For our clients and people

We’re a full service law firm committed to playing our part in setting the standard as one of New Zealand’s leading law firms.

Our values are based on one of our most important assets – our people. We aim to deliver what our clients need with excellence, and build lasting relationships by providing the very best in client service. Everybody has a part to play and everybody’s contribution is respected.

BEST PRACTICE

If you’re with Bell Gully, then you’re with New Zealand’s leading law firm and all the opportunities this provides.

You’ll work with the country’s biggest corporates on the deals making the headlines. Many of you will
have the chance to work in-house with our clients on secondment.

CLIENTS

Bell Gully provides you with the opportunity to work with, and learn from, leaders in every area of New Zealand business. We work with New Zealand’s leading companies, multinationals, global investment banks and financial institutions investing in New Zealand.

Bell Gully’s client list includes many of New Zealand’s most prominent companies and organisations, some of which have been our clients for decades. These include Air New Zealand, ASB, ANZ, EQT, Fletcher Building, Genesis Energy, Ngāi Tahu, Tainui Group Holdings, Stride Property, Suncorp and Vodafone. We also work with major multinationals, including HP and Cigna, as well as a number of public sector organisations, including Crown Infrastructure Partners, the Electricity Authority, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Pharmac and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.

We are proud of our clients and the contribution we’ve made to their success.

When you work with the best business minds in the country, the work is demanding but incredibly satisfying. We have to be on top of our game to keep providing the very best in client service.

CAREER PROGRESSION

Joining our team provides a structured environment for career and personal development.

We will start you on your career path and be with you every step of the way. Bell Gully offers a structured legal, leadership and business skills development programme from the moment you start as a summer intern right through to partnership.

We understand that you may want to travel and broaden your legal skills overseas. Our alumni are working in New York, London, Hong Kong, Australia and elsewhere. When you’re overseas we keep in touch with you through our alumni programme. Most importantly, we’d love to have you back at Bell Gully when you’re ready to come home.

GIVING BACK

We’re a firm that embraces a leadership role in the business and wider community. Playing an active role in the community is a responsibility we take seriously.

We choose to partner with a range of valuable organisations including community law centres, Auckland and Wellington City Missions, Breast Cancer Foundation NZ, Make a Wish, Rainbow Tick, Safer Homes in New Zealand Every Day (SHINE), Tupu Toa and World Vision.

Our lawyers have the opportunity to work alongside some of these organisations as a part of our pro bono programme.

More information about the work Bell Gully does in the community can be found on our here.