Law Clerk/graduate Solicitor

8 months ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Buddle Findlay Full time

**The opportunity**

Are you a recent law graduate looking to kickstart your legal career at a top-tier law firm? Do you have an interest in learning from market-leading practitioners while working in a collaborative team that is invested in your development?

The perfect opportunity has come up for a law clerk or graduate solicitor to join our financial services team based in Auckland. This opportunity offers the ideal chance for you to enter the legal profession and work alongside highly regarded leaders in the industry. You will use the many tools available to you as well as our career progression framework to support you in doing your best work while learning and growing.

**About the role**

You will work closely with Myles O'Brien, Special Counsel, on a range of work across corporate transactional banking and property finance, restructuring advice, advising financiers and insolvency practitioners on distressed debt solutions, and workouts and enforcement of security and formal insolvencies. This is a role that will continually expand and grow, and you will get to liaise with clients from day one. Some of the work you will be involved in includes:

- Drafting demands and Property Law Act notices
- Undertaking security reviews and analysing security positions
- Assisting with appointments of insolvency practitioners
- Facilitating mortgagee sales of land and secured property
- Assisting financiers with restructurings, workouts and customer relationship management
- Assisting with farm debt mediation and drafting mediation agreements
- Acting for insolvency practitioners on insolvency engagements
- Acting for financiers in relation to deeds of compromise and settlement agreements
- Undertaking LINZ, Companies Office and PPSR searches
- Assisting with property finance transactions including E-dealing
- Assisting with corporate financing transactions
- Attending to settlements and refinancing instructions
- Assisting Body Corporates establishing funding for defective building remediation projects Capturing billing and preparing reports

**What matters to us**

We value people who bring a different perspective, who are passionate, curious and innovative. We are looking for someone who approaches every challenge with energy and enthusiasm and enjoys working as part of a team. To be successful in this role, you would ideally be available to start in the role around June/July and also have:

- Completed a law degree or are about to complete your law degree in New Zealand
- A genuine interest in either banking, finance, insolvency, and property law
- Have exceptional communication skills, and you bring confidence to your engagement with people
- Have high attention to detail and can work to processes and deadlines, but also see ahead of the curve and proactively anticipate the next step for our clients
- Have an ability to foster and develop client relationships
- Have excellent computer, prioritisation and administration skills Eagerness to constantly learn and deliver fantastic client service

**About us**

Buddle Findlay is one of New Zealand’s leading commercial and public law firms with offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Join us to discover the unique energy and enthusiasm we bring to the legal market. Our culture and the focus on collaboration is the foundation of who we are. In joining us, you will feel valued, connected and supported to do your best work and in turn, we will enable you to thrive in all areas of your professional and personal life.

**How to apply**

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

Together we grow, Ka tipu tahi tatau.

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