Law Graduate, Litigation - Auckland (Start ASAP)

• Central CBD, Viaduct/Wynyard office with grandstand views
• Excellent culture and benefits
• Join the world’s largest global law firm

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!

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.

We are looking for someone to join us as a Law Graduate in the Litigation team of our Auckland office in May or June 2024. If you have recently graduated and are ambitious and ready to take on significant challenges from day one, we’d like to hear from you.

You will:

• Be an individual who does what you say you'll do and be willing to help others
• Hold a record of work experience (paid or voluntary), and team involvement
• Have excelled in your law degree, and have experienced challenges and successes both academically and in employment
• Have aspirations to build a career as a recognised expert in the Litigation practice area.  

Who will you be working with?

Our Auckland Litigation team are experts in all aspects of litigation law. You will have exposure to a variety of commercial litigation matters and work with experienced leaders within the field. Your day-to-day may include assisting in the drafting of documents, including correspondence, pleadings, and submissions, researching case law, and helping with the discovery process, among other tasks. In return, you will receive mentorship and training from senior members of the team to help you develop your skills.

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-focused 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

• One paid day off a week to study during your Professional Legal Studies course
• 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 

Dentons is Rainbow Tick certified. 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 Litigation Team check out page.

To apply, please submit your CV, academic transcript and cover letter. For a confidential discussion about the role, or a copy of the position description, please contact Pip Kistler on pip.kistler@dentons.com