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Senior Litigator - Wellington

  • Location: Wellington CBD
  • Join a firm that’s in growth mode
  • Wide variety of interesting work
  • Collegial, supportive and energising work environment


We are keen to offer a highly skilled and motivated litigator the opportunity to work in an energetic environment where the range of work is exciting and varied. 

If you already live in the area, or are considering a move to the Wellington region, this role could be perfect for you.

The firm

Gibson Sheat is a long established and well respected law firm which provides a broad range of legal services for its business and personal clients. We have offices in Wellington, Lower Hutt and Masterton.

The role

We looking for a talented and ambitious litigator for our new vacancy in our Wellington litigation team. In this role you will do a variety of interesting commercial litigation work, including insolvency, product disputes, franchising/licensing, defamation, health and safety defence, regulatory defence and estates litigation. You will mentor, and delegate to, other authors in the team.

Skills and experience required

You will:

  • have at least 8+ years of experience as a litigator within a firm.
  • ideally have a practice to bring in one of the following areas - insurance, insolvency, RMA.
  • enjoy and have coaching and delegation experience.
  • be innovative, strategic and embrace technology and new ideas.
  • enjoy friendly banter and a lot of laughs, and want to be a part of our hard working, collegial, tight-knit team.

This role offers:

  • a wide range of work, but also the opportunity to specialise in your chosen areas.
  • a supportive and collegial team environment - we really look after our people.
  • on-going professional development through a range of varied learning and development offerings.
  • autonomy and work/life balance.
  • a competitive remuneration package and a wide range of staff benefits.
  • potential advancement to partnership.

Although this role is full-time, we are open to proposals for flexible working arrangements.

Applicants must have, or be eligible to apply for, a practising certificate in New Zealand.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your CV, covering letter and academic transcript to Anna Holland-Waterson, HR Manager, at anna.holland-waterson@gibsonsheat.com by 25 October 2020.