Careers

Currently hiring - Auckland office

Are you a litigator at a top-tier or specialist firm, or at the bar, and looking for hands-on opportunities, a lack of bureaucracy, and a greater exposure to work and clients?  We are currently hiring Mid-Level and Senior Associates in our Auckland office.

Top tier work, specialist litigation culture

We offer a modern high-end litigation and arbitration practice, with partner-led teams, a flat non-hierarchical structure, and top-tier work and clients.  

We are looking for a Mid-Level Associate and a Senior Associate to join our Auckland team to work on high-stakes, complex disputes for national and international clients.

Why LFM?

Top tier clients and matters, lean teams:  

• You will work closely with our partners in lean, client-focused teams. You won’t just be a cog in a machine; you will be in the room, leading strategy and workflows on significant disputes.

Culture:

• We prioritise transparency, collegiality, and meritocracy. We’ve stripped away the unnecessary bureaucracy and corporate culture to focus on what matters - winning for our clients and enjoying the practice of law.

Global reach:

• With offices in Singapore and Sydney, we serve a sophisticated global client base. You’ll handle everything from domestic litigation to arbitration and regulatory defence matters, and build a genuine book of experience. 

• Our Auckland associates have gone on to work for some of the world’s leading international law firms.  

Who you are

You are an exceptional litigator (typically 4+ and 7+ years PQE) with experience in a top-tier or specialist litigation firm, or at the bar, in New Zealand or internationally.

You are “court-sharp” with “on the tools” experience before the senior courts in New Zealand or equivalent in Australia or England.

You thrive in a flat structure where you have input and your initiative is rewarded.

You are looking for a firm that values excellence, integrity, and diversity of thought.

Contact us

For a confidential chat reach out to Timothy Lindsay or Kim Francis or email us at info@lfmdisputes.com.

We invite expressions of interest from exceptional candidates at all levels of experience

You will work closely with our partners in lean client-focused teams, serving leading national and international clients on litigation, domestic and international arbitration and regulatory defence matters.

If you are a talented and ambitious litigator or arbitration counsel who wants to work in a high performance environment on challenging, interesting and varied work, but don’t want bureaucracy and hierarchy, reach out on info@lfmdisputes.com for a confidential chat.

Our values

Our values inform the way we work together to serve our clients and the profession

• Aspiring to and achieving excellence in the practice of law and the advancement of our clients’ interests

• Understanding and delivering value to every client on every matter

• Being fiercely independent and with the courage to represent clients without fear or favour

• Always acting in accordance with the highest standards of ethics and integrity

• Enjoying excellence in the practice of law

• A flat, non-hierarchical team structure which embraces the meritocracy of ideas, diversity and inclusion

• Taking initiative to build one’s own career and our firm

• Treating others with respect and communicating with honesty and candor

• Undertaking service in the public interest

• A commitment to reducing the environmental impact of our work