Judges Clerk

**Judges Clerk**

**Hamilton District Court**

**Fixed Term, Full Time**

**Te whiwhinga mahi/The Opportunity**

A Judges Clerk plays a vital role in the District Court by providing high quality research and support to District Court Judges and judicial officers.

This position is for 2 years fixed term and is located within the Hamilton District Court. The main responsibility of the Judges Clerk role is to provide timely support to Judges by undertaking research, keeping up to date with legislation changes and responding to Judges' inquiries.

**He pūkenga tou/Skills and Experience**

To be successful in this role you will:

- Have an LLB with strong academic record
- Have excellent written communication skills
- Have solid computer literacy and research skills
- Understand and consider the practicalities of outcomes as well as their legality
- Enjoy working independently towards deadlines, and able to manage your workload while maintaining confidentiality.

**Ko wai mātou/**Who we are**

At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to working together for a fair and safe Aotearoa.

We are a friendly, exciting, and diverse group, and we are all great communicators and relationship builders. We encourage and inspire our teams through energy, enthusiasm, integrity, and a consistent focus on what is important - making the ministry a great place to be.

As an organisation we support our people with building their wellbeing knowledge and understanding offering a range of wellbeing tools and support, as well as job security for our staff.

**_ Joining Te Tāhū o te Ture means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and religions._**

**He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu**/**Why you will enjoy working here**

**Benefits**:

- Professional legal studies fees covered by the Ministry (conditions apply)
- Contributions to prescriptions for glasses
- Workplace flexibility and work from home options
- Online professional development portal
- Access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks, including Pacifica, Māori, Rainbow and Women's.
- Free and confidential counselling sessions

**Utu ā-tau/**Salary**

Pay band salary steps - 6 months starting at $61,845 to $75,743.

**Tono mai/How to Apply**
- Copy of the transcript of your academic record
- An example of recent legal research that you have completed (preferably not more than two pages in length).