Legal Administrator/Secretary - Corporate

Bell Gully; Auckland; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness subsidies

Leadership programme

Health and wellbeing programme

Personal health insurance subsidy

Community support programmes

Sports teams

Annual ball

Firm events

Job summary

Bell Gully in Auckland is seeking an enthusiastic Legal Administrator or Legal Secretary to join the Corporate team. You will support partners with a range of admin/PA duties, manage diaries, liaise with clients, and prepare documents.

This busy, fast-paced role offers a dynamic work environment and opportunities for professional development. Strong communication, organisation, and MS Office skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Can-do attitude with flexibility and teamwork.
• Proactive approach; ability to work without prompting and anticipate needs.
• Eye for detail and high accuracy.
• Impressive time management and prioritisation.

Responsibilities

• Support partners and teams on a wide range of admin/PA duties.
• Diary management for 5 partners.
• Liaise with clients and others on behalf of the team.
• Assist the team in creating and modifying various documents.
• Monthly billing and reporting.

Skills

Excellent communication

Can-do attitude

Proactive

Attention to detail

Time management

MS Office proficiency

Tools

MS Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Job description

Legal Administrator/Secretary - Corporate

29 October 2026

• Work for one of New Zealand's leading law firms


• Join a high-performing, supportive and inclusive team


• Excellent employee benefits including health insurance and wellness subsidies

About Bell Gully

Bell Gully is a leading New Zealand law firm. We are a dynamic workplace where we work together to achieve exceptional outcomes for, and long-term relationships with, our clients, people and communities. We are committed to excellence and developing our people to achieve their best and are looking for like-minded aspirational people.

About the role:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and talented Legal Administrator or Legal Secretary to join the Corporate team in our Auckland office. We are interested in speaking with candidates who are looking to step into a busy role and high paced environment, who are self-starters, organised and can build relationships easily within their team.

This role will see you operate as an integral part of the team with tasks including:

• supporting partners and their teams on a wide range of administrative / PA duties


• diary management for 5 partners


• liaising with clients and others on behalf of the team


• supporting the team creating and modifying various documents


• monthly billing and reporting.

To be successful in this role you must have:

• excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)


• a "can do", positive attitude; the ability to be flexible and operate as part of a team


• a proactive approach; the ability to work on tasks unprompted and to anticipate the needs of the team


• an eye for detail and high standard of accuracy


• impeccable time management skills; an ability to prioritise


• expertise with MS Office suite (Word, PowerPoint and possibly also Excel).

Culture and benefits:

• professional development opportunities; including through a personalised leadership programme;


• a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme


• an annual subsidy for personal health insurance and wellbeing activities


• community support programmes


• sports teams, an annual ball, and regular firm events.

We continuously work hard to ensure our workplace is inclusive, and trust that different experiences, perspectives, and values work together to achieve a better outcome. As such, this position is open to anyone with the qualifying skill set.

Agency referrals will not be considered at this stage.