Public Defence Service - New Zealand

As the largest employer of criminal defence lawyers in New Zealand - from law graduates to PAL 4 Public Defenders - the PDS is a great place to grow your criminal defence law career. We develop and support criminal lawyers and have a team of highly skilled and dedicated people who are committed to promoting our clients best interests and carrying our guardianship role in New Zealands justice system. We have ten offices around New Zealand and a team of nearly 250 lawyers and support staff. Our team say that they love the collegiality - always having expert colleagues around to problem solve with, and they enjoy the variety - you never know what each day will bring. They dont have to go out and look for work, and they have great admin support. It is also important to them that they are part of establishing a more fair and just society. We like to be the best employer possible - the PDS is flexible with employment - many of our team work part time or negotiated hours to fit aro...