Summer Clerk 2024/2025

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.

Watch the video to learn more about our summer clerk programme:

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 2024 and close at midday on 28 March 2024.

Interviews will be held during April.

Offers for summer clerkships will be made by mid-May 2024 and acceptances due by 31 May 2024.

Who can apply?

Our 2024/2025 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 2026.

Successful applicants will:

• Have an acceptable grade point average
• Have good communication skills
• Be driven, self-motivated and enthusiastic

How to apply

If you would like to apply for this exciting summer clerk programme please visit our Prosple page and hit the ‘Apply now’ button, otherwise you can send a copy of your cover letter, CV and academic transcript to careers@hobec.co.nz.

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 Sam Tabak, Leesa Speed, 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 Danielle Brownlie or Christabel Namburi.