We are a Christchurch-based law firm, and over the past century we have built a reputation for maintaining close and dependable relationships with our clients. With over 70 employees, we are proud of our firm’s culture, values, and vision. We have an opportunity for an experienced marketing professional to join our Operations team. This isn’t your average marketing role; it is unique in the sense that it covers digital marketing and social media, events, firm strategy, and much more. This employment opportunity can be flexible to suit our ideal candidate, whether it be part-time or full-time.

Key functions of the role include:
  • Basic SEO (search engaging optimisation).
  • Working with a variety of team members to create marketing campaigns, ultimately driving business development.
  • Advertising for Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Ads etc.
  • Interpreting marketing data to create monthly board reports.
  • Experience working with HubSpot would be an advantage (or alternatively experience building workflows and creating website forms, or experience working with other CRM systems).
  • Social media.
  • Event planning.
  • Website maintenance.
  • Basic graphic design skills
  • Copywriting.
  • Email marketing (EDM – electronic direct mail)


In addition to the key functions, our ideal candidate will:
  • Have previous marketing experience, at least 1-3 years.
  • Have a relevant qualification in marketing.
  • Be reliable and shows initiative along with a good attention for detail.
  • Be a great communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Have a strong drive for delivering the best client experience.
  • Be well organised, time efficient and process driven.
  • Be able to work independently and as part of a wider team (this is the sole marketing role in the firm).
  • Be committed to helping other team members develop their personal brand.
Working at Cavell Leitch:
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities.
  • You'll be part of a friendly and social team who work collaboratively.
  • Range of leave benefits (parental, long service, marital, study, lawyers’ day)
  • Connected culture and supportive wellbeing program.
  • Flexible working practices.
Typical Recruitment Process:
  1. Our HR team will endeavour to respond within a couple days of receiving the application.
  2. If skills align, we will invite you to an interview with an HR member and/or relevant team leaders. The first interview may be prefaced by an initial phone call to give you more details about the role and your suitability for it. This provides an opportunity for the candidate to discuss their experience and ambitions, ensuring they are a good match.
  3. We may then conduct a second, less formal interview with other members of our team to help you gain insight into our culture and what it is like working at Cavell Leitch.
  4. Our HR team checks in with candidates between each stage to cover off any concerns, revisit expectations and ensure everyone is on the same page. We want to ensure potential candidates feel comfortable and informed throughout the process.
  5. All relevant testing, reference-checking and criminal checks will take place.
  6. Lastly, our hiring team will make the decision to offer the role, with this process being facilitated by our HR team.
  7. We then offer a full bespoke induction to all of our successful candidates during their first weeks with us to ensure they can settle in and get to know our team and systems.
Contact us

If you wish to find out more about this opportunity, or you want to submit your application, including a covering letter and resume, apply HERE. Alternately you can reach Lauren, our HR Advisor on 0273567383 or email lauren.buchan@cavell.co.nz

Feel free to attach some examples of your marketing work!

Cavell Leitch does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed recruitment fee agreement, Cavell Leitch will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Cavell Leitch explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any solicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Cavell Leitch.