Litigation Support Specialist — Flexible Work & Growth

New Zealand Government Joba; Hastings; On-site; NZD 63,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Training and professional development

Job summary

Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children in Hastings is seeking a Legal Administration/Litigation Support Officer to join a busy regional team. You will provide confidential litigation support to solicitors and legal staff, manage correspondence, diaries, and file documentation, and liaise with Court staff and external legal partners.

We value strong administration skills, proficiency with Word, Excel, and Outlook, and the ability to handle sensitive information with discretion.

Qualifications

• Strong administration background with experience in legal environments.
• Proficient with Word, Excel and Outlook in a digitalised environment.
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships, handle confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Provide confidential, efficient litigation support to solicitors, legal staff and managers.
• Manage correspondence, diaries, databases and file documentation.
• Liaise with Court staff, Ministry staff and external legal partners to support litigation work.

Skills

Administration experience

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Relationship building

Confidential information handling

Cross-cultural awareness

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children in Hastings is seeking a Legal Administration/Litigation Support Officer to join a busy regional team. You will provide confidential litigation support to solicitors and legal staff, manage correspondence, diaries, and file documentation, and liaise with Court staff and external legal partners.

We value strong administration skills, proficiency with Word, Excel, and Outlook, and the ability to handle sensitive information with discretion.