Portia's head office in Cashel Mall, right in the heart of the city.

VACANCY
Management Assistant

• Central Christchurch

Hi!

Getting the right start in law is hard. There are so few positions available for people who are just leaving university. Sure, the big law firms will take on a few juniors but we've all heard the horror stories.

At Portia we are committed to investing in our team. It's my personal goal to help every member of staff to achieve excellence. This is a firm that grows talent and we are very good at it!

I'm searching for a law grad who understands what excellence means and is seeking to achieve that. You would be joining the management team (as opposed to the legal team) but there is scope to progress your career in the legal side later on, if that is where you wanted to go. 

This role is so important - it is about ensuring both our clients and our team are looked after. Essentially the job is making sure the entire office is ship-shape, that customers are happy and that our staff are cared for. You would be mentored by our Operations Manager and would be assisting both the Principal Lawyer and me as well.

The work is varied, interesting and - for the right sort of person - very satisfying. Are you ready to kick off your career in law? Do you want to see how great you can become?  Click here to apply.

Erin Ebborn
Principal Lawyer

Jarrod Coburn
CEO/Kaiwhakahaere

Five reasons...
...to be a Management Assistant at Portia

Career focused



Modern





Practising Well





​Access to justice







​Fun

getting the right start in the legal profession can be tough. It's a complex career choice and you need to be sure that you'll get the right training.
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Portia has hardly any hierarchy: each staff member is empowered to do their job without micro-management. True, we don't have admin staff, but we have hardly any admin to worry about because the computers take care of a lot!

staff welfare is a primary concern of Erin and her management team. We provide psychological counselling sessions, in-house well-being training, fully-flexible working hours and days, and a commitment to making your job as enjoyable as possible.

the highest service a human can give to another human, is justice. At Portia we are specialists in providing efficient, quality legal services. That's why we can help so many people who are funded through legal aid. In fact, we have been the largest provider of family legal aid for five years, and are in the top five list of providers overall.

we don't have a flash yacht, we don't have a party culture. What we do have is interesting, happy people. What can be more fun than working alongside intelligent, articulate, likeable people? I guess it really depends on what you are looking for in life.