Associate/Senior Associate

3 weeks ago

Auckland, New Zealand Lane Neave Full time
Associate/Senior Associate - Litigation Lawyer

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced lawyer (5+ years PQE) to work as part of a top-performing litigation team within a full-service law firm, based in our Auckland office.

In this position, you will:

  • conduct legal analysis to support case strategy and client objectives;
  • draft legal documents, including correspondence, pleadings, affidavits, and settlement agreements;
  • work on and appear in District and High Court litigation matters, adjudications, arbitrations, mediations, and complex trials;
  • provide support and mentoring to junior lawyers within the litigation team;
  • stay abreast of changes in legislation, court decisions, and legal trends; and
  • develop and maintain strong client relationships through effective communication and exceptional service.

About You:

Ideally, you will have 5+ years post-qualification experience (PQE) of litigation and dispute resolution experience with exposure to various facets of this practice area, particularly insolvency, company and property law. If you have interest in web3 / digital assets / blockchain that is also a bonus.

Motivated and ambitious, you thrive on delivering exceptional legal advice and cultivating client relationships, delivering results, instilling confidence, and securing repeat business.

If you think you are a close fit to the above, but are slightly short in the experience required, we still encourage you to reach out and explore the opportunity with us.

What we can offer:

  • highly competitive salary, benefits and opportunity for additional variable rewards;
  • personal and professional support and career development from a firm invested in your success;
  • collegial team environments and the ability to work cross functionally to provide multi-practice offerings;
  • a genuine commitment to our community responsibilities – including environmental, health and economic causes;
  • award-winning work-life balance culture – bespoke flexibility; and
  • impressive office spaces and regular social offerings – we always nail the catering

About Lane Neave:

At Lane Neave we’re proud of our people We tap into more than 150 years of experience and provide our hugely talented pool of emerging and current legal experts with the opportunity to make the complex simple.

Keeping people at the heart of Lane Neave defines who we are and how we operate.

We’re exceptionally proud of our team and our achievements, winning multiple awards for our technical expertise, workplace and culture including: Employer of Choice (

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