Projects and Real Estate Secretary

Legal Secretary / Admin
Auckland
23 JANUARY 2026

Auckland central location
Construction and commercial property support focus
Great culture and fantastic staff benefits
Bell Gully is independently recognised as New Zealand’s leading commercial law firm, opening up a world of career opportunities working with a range of clients including iconic New Zealand brands, innovative start-ups, leading multinationals, global investment banks, financial institutions and government agencies. We aim for excellence and our people are the foundation for our continued success.

About the role

Our Projects & Real Estate department are looking for an enthusiastic and talented legal secretary to join our busy projects and real estate team in Auckland. This role will see you:
Supporting our construction and commercial property lawyers as well as other lawyers in the wider team
Preparing documentation: legal documents, clients reports, settlement statements
Liaising with clients on behalf of the legal staff; taking phone messages
A wide range of other administrative duties as required.
Skills and experience
Property legal secretary experience
Experience with landonline and associated documentation (preferred)
ADLS forms website (preferred)
Understanding of basic sale and purchase agreements (preferred)
Advanced MS Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint and Word) and Mail Merge
A “can-do” and happy to help attitude with the ability to be flexible and operate as part of a team,
A proactive approach to your work - the ability to work on tasks unprompted and anticipate needs,
A positive and enthusiastic attitude
An eye for detail and a high standard of accuracy
Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
Impeccable time management skills and an ability to prioritise.
Culture and benefits

In addition to a strong team culture, we offer a range of benefits and initiatives to help our people maintain a healthy and enjoyable lifestyle. This includes:
professional development opportunities,
community support programmes,
a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme,
an annual subsidy for health insurance and a range of wellbeing activities,
sports teams, an annual ball and regular team events.
Please apply directly or contact Grant McKendry in the HR team on (09) 916 8347 for a confidential discussion.

We continuously work hard to ensure our workplace is inclusive, and trust that different experiences, perspectives, and values work together to achieve a better outcome. As such, this position is open to anyone with the qualifying skill set.