Sfo Investigating Lawyer

6 days ago


Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Investigating Lawyer – Auckland or Wellington The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is a highly specialised government department whose mission is to disrupt and deter serious complex fraud through prevention, investigation, and prosecution.
We take pride in the work we do to keep New Zealand safe from fraud and corruption.
We employ a clever team of lawyers, accountants, investigators, and electronic forensic, counter fraud, and policy experts to do just that.
Numbering eighty, we are a cohesive team with a strong sense of justice and a vibrant culture.
The SFO seeks an Investigating Lawyer to join our team based in Commercial Bay, Auckland, or The Terrace, Wellington.
This is a full-time permanent role for a criminal law specialist.
In this role, you will report to a Principal leader and work in a multi-disciplinary team with Electronic Forensic Investigators, Investigators, and Forensic Accountants.
Your responsibilities will include: Contributing to the investigation strategy of a case.
Undertaking legal analysis and providing legal opinions to the investigation team.
Participating in investigation tasks, including interviews, and drafting case reports.
Working productively with leading criminal prosecutors on the conduct of SFO prosecutions.
Assisting with the preparation of court documents and appearing in Court on preliminary matters.
To be successful in this role, you will have: A current practicing certificate.
Four or more years of practicing experience, specialising in criminal law.
Previous experience in investigations and litigation of financial crime matters, including investment fraud, procurement fraud, large scale mortgage fraud, and bribery and corruption.
You will also be collaborative, possess excellent research and analysis skills, and have the ability to quickly understand facts and complexities to form sound advice.
At the SFO, we value a 'growth mindset' and explore this attribute during our recruitment process and in our development discussions.
We believe possessing a growth mindset is a key contributor to success in our environment.
We are a close and motivated team with a strong workplace culture.
We recognise that diversity and inclusion is important to our work and value the unique abilities and perspectives of our employees.
We offer a flexible working environment, an additional week of annual leave, and 20 days of sick leave that can be accumulated to a maximum balance of 260 days.
In this role, you may be privy to information of national significance.
It is important that you are eligible to obtain and maintain the required level of NZ Government security clearance for this position.
The SFO, other government agencies, and specialist probity providers will complete comprehensive background checks.
Applications close 10am Tuesday 29 October 2024.
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