Our Wellington Employment team is growing and is looking for a motivated lawyer to play an integral role in their continued success. This is a unique opportunity to embark on, or continue to build, a career as a specialist employment lawyer. You will get to be involved in a wide range of employment and health safety work, across the full spectrum of workplace law, including disciplinary and performance matters, restructuring and redundancy processes, personal grievances, relationship issues and workplace investigations. You could be working in a different practice area but keen to make the transition to employment law, just starting out in your career, or in an Employment team but ready for a change - either way you will need to be motivated and passionate about this specialised area of law, and genuinely interested in a career in this space. You will be joining a collaborative team, in a thriving environment, where you will get to be involved in interesting work from day one. You might be just who we are looking for! Working closely with several industry leading partners and senior lawyers in a tight knit team, you will have the opportunity to: provide legal advice and guidance on a range of employment and health and safety related matters attend mediations (before long you'll be running your own!) support senior team members with ERA and Employment Court cases join a friendly and dynamic team and office enjoy great professional support, established programmes and well-connected networks across the country If you're ready to take the leap, this is the perfect opportunity - no matter where you are at in your career, to join a highly regarded employment practice, within a supportive and vibrant environment. If you are a motivated team player, with a commitment to excellence, our specialist employment practice could be the right next step for you and your career! Duncan Cotterill is one of New Zealand's leading law firms and plays a significant role in New Zealand's economy. As a full-service law firm, we occupy a unique position in the legal market, delivering quality legal advice and exceptional value to our clients who include leading private and public sector organisations and high net worth individuals. #J-18808-Ljbffr