Creating an impact

You can expect to be supported to grow your career and progress as you develop – both technically and in the way you contribute more broadly to the firm. This will look a little different depending on whether you’re in a legal role or part of our business team, but regardless of which part of the team you work in, your development and career progression is front of mind for us.

When you join HGM, you will receive a comprehensive induction, where you’ll get to know what makes us tick and how to navigate your way around our people, processes and systems. In addition, there will be some initial technical training, tailored depending on your role and career level.

Our internal CPD programme provides lots of opportunity for technical, practice management and human skills development.

You will have a Development Partner assigned to you, so there are regular opportunities to discuss your development – both informally with your Development Partner and more formally through our Development Discussion process.

Absolutely, providing you have the legal right to work in New Zealand. If you are applying for a legal role with us, you will also need to be confident you can obtain and continue to hold a New Zealand practising certificate, as this is a condition of employment for all our legal roles.

We sure do. For more information about our Summer Clerk programme.

The exact skills will depend on the nature and level of the role you’re applying for, but generally we will look at your technical skills, professional skills (e.g., practice management for legal roles) and finally your human skills – team and individual.

If the role you are applying for has recently closed but you have missed the deadline, please send your CV and cover letter to careers@hgmlegal.com.

If there is no current role advertised, you can email your CV to register your interest for future opportunities, so we can get in touch directly if anything comes up.

Our recruitment process will vary slightly depending on the role.‍

Typically, you’ll have a first interview with two seniors or partners, followed by a further interview with two others. We may ask you to do a brief work product assignment if relevant to your role.‍

Reference checking is also a key part of our process. Other background checks (including identity and criminal checks) will also apply, in line with our obligations under Anti-Money Laundering legislation. For legal roles, all offers are subject to obtaining and maintaining a practicing certificate with the NZLS.

We have a separate process for our Summer Clerk recruitment – see our Summer Clerk page for further information.