WILLIAM GONG LAWYERS LIMITED is hiring a full-time Legal Clerk ($32 per hour) to provide administrative and legal support to solicitors.
Candidates must have a law-related qualification or 3+ years of relevant experience. Duties include assisting with property settlements, filing legal documents with courts and authorities, supporting trust account and AML compliance, conducting legal research, preparing settlement statements, managing client communications, and handling general administrative tasks.
Full job description
WILLIAM GONG LAWYERS LIMITED is a client-focused law firm committed to delivering high-quality legal services with professionalism, integrity, and efficiency. We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Legal Clerk to support our legal team in delivering exceptional service to our clients.
Position Summary
The Legal Clerk will provide administrative and legal support to attorneys within the firm.
The ideal candidate is required to :
- Either have a law related tertiary qualification OR
- more than 3 years of work experience in the relevant industry
Full time permanent position
Hourly rate: $32 per hour
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting the solicitor to complete settlements of residential/commercial, sales, purchases, remortgages, subdivision files.
- Filing legal documents/application with courts and relevant authorities (such INZ/Council).
- Participating in trust account administration.
- Assisting with the firm’s AML compliance, conducting legal searches, and managing correspondence.
- Conducting legal research and collecting information on legal precedents related to specific cases, proofreading legal documents.
- Acting as a primary point of contact for clients, agents, and lenders, court official and third parties professionally, including scheduling appointments, answering calls, managing case documents and diarizing for the solicitor’s schedule
- Participating in meeting/assisting clients to complete A&I forms/ IRD/OIO forms (compliance) and preparing settlement statements.
- Performing general administrative duties as required
