Holland Beckett runs a summer clerk programme every year from November to February in our Tauranga and Rotorua offices. This is a great opportunity for students in their penultimate year of study, to work in one of Bay of Plenty’s top law firms alongside some of the Bays’ best solicitors.
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As a summer clerk at Holland Beckett, you will get to experience work in our Property, Commercial, Corporate, Litigation, Family, Employment and Resource Management practice areas, have ongoing technical and soft skill training, meet some great people and have all the benefits of working in a large provincial firm.
Our aim is for each of our summer clerks to have a great summer, get to know our firm, our people and our culture and values.
Benefits
We aim to be an employer of choice for the most talented people.
As a summer intern, on top of a competitive salary, you’ll receive:
- Paid Christmas leave
- Invitations to social events throughout the summer, allowing you to meet other staff and summer interns
- Invitations to team and firmwide Christmas events
- Team community days
- Involvement in our sports teams
- Attendance at professional development/leadership webinars and seminars
- One-on-one time with Partners
Key dates
Applications open from 1 February 2025 and close at midday on 31 March 2025.
Interviews will be held during April.
Offers for summer clerkships will be made in May 2025.
Who can apply?
Our 2025/2026 summer clerk programme will be aimed at law students in their penultimate year of study and who can join us as a Law Clerk in February 2027.
Successful applicants will:
- Have an acceptable grade point average
- Have good communication skills
- Be driven, self-motivated and enthusiastic
How to apply
Applications open for our 2025/2026 summer clerk programme on 1 February 2025.
Holland Beckett Graduate Programmes | Prosple New Zealand/GradNewZealand
Our interview process
If you are invited to attend an interview, we will be in touch by email and by phone. You will then be provided with more information about the interview process.
The first step is a formal interview with two of our partners via Zoom. Our interview style is designed to let us get to know you, and for you to get an understanding of the firm. After the first interviews have been completed, we invite selected candidates to a second interview in person (if this is possible at the time).
Interview team
Our summer clerk recruitment partners are Joel Murphy, Leesa Speed, Thomas Refoy-Butler, Will Dymock and James McDougall and you’ll meet them throughout the process. A member of our HR team will also be available to answer any questions you have about the process.
If you have any questions about the summer clerk programme or our application process, please do not hesitate to contact our HR team or Christabel Namburi.
Amanda Russo
Tauranga
Danielle Brownlie
Tauranga
Christabel Namburi
Tauranga
Vanessa Taal
Tauranga