Jobs at Russell McVeagh

Lead delivery of the firm's AI strategy and change programme: manage the AI Transformation team, drive firmwide AI adoption, partner with legal and business teams to implement AI-enabled solutions, run AI Labs experimentation, monitor adoption/risks/benefits, and support governance and responsible AI practices.

Provide corporate and commercial legal advice including M&A, complex commercial and technology contracting, governance and procurement across energy, infrastructure, technology and social sectors. Draft and negotiate contracts, manage client relationships, and support business development while developing legal skills in a collaborative team.

Provide project and banking finance legal advice on large-scale infrastructure, renewable energy, construction, property finance and corporate finance transactions. Work within the Banking & Finance team on complex, cross-border matters, supporting project financing, securitisations and sustainability-linked financings while developing expertise under senior partners.

Provide technology and digital legal advice on procurement, outsourcing, IP, privacy/data protection, cybersecurity incident response, AI/biometric/blockchain projects, commercial negotiations, M&A of tech assets, and IT disputes for complex, cross-border transactions.

Join the Corporate Advisory team to advise on complex corporate and commercial transactions, often with cross-border and government or infrastructure elements. Work with senior partners on high-profile matters, manage transaction workflow, prepare documentation, and liaise with clients. The role emphasizes career development within a high-performing, supportive team.

Join a tier‑1 Auckland litigation team handling complex domestic and cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters, including workouts, formal insolvencies, distressed financings, enforcement, and claims against directors and auditors. You will work with banks, insolvency practitioners, corporate borrowers and international firms, engage with courts, collaborate across practice groups, and develop under senior lawyers in a supportive high‑performing environment.

Mid-senior corporate lawyer to support partners on corporate advisory, commercial and large-scale renewable energy and infrastructure matters. Work includes joint ventures, public and private M&A, capital raisings, shareholder arrangements and project contracts, providing independent legal advice and collaborating across teams to deliver client-focused solutions.

Partner with lawyers and technology teams to design, implement and optimise AI-enabled legal solutions (prompt libraries, document automation, knowledge tools). Identify efficiency opportunities, support responsible AI adoption, deliver training and guidance, and monitor emerging legal technology to drive firm-wide transformation.

Lead marketing and communications strategy for a 12-month parental leave contract: manage digital channels, campaigns, EDMs, CRM and marketing automation, create and publish thought leadership and client-centric content, apply AI and emerging tools to improve processes, and collaborate with BDMC and business stakeholders to drive client engagement and performance.