New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa

About the role
We are seeking an exceptional candidate to join our Member Services group, to assist in the provision of Library services, in particular legal research, for the benefit of local Law Society members and the wider Society.

The New Zealand Law Society Library is a private library serving the information needs of New Zealand legal practitioners. As part of the library team, the role of Research Librarian is to provide efficient, high quality library services to Law Society members and the wider Society, to contribute to the effective and efficient day to day operation of the library and to ensure that LINX database continues to be a current and authoritative NZ case law database.

You’ll be working with a collegial, supportive team of Librarians, Legal Researchers and Library Assistants to provide information services to the New Zealand legal profession. Our Library has an extensive collection (print & electronic) provides research and document delivery services and publishes the LINX database, an index to the New Zealand legal materials.

The ideal applicant will have:

• Tertiary qualification in law and/or librarianship
• 3 years+ post qualification experience working in a law library or other legal sector
• Advanced legal research skills including sound knowledge of the structure of legal information and legal information resources
• Experience providing in-depth legal research and research training to lawyers
• Ability to provide accurate research results under pressure to meet deadlines

What we can offer
You’ll become part of an exceptional team in a dynamic organisation, where the work is challenging and rewarding. Your development and growth will be nurtured, and your work recognised and valued.

It is important that the Law Society can attract, support, and retain quality staff and one of the ways we can achieve this is by offering employees some flexibility to manage their work/life balance. We embrace flexible working to support our staff to deliver their best and achieve a good work-life balance and to connect and collaborate with others by providing a hybrid approach sharing your time between the office and home in agreement with your manager.

Other benefits of working at the Law Society include:

• Three days Special Leave on top of the annual leave entitlement to use during our annual close-down period between Christmas and the new year
• A day’s leave for your birthday
• An annual wellbeing payment
• Where appropriate, flexibility to work from both office and home, and we provide a full IT kit to each employee for working from home
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available to all employees
• Actively fostering the development and career pathways of our employees, alongside a transparent performance review and remuneration appraisal system
• Competitive remuneration
• A cohesive workplace culture across our organisation, including monthly morning teas and celebrating annual events

The Law Society is committed to the principles of diversity and inclusion and is keen to ensure that appointments reflect New Zealand’s multicultural society. Applications from a diverse range of backgrounds are encouraged.

About the Law Society
The New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa is the professional body for lawyers in New Zealand. We regulate all lawyers practising in New Zealand and are the membership organisation for practising lawyers. With 13 branch offices throughout the country, we are Kaitiaki (guardian) of the legal profession in Aotearoa New Zealand and protect consumers of legal services.

A copy of the position description can be found here.

How to apply
Please complete the application form and submit this together with your cover letter and CV to recruitment@lawsociety.org.nz

Applications close Friday, 3 May 2024.

Shortlisting and interviewing may occur whilst the advertisement is open, so we can encourage you to make an early application.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa

For a confidential discussion, additional information please contact the People & Culture team by emailing recruitment@lawsociety.org.nz