Senior Solicitor

**The Opportunity**

An exciting opportunity has come up in our Wellington office for an ambitious litigation solicitor with **four to six years' **post qualification experience to join our highly regarded litigation team. In this role you would be working with partners Scott Barker and Bridie McKinnon as well as the wider team on a range of complex, challenging, and downright fascinating commercial litigation matters.

The work you do will cuts across public law, insolvency proceedings, contractual disputes, professional negligence claims, property disputes, judicial reviews and insurance related matters. You will also work on debt recovery proceedings with a large degree of autonomy with the support of a dedicated and experienced team. As you will be part of a national litigation team, you have the chance to learn directly from experts in the field of litigation and progress your career in a multi-faceted area of practice

**Who we are looking for**

**What we offer**

A career with us gives you the opportunity to work with a wide range of clients, alongside some of New Zealand's leading legal talent, and to help our clients be part of a more successful Aotearoa. We offer a range of benefits, wellbeing initiatives, professional coaching, community involvement and flexible working practices, enabling and truly supporting you to be the best you can be in all spheres of life. Some of what we offer includes:

- An extensive professional development programme (courses, seminars, CPD and more)
- A range of leave benefits (a Buddle Findlay day, volunteer day and parental leave)
- Flexible working practices
- Regular social, sports and wellness events and charity initiatives Competitive salary, health insurance benefits and an employee assistance programme.

**About us**

Our culture and the focus on collaboration is the foundation of who we are. In joining us, you will feel valued, connected and supported. You will work in a collaborative environment where you can grow while feeling balanced in your personal and professional life. We bring the highest quality approach to everything we do and measure our success by the exceptional experiences we provide. Our purpose is to empower our people to be extraordinary and in turn, help our clients achieve extraordinary things.

**How to apply**

If you are interested in this position, please send your CV and transcript by clicking on the 'Apply' button. If you would like to have a confidential discussion about the role before applying, Harri (Talent attraction specialist from our People and culture team) is keen to talk with anyone interested in this role. Please reach out to him at +64 9 363 0607.

We look forward to you joining our team and being part of our success.