Senior Banking & Finance Lawyer - PwC Legal

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

Kia Ora,

Do more than take the next step. Take the next leap. Explore careers at PwC Legal, New Zealand. 

At PwC Legal, our purpose is clear: to build trust in society and solve important problems. 

Join our diverse team of experts and be supported with coaching, flexibility, and a culture where you truly belong. Here, you’ll work with world-leading technology - including A.I. - bringing your people-focussed skills and experience to deliver outcomes that matter. 

This is a place to keep growing. You’ll learn from the best, take on meaningful challenges, and make a lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and Aotearoa. 

Ngā Kōrero mo tēnei tūranga / About the role 

At PwC Legal, we’re reimagining what it means to be a modern law firm. We combine deep legal expertise with the commercial insight and industry knowledge of PwC’s wider network to deliver practical, business-focused solutions. 

Unlike traditional firms, we work directly with business and industry professionals - not in silos - and collaborate across PwC to deliver well-rounded advice that drives real outcomes. Work-life balance and flexibility are part of our operating cadence, with a focus on client and team outcomes. We don’t place unachievable budget targets on individual fee earners, instead we work together as a team to achieve our goals, share in collective success, and reward those who go the extra mile. 

You’ll join our corporate and commercial legal team, advising financial institutions, corporates and investors on corporate transactions, lending arrangements, finance, and regulatory matters. Working alongside colleagues from across PwC’s network, you’ll help clients structure, negotiate and execute transactions that enable growth and innovation. 

Your Day-To-Day Could Include:

• Advising clients on banking and finance and/or corporate transactions, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating full transaction suites. 
• Conducting legal research and preparing clear, commercially focused advice. 
• Managing legal documentation, transaction execution and client communications. 
• Collaborating with colleagues across PwC to deliver integrated, one-firm solutions. 
• Supporting business development and mentoring junior team members. 
• Ngā pūkenga kei a koe / Skills and experience  
• Conducting legal research and preparing clear, commercially focused advice. 
• Managing legal documentation, transaction execution and client communications. 
• Collaborating with colleagues across PwC to deliver integrated, one-firm solutions. 
• Supporting business development and mentoring junior team members. 
• Ngā pūkenga kei a koe / Skills and experience  

You’ll bring strong technical capability, sound judgment and a commercial mindset - as well as a willingness to collaborate and grow. 

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB or LLB (Hons)) and a current practicing certificate (or be eligible to practice in New Zealand or another common law jurisdiction). 
• 6+ years’ PQE in banking and finance law, gained in private practice and/or a high-quality in-house environment. 
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail. 
• Sound knowledge of key financial services and banking legislation, and confidence providing clear, commercially focused advice. 
• Strong communication and relationship management skills, with the ability to build trust with clients and colleagues. 
• A team player who takes pride in delivering high-quality work and supporting others to succeed. 

If you don’t meet every requirement, we still want to hear from you - your skills and potential may be a great fit. 

Ngā āhuatanga hirahira o te mahi ki PwC Legal / Highlights of working at PwC Legal, NZ 

• Growth - Global network; leadership development; A.I. tools and training; formal learning pathways. 
• Reputation - PwC Legal is known for shaping tomorrow. Join us and you’ll accelerate your career while helping clients and communities solve their most important problems. 
• Wellbeing - Life & income protection; Sonder/EAP/Headspace; 15 days’ paid sick leave; group-rate health insurance (eligibility applies). 
• Flexibility - Flexible working; supportive coaching culture. 
• Time off - Purchase up to two extra weeks’ annual leave; two recognition days provided each year; annual summer shutdown period. 
• Whānau & community - Paid parental leave for all parents with flexible options and financial planning support; inclusive networks; paid volunteering leaveRewards - Discretionary bonus opportunities; generous referral bonuses; retail discounts & deals 

Mo te aha tāu e tatari ana? / What are you waiting for? 

Hit Apply now. To learn how you can grow and shine in your career at PwC Legal, visit our careers site at https://www.pwc.co.nz/careers.html.  

Grow here. Go further. 

Ngā whakautu ki o pātai / Your questions answered: 

Mana motuhake / Independence: Maintaining independence is fundamental to demonstrating that PwC has not been influenced by any relationships or situations that undermine our objectivity. This role requires an independence review process. 

Tono tōtika mai / Please apply directly: We’re not currently partnering with recruitment agencies for this role. If you’d like to be considered, please apply directly - we’d love to hear from you. 

Nau mai ngā tono moata / We encourage early applications: This role may close before the listed date if we identify a suitable candidate. 

Atamai Hangahanga / A.I. usage: Please note that secure, A.I.-enabled tools may support parts of our recruitment process, but all applications are reviewed and decisions made by our people.  

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

November 26, 2025