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

About the role

We are seeking exceptional candidates to join our Professional Standards department as an Inspector. The successful candidate will be responsible for inspecting law firms trust accounts and carrying out the functions of an Inspector as set out in the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act.

You will be working with a supportive team of Inspectors based across Aotearoa. The work is challenging, varied, and fast-paced, and requires a high level of judgment, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills. These roles would suit someone who can confidently work independently and in a remote team environment.

What is in it for you?

This is an exciting career opportunity for a commercially astute, motivated individual who thrives on creating customer value. The position is permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week) and involves a mix of in-office, work from home and travel around New Zealand.

Do you possess the ‘key’ requirements for this role:

• Attention to detail.
• Analytical expertise.
• Communications skills.
• Time management.
• Business acumen.
• Commitment to continuous learning.

If so, then this is a great role and an exciting career opportunity for you.

This role would suit somebody who has demonstrable knowledge/expertise in the areas of:

• Accounting practices and business management. Ideally this would be a tertiary qualification in Business, Accounting, Law or a related field.
• Financial account reviews and investigations.
• Audit reviews of business practices against required standards.
• Preparation of comprehensive reports around findings and outcomes.

What we can offer

Become part of an exceptional team in a dynamic organisation, where the work is both 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 on top of the annual leave entitlement to use during our annual close-down period between Christmas and the new year.
• A day’s leave for your birthday.
• An annual wellbeing payment.
• Discounts and benefits as part of our membership partners 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. We encourage applications from a diverse range of backgrounds.

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 branch offices 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.

A copy of the position description can be found here.

How to apply

If you would like to apply, please complete the application form and submit this together with your cover letter and CV to recruitment@lawsociety.org.nz   

Applications close Tuesday 17 September 2024.

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

Applicants for this position should be able to legally work in NZ, have a current drivers licence and access to a vehicle.

For a confidential discussion or additional information about the role please contact the People and Culture team at recruitment@lawsociety.org.nz.