver
•    Paid parental leave top up to full salary payment for 26 weeks for the primary caregiver 
•    We dress for our day and our role
•    Regular social events, including Morning Teas, Friday Fives, sporting and charity events, annual balls, family Christmas parties, and an end of year function
•    Dedicated wellness programme
•    Pro bono opportunities 

Dentons partners with Pride Pledge. We believe inclusion drives diversity and fostering an environment where our people thrive through diversity of thought and shared experience makes us the successful global firm we are. We encourage applications irrespective of race, ethnicity, culture, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. Dentons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an environment where everyone respects and supports each other. 

For more information about our Private Wealth Team check out Dentons in New Zealand - Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation.
 
To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter. For a confidential discussion about the role, or a copy of the position description, please contact Pip Kistler at pip.kistler@dentons.com