Working at Dentons in New Zealand is a rewarding experience, where you’ll get the chance to develop your career on both a local and global stage. As well as working with great people in a collaborative environment, we focus on acknowledging the contribution you make, and ensure you are provided with benefits that support both your work and personal life.

Whatever stage of your career you are at, we will actively mentor and support you. Our success is built on the strengths of our people, so we will cultivate and promote your talent so that you reach your full potential. Working together, we will establish and plan your career goals and provide top level training and development to ensure you achieve your goals.

Inclusion, diversity and equality are essential to the success and strength of our firm and the quality of our advice to our clients. We are committed to providing a flexible environment where everyone respects, supports and learns from our collective skills, talents and differences.

By attracting, supporting, promoting and retaining individuals from all backgrounds, inclusive of race, ethnicity, faith, religion or spiritual beliefs, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, abilities, social perspective and other characteristics, we create a dynamic and inclusive work environment that is critical to our success. The diversity of our people leads to a diversity of thought which enables us to challenge the status quo and serve our clients better.

As one of New Zealand’s leading firms, with a legacy of excellence and part of the world’s largest global law firm, we bring a uniquely global and deeply local experience. We are always on the lookout for talented and enthusiastic staff to helps us build the law firm of the future now.

We welcome applications for all levels of legal and professional positions.

Remuneration and Benefits

The opportunity at all levels to work with a great team, doing challenging work for high-profile clients is rewarding in itself. In addition, we offer a range of benefits to encourage wellbeing, including:

• Competitive remuneration
• Bonus policy
• Free legal advice
• Study fees and paid leave for approved courses and post-graduate study
• Learning and development opportunities
• Discounted premiums on health insurance
• Discounted mortgage rates
• Discounted banking and credit card rates
• Free car-parking after hours and during the weekend in Auckland
• Wellness allowance

We also offer a number of lifestyle benefits including:

• Flexible and remote working opportunities
• An extra paid holiday for a Dentons New Zealand Day
• Dedicated wellness programme, including EAP Services and wellness-oriented initiatives
• Graduation leave to celebrate academic achievement
• Employee referral reward programme for introducing talented candidates
• Regular social events, including Friday Fives, sporting and charity events, annual balls, family Christmas parties, and an end of year function.
• Meditation
• Flu vaccinations
• Fresh fruit
• Dress for your day policy
• Additional leave available for purchase

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culture that is supportive, inclusive, and celebrates diversity.

In 2023, Dentons in New Zealand had 35 partners, of which 12 are women, meaning a 33% women-based partnership, this is similar to other large law firms in the market.

To promote inclusion, diversity and equality within the firm and our communities, we:

• Provide unconscious bias training
• Offer flexible working arrangements
• Host internal and external presentations by a range of speakers on gender and diversity topics
• Organise a range of activities and events to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and Asian Culture Awareness month
• Encourage and facilitate the use of te reo Māori, lessons are offered to all employees
• Conduct an annual diversity survey, which aims to address areas that we are doing well in, and areas that have room for improvement
• Are signatories to the NZLS Gender Equality Charter and adopters of the Gender Equitable Engagement and Instruction policy
• Support students from Ngā Rangahautira and the Pasifika Law Students Associations, involving organising mentoring and opportunities to introduce the students to lawyers and law firms
• Participate in the TupuToa Internship Programme – a graduate recruitment pathway programme that promotes Māori and Pasifika representation and provides work-experience opportunities for Māori and young people.

We also offer gender neutral working parents’ policies, including:

• Primary caregivers receive 26 weeks of parental leave top-up payments to 100% of their normal salary
• Five weeks of partners leave
• Kiwisaver contributions
• Annual leave payment at full rate
• Pre-term birth payments
• Surrogacy and IVF leave
• Stillbirth and miscarriage leave
• Meal hamper delivery

Dentons in New Zealand is proud to be Rainbow Tick certified. We are committed to having an inclusive environment and a culture of equity where everyone respects, supports, and learns from each other, where all our people feel empowered to be their authentic selves and are valued equally for their unique perspectives and experiences. We aspire to create a dynamic and inclusive work environment by attracting, promoting, retaining, and supporting individuals from all backgrounds—inclusive of race, ethnicity, culture, nationality, faith, religion, spiritual beliefs, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, abilities, and other characteristics and lived experiences.

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