Law Clerk

About the role

We are an established, specialist New Zealand Immigration Law firm based in Hamilton where we have been delivering expert immigration advice for more than 15 years. We are currently looking for a law clerk to fill a position at our boutique law practice. You should be committed to be a part of our long-term growth plan with a keen interest in immigration law and government policy. Full training and support will be provided to the ideal candidate to become familiar with Immigration Law and Policy

We are seeking an intelligent, energetic, and detail-oriented person who is empathetic to migrant clients, focused, and motivated to deliver high-quality legal work that adds value to New Zealand’s migration programme while creating positive outcomes for our clients

Key responsibilities

Your overriding goal will be to facilitate and ensure all aspects of legal and immigration file work is executed efficiently. Reporting to the Director, you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Liaising with potential clients and conducting initial interviews with a strong focus on client engagement

• Accurate electronic and on paper data entry

• Research immigration law/policy and formulate high-quality legal arguments

• Assist with preparing bundles of documents including application forms, cover letters, affidavits, submissions to relevant tribunals, appeals and other memoranda

• Reviewing employment contracts and related documents to ensure compliance with Immigration and Employment law requirements

• Building and maintaining relationships with clients and insuring compliance with visa conditions and other legal requirements

• Maintain active interest on key updates in the New Zealand immigration space

• Contribute towards maintenance of website content and marketing tools

• Correspond with Immigration New Zealand, the Department of Internal Affairs and respective embassy staff to ensure queries and requests are resolved in a timely manner within given deadlines

About you

• Have a relevant qualification or work experience
• Exceptionally good phone manners
• Careful attention to detail
• Speed, accuracy and efficiency
• Highly effective English writing skills
• Strong positive work ethics
• Courteous and professional with clients
• Shows initiative and innovation

Working hours

Your daily work hours will be 8:30am - 5pm, Monday to Friday. This is for a full-time position

If you are interested

If you are interested in this role, please apply with your CV, cover letter and include qualification/ academic transcripts and work references to your application to [email protected]