Solicitor - Tax

What we offer

This is a rare opportunity for a solicitor with three to five years’ PQE to join our Auckland tax team and work alongside some of New Zealand’s leading legal minds. You’ll be part of a collaborative, supportive team, doing intellectually stimulating work for a diverse range of clients.

We offer competitive remuneration, additional leave, flexible working, and a range of wellbeing, social and career development initiatives to support you to do your best work.

About the opportunity

This is your chance to join our high-performing tax team, led by Tony Wilkinson. The team is at the forefront of commercial tax advice, regularly collaborating with our corporate, commercial, banking, and finance teams on a wide range of matters – from mergers and acquisitions, structured investments, securitisations and restructurings.

You’ll be well supported to deliver your best work, with outstanding training and mentorship from Tony and the team. You’ll gain hands-on experience, develop your expertise, and be encouraged to bring fresh ideas to the table.

What matters to us

We’re looking for people who bring a different perspective - those who are passionate, curious, and innovative. To thrive in this role, you’ll ideally be:

• A solicitor with between three to five years’ PQE.


• Someone with proven academic ability.


• Strong technical ability, commercial judgement and confidence working through complex issues.


• Someone who enjoys working in a collaborative, team-based environment.


• A proactive, collaborative approach and a desire to keep developing in a specialist practice area.

Why Buddle Findlay?

A career with us means working with people who are motivated to help shape the future of business in New Zealand. We offer a range of benefits to help you be your best, including ongoing professional and personal development, flexible working practices, health insurance, social events, charity initiatives, and wellbeing-focused programmes.

If you’re genuinely interested in tax law and can see yourself thriving in our dynamic tax team, we’d love to hear from you. Please attach your CV, cover letter, and academic transcript when applying for this role or send through to [email protected].

We look forward to welcoming you to our team and sharing in our success.