Law Graduate - Financial Markets

Law Graduate – Financial Markets (January 2026)
 

• Work in the heart of Wellington’s CBD
• Excellent culture and benefits
• Join the world’s largest global law firm, support local and global clients
  
  

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. We have the largest reach of any firm in New Zealand, and have 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 talent management. This means the opportunities are endless for our people!

We have a rare opportunity available for a law graduate to join our Financial Markets team in Wellington.

About you

If you are committed to fast tracking your future, then you can be confident that joining as a Graduate with Dentons will give you what you need as you take the first steps in forging your career. This opportunity is open to recent graduates or those expecting to graduate soon who are motivated and prepared to embrace meaningful responsibilities from the outset.

• Be an individual who does what you say you'll do and be willing to help others
• Have excelled in your law degree, and have experienced challenges and successes both academically and in employment or outside your studies
• Have aspirations to build a career as a recognised expert in the Private Wealth practice area.
  

Your role

You will commence employment on 12 January 2026, alongside our Graduate cohort, completing your Professional Legal Studies (Profs) in person, in Wellington before joining your team members at Dentons mid-April 2026.

Our Financial Markets team led by Catriona Grover and David Ireland (rated Band 1 for financial services by Chambers and Partners) is one of the leading providers of legal services to the financial markets sector. Our clients range from some of New Zealand’s largest banks, insurers and fund managers to niche providers and start-ups. The Financial Markets team works nationally with team members located in both Auckland and Wellington.

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/New Year period
• Learning and development opportunities including our Dentons Academy for Graduates
• Lifestyle leave – ability to purchase additional leave each year
• Paid parental leave of 26 weeks/5 weeks for non-primary caregiver
• We dress for our day and our role
• Regular social events, including Friday Fives, sporting and charity events, annual balls, family Christmas parties, and an end of year function
• Dedicated wellness programme
• Pro bono opportunities 

Diversity and Inclusion

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. 

Application

To apply, please submit your CV, academic transcript and cover letter. For a copy of the position description, please contact Claire Wilkinson at claire.wilkinson@dentons.com

For more information about our Financial Markets team check out

https://www.dentons.co.nz/en/industries-and-practices/industry-sectors/financial-markets