Employment Opportunities

LAW FIRM ACCOUNTANT

Gillespie Young Watson specialise in property, trust and commercial law. A vacancy has arisen for a fulltime accountant in their modern centrally located Lower Hutt Office. With internal access to Westfield Shopping Centre this job is right in the heart of Lower Hutt and on a transport hub.

This is a senior appointment, supported by a part time assistant.

The successful applicant will have:

· Previous law firm trust and office account experience including

- Maintenance of the trust account including reconciliation

- Management of term deposits

- Experience with internet banking

- Preparation of simple tax returns

- Management of the firm’s office account

· Electronic payroll management experience. Our system is iPayroll however full training will be given to a successful applicant proficient on other packages.

· Familiarity with any modern legal accounting software. Our system is InfinityLaw however full training will be given to a successful applicant proficient on other packages.

· Statutory compliance, PAYE, GST, RWT, ACC, Kiwisaver etc

· Strong written and verbal communication skills;

· Strong office organisation skills;

· Highly proficient general computer literacy skills;

· An ability to manage conflicting priorities;

· A strong team player attitude.

For further information about our firm visit our websites www.gywlaw.co.nz and www.homelegal.co.nz

Applications close Monday 8 March 2010

Interested applicants should forward their CV to:

The Practice Manager

Gillespie Young Watson

P O Box 30 940

LOWER HUTT

Email: djhislop@gywlaw.co.nz

with Accountant in the subject line

Legal Secretary

Gillespie Young Watson specialise in property, trust and commercial law. A vacancy has arisen for a fulltime Legal Secretary in our modern centrally located Lower Hutt Office. With internal access to Westfield Shopping Centre this job is right in the heart of Lower Hutt and on a transport hub.

This is a high level legal secretarial position assisting one of our teams of Partners and Solicitors.

The successful applicant will have:

· A good knowledge of the day to day operation of a legal office especially in the areas of trusts, estates, commercial and property law;

· Conveyancing experience;

· Strong written and verbal communication skills;

· Strong office organisation skills;

· Outstanding word processing abilities;

· Excellent digital transcription skills;

· Highly proficient general computer literacy skills including a knowledge of Landonline;