Professional Development Lawyer | WFH 2 days

Posted 24 July 2023
LocationAuckland
Job type Temporary
DisciplineIn - House Legal
Reference794183

Job description

Working within a professional body, your role will see you supporting and driving the initiatives of various committee members to help achieve business outcomes, contribute to the legal profession and the broader public. This role will allow you to work 2 days a week from home and flexibly.

This role is multi-faceted. You will be involved in:
  • Running a content calendar, in conjunction with other team members, around continuing professional development
  • Curating policies around CPD in the legal sector
  • Guiding and promoting CPD topics to presenters / potential presenters for webinars and seminars, with the ability to influence as required
  • Co-ordinating and engaging with lawyers in the profession for implementing the ideas, with a series of planning meetings to generate ideas
  • staying abreast of legislative and other developments that affect the legal profession
  • stakeholder management
About you:
  • 3+ years PQE ideally gained working in NZ law firms
  • Good written and verbal communication skills;
  • Ability to think strategically and commercially to understand the organisations goals and help achieve best outcomes;
  • Ability to work to deadlines and manage priorities at any given time.
If you're looking to use your legal skill-set in a different way, in a non-practising role but one where you can make a tangible impact in the legal profession, then enquire to learn more. 

This role is full time on a 12 month FTC, but with potential for perm.

For further information, contact Anand Ranchhod on 027 2746 186 or email your CV and academic record to anand@colegal.co.nz to APPLY.