Robert Walters Looking for Law Clerk – Employment at Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Full Time

Langton Hudson Butcher is a top tier employment law firm in NZ based in the heart of Auckland’s CBD, recognised by international directories as leaders in their field. The team at Langton Hudson Butcher are clever, motivated and passionate about employment law. They offer a highly collaborative work environment and an interesting and challenging mix of advisory, litigation and corporation transactional (M&A) work.

The team at Langton Hudson Butcher are expanding with an exciting opportunity for a junior to intermediate level employment lawyer to join the team. This is an exceptional chance to take the next step in your career, joining a recognised firm who provides top-level advice to clients.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be involved in a range of matters, including but not limited to:

• Advising on Human Resource (HR), Employment Relations (ER), and Industrial Relations (IR) issues;
• Assisting on a range of disputes including personal grievances, breach of privacy claims, breach of contract, compliance, and penalty claims;
• Drafting advice on legislative and policy change;
• Providing due diligence on the employment aspect of corporate transactions;
• Advising on restraint of trade issues, technical redundancies, and employee retention incentives.
• Minimum gauranteed hours (40 hours per week)

About You

• Ideally two years of employment law experience and a desire to specialise in this area;
• Have a strong academics and a commitment to the on-going refinement of legal skills and a focus on client service.
• Hold a Bachelor of Laws degree and a current practicing certification from a common law jurisdiction (non common law jurisdictions may still be of interest and will be assessed by Robert Walters);
• Be a strong team player.

Langton Hudson Butcher is an accredited employer with Immigration New Zealand and is ready to meet with outstanding off-shore candidates. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to move to NZ and join a close-knit team with a supportive environment while working on noteworthy matters. Langton Hudson Butcher has partnered exclusively with Robert Walters on this opportunity. If you would like to find out more about this role, please reach out to Georgia Hawley on (09) 374 7307 or [email protected] who is managing the process.