Russell McVeagh
Russell McVeagh is New Zealand’s premier commercial law firm.
We are proud of our high standards and strive to provide strategic and commercially focused solutions - not just endless legal jargon. We recruit the best people, and provide them with an exceptional working environment.
Russell McVeagh is New Zealand’s premier commercial law firm. With nearly 350 staff and partners across both Auckland and Wellington offices, our lawyers are the best in their fields and recognised internationally for their expertise.
We are proud of our high standards and strive to provide strategic and commercially focused solutions - not just endless legal jargon. We recruit the best people, and provide them with an exceptional working environment.
Russell McVeagh acts for many of New Zealand’s major corporates including numerous energy companies and utilities, banks, financial institutions, state-owned entities and NZX companies on their most complex, challenging and high-profile commercial transactions.
The firm also undertakes a considerable amount of pro bono work for a number of community and non-profit groups, and gives a large number of pro bono hours each year to local community law centres.
Russell McVeagh won both M&A Deal of the Year and the Employer of Choice Award at the New Zealand Law Awards in 2015 - the latter, recognising the best law firm to work for in New Zealand. The firm was voted Most Desirable
Law Graduate Employer as voted by students in the 2015 Talent Solutions student survey and was recognised by both the EEO Trust and Asia Women in Business Law Awards, celebrating the best initiatives for gender diversity, innovation, work-life balance, pro bono work and talent management.
There are three options worth pursuing for students interested in working at Russell McVeagh out of law school - Russell McVeagh offers law scholarships to both school leavers from all schools throughout New Zealand and university students every year. We also recruit summer clerks and graduates during the university recruitment round each year (applications for which open in March).
As a graduate, you not only get exposure to some of the best commercial work
in the country, but you also have the opportunity to get involved in a range of social activities - from the weekly Russell McVeagh ‘Friday Fives’ drinks and nibbles to dinners, movies, get togethers and sporting competitions.