About the role
Are you a relationship-driven librarian who enjoys being visible, proactive, and making impact?
Join the New Zealand Law Society Library as a Customer Engagement Librarian and play a key role in strengthening how we connect with and support the legal profession across the South Island.
The Customer Engagement Librarian role was created as part of our strategic focus on proactive engagement; this role builds on the success of an existing Customer Engagement Librarian and expands our national programme of outreach and training.
Based in Christchurch, you will work closely with the National Law Librarian, Law Library Manager, the Wellington based Customer Engagement Librarian, and wider library staff to:
- Deliver a high-quality programme of library engagement, outreach, and training
- Promote our library services, resources, spaces, and collections to practicing lawyers
- Design and deliver engaging legal research training (in-person and online), including the use of AI and emerging tools
- Build strong relationships with lawyers, branches, sections and external stakeholders
- Contribute to the day-to-day operations of the Canterbury Library, including customer enquiries and research support.
Our ideal applicant will have:
- A professional library qualification
- 3+ years post qualification experience, preferably in a law or academic library
- Experience delivering database or research training to user groups
- Strong communication, relationship-building and presentation skills
- An interest in legal research innovation, including AI (expertise welcome but not essential)
- Experience promoting services or programmes to professional audiences
- Website or content management experience (advantageous)
- A law degree or experience in the legal sector (advantageous)
We are looking for candidates who share our purpose of Kaitiaki of an exemplary legal professional in Aotearoa and understand how our values of Kaitiakitanga – tāria te wā, Manaakitanga and Pono underpin the work we do at New Zealand Law Society.
What we can offer
Become part of an exceptional team in a dynamic organisation, where the work is challenging and rewarding. We offer a cohesive workplace culture across our organisation with a number of social activities to come together across teams to connect and collaborate with colleagues. Your development and growth will be nurtured, and your work recognised and valued.
It is important that the Law Society can attract, support, and retain quality staff and one of the ways we can achieve this is by offering employees some flexibility to manage their work/life balance. We embrace flexible working to support our staff to deliver their best and achieve a good work-life balance and to connect and collaborate with others by providing a hybrid approach sharing your time between the office and home.
Other benefits of working at the Law Society include:
- Three days Special Leave to use during our annual close-down period between Christmas and the new year
- Discounts and benefits as part of our membership Partner Programme
- Competitive remuneration
Diversity and inclusion are important to us, and the Law Society is keen to ensure that appointments reflect Aotearoa New Zealand’s multicultural society. Applications from a diverse range of backgrounds are encouraged.
About the Law Society
The New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa is the professional body for barristers and solicitors in New Zealand. The Law Society regulates all lawyers practising in New Zealand and is the membership organisation for practising lawyers. With 13 branches throughout the country, the Law Society is the Kaitiaki (guardian) of the practice of law in Aotearoa New Zealand and the consumers of legal services.
How to apply
If you would like to apply, please submit your CV and cover letter through Seek.
Shortlisted candidates may be contacted to submit an application form to provide some additional details.
Applications close 5pm, Friday 15 May 2026
Shortlisting may occur whilst the advertisement is open, so we encourage you to make an early application.
For a confidential discussion and additional information, including the position description, please contact the People and Culture team at human.resources@lawsociety.org.nz.
Applicants for this position must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.
