Our Auckland office is looking for an organised and enthusiastic Legal Assistant to support our busy administrative and legal teams. This newly created role is suited to someone with administrative or legal support experience who is keen to build their career in a professional services environment.
You’ll receive training and ongoing support to help you build confidence and develop your skills. This is a great opportunity to gain hands on experience in legal support work, learn from a collaborative team, and grow your career at Wotton Kearney (WK).
If you enjoy helping others, are keen to learn, and take pride in being organised and reliable, we’d love to hear from you.
The role
As a Legal Assistant, you’ll provide high-quality administrative support across multiple legal teams, helping ensure matters progress efficiently, accurately and on time while supporting smooth client service delivery. Your responsibilities will include:
Completing the matter opening process, including conflict checks, setting up new clients, opening new matters and drafting client care letters
Preparing and formatting correspondence, court documents and PowerPoint presentations in accordance with the WK style guide
Preparing electronic and hard copy document bundles, and assisting with scanning, photocopying and archiving
Managing documents and files in accordance with WK standards, including naming conventions and folder structures
Assisting with filing and serving court documents
Supporting billing processes by preparing draft bills and finalising and processing them in Elite
Processing expenses and credit card claims
Providing general administrative support to legal teams and covering the Office Coordinator reception role when required
About you
You enjoy supporting others, are highly organised, and take pride in getting the details right. You’re comfortable juggling competing priorities and working across multiple teams.
Ideally, you will bring:
Previous experience in an administrative or legal support role (legal experience is helpful but not essential)
Strong attention to detail and good organisational skills
Confidence using Microsoft Office, particularly Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams
Strong written and verbal communication skills
A proactive, team‑focused approach and clear communication skills
The ability to manage confidential information with discretion
The ability to learn and confidently use new systems and processes, including document management systems, by taking clear notes, seeking clarification and applying feedback
About Us
We’re not your typical law firm. We are forward-thinking pioneers, creative strategists, and genuine professionals reshaping insurance law. We thrive on collaboration, bold ideas, and unwavering support.
Founded in 2002 by David Kearney and Phillip Wotton, we began as a small Sydney practice with two partners, four lawyers, and big aspirations. Today, we are a team of over 1,000 professionals, including 100+ partners, across 14 offices in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Thailand.
Since opening its doors in New Zealand in 2017, WK has grown from a team of six partners and 11 insurance lawyers to more than 120 professionals across five offices: Auckland, Wellington, Tauranga, Nelson, and Christchurch.
Our strength lies in our people and our specialist focus. We combine deep insurance expertise and nationwide capability delivering advice across financial lines, life & health, casualty, property & energy, employment, cyber & technology and general & commercial litigation.
Working Hours
This is a full-time role with hours from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday. While flexible working requests will be considered, this is primarily an in-office role, so you should be available to attend the office every day.
What We Offer
At WK, our values of focus on the main game, have each others back and be real guide how we work. We foster a collaborative, inclusive environment where people feel supported and valued.
Our benefits include:
Health insurance contributions
Income protection and life insurance
Birthday and wellness leave
Wellness allowance and wellbeing initiatives
Monthly staff recognition awards
Ongoing investment in your career development
Generous employee referral programme
How to Apply
If you think you have the right qualities for this role, please email your cover letter and CV to [email protected].
Applications sent in via recruitment agents will not be considered.