Advisor Publishing

Ministry of Justice - New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 75,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4.4 weeks holiday leave

Flexible work hours

Online professional development portal

Inclusive networks

Job summary

Ministry of Justice - New Zealand in Wellington is seeking an enthusiastic Publishing Advisor with a legal background to join our publishing team. You will help publish judicial decisions to public access sites, ensuring suppression and privacy laws are respected.

You will review and anonymise decisions, peer-review where required, and respond to queries from users of Judicial Decisions Online (JDO). The role interacts with the judiciary, courts staff, legal professionals and the public.

Qualifications

• Legal qualification and understanding of publication law.
• Attention to detail with high accuracy in legal content.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Understanding Te Ao Māori, Te Reo Māori and tikanga.
• Initiative and ability to pick up new concepts and systems.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work under pressure.
• Resilience handling sensitive legal cases.

Responsibilities

• Review court decisions for suppression and privacy law compliance before publication.
• Anonymise, peer-review and publish tribunal decisions per policies.
• Respond to queries and case requests for Judicial Decisions Online (JDO).
• Contribute to team projects and service improvement initiatives.

Skills

Legal qualification

Legal principles

Attention to detail

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Te Ao Māori knowledge

Initiative

Prioritisation

Resilience

Education

Law degree / legal qualification

Job description

Job Description

Te Haeata/The Opportunity

We are looking for an enthusiastic Publishing Advisor with legal background to join our publishing team, who play a key role in improving access to justice. Our team is focussed on the accurate, timely and legally safe publication of judicial decisions to public access sites and ensuring all decisions comply with suppression and privacy laws. You will be an integral part of the wider Judicial Libraries team, interacting regularly with the judiciary, Ministry and courts staff, the legal profession and the public.

Key Duties Include:

• reviewing court decisions to ensure they comply with suppression and privacy laws before publication;
• anonymising, peer-reviewing and publishing tribunal decisions to ensure compliance with relevant policies and laws;
• investigating and responding to queries and case requests submitted by users of Judicial Decisions Online (JDO); and
• involvement in team projects and process and service improvement initiatives.

Ō Pūkenga/Skills And Experience

To be successful in the role you will need:

• A legal qualification.
• A good understanding of legal principles including statutory prohibitions on publication, or the ability to quickly grasp the legislative requirements around judgment publication.
• Exceptional eye for detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• An understanding of Te Ao Māori, Te Reo Māori me onā tikanga.
• Initiative and the ability to pick up new concepts, processes and systems.
• The ability to manage competing priorities.
• Resilience – there are times when you will be working on sensitive cases.

Benefits:

• You will be joining a supportive, collaborative, and welcoming team where your contributions and ideas are encouraged.
• Interesting work providing an opportunity to use your legal skills in a public service environment.
• Permanent position based in Te Whanganui a Tara (Wellington).
• The Ministry supports a range of flexible working options by default.

Mō Mātou/About Us

At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to strengthening people's trust in the law of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Your role in the Judicial Libraries team sits within the National Service Delivery business unit and Operations and Service Delivery (OSD) group. The purpose of the OSD group is to provide access to justice through the courts and related services. OSD is responsible for delivering services to the Ministry's customers and supporting service delivery through the courts and tribunals. The group works collaboratively, harnessing our collective strength to deliver modern, accessible, people-centred justice services in a consistent manner for customers, regardless of where or how they interact with us.

Joining Te Tāhū o te Ture means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and religions.

Ngā painga o tēnei wāhi mahi/What's great about working here

We Offer You a Range Of Benefits To Support Your Wellbeing And Help Make The Ministry a Great Place To Be. These Include:

• 4.4 weeks holiday leave
• flexible work hours where possible
• an online professional development portal
• access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks

Utu ā-tau/Salary

The appointing salary for this role will be between $74,634 and $95,591 based on skills and experience.

Applications close on 9 November 2026; however, we will be reviewing CVs as they come in and inviting successful candidates to interview before the close date.

If you have any questions, please contact [e-mail]