We work with you under a simple, flexible and efficient service model that helps you decide the level of service you need - and
see exactly what our work will cost, before it even starts.
Dedicated in-house legal
Bring one of New Zealand’s top in-house lawyers into your team on a dedicated basis at your office or from our’s. Flex up your existing legal team as and when you need or create a new legal function or project resource. All our lawyers are senior executives and proven ‘top talent’ who understand your requirements and jump right in - while our flexible service options ensure you aren’t paying for resource you don’t need.
Services include:
- Lawyers on demand
- Seconded legal talent
- Virtual general counsel
- Capacity overflow
- Parental leave cover
- Project resource
What our clients say
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To say Jeremy is a safe pair of hands is an understatement. Jeremy came to EA to cover parental leave. He helped us by taking on a newly created interim manager role in our compliance (enforcement) team, bringing together a team of investigators. Jeremy put in place new processes and redesigned the way the team operated to streamline and modernise the function, while also keeping the team happy and engaged. He also dealt with some high profile and challenging cases. Nothing seems to phase Jeremy; he’s extremely competent, reliable and fits in really well in any team. Jeremy has materially reduced the pressure and workload for me – he’s been a lifesaver.
Sarah Gillies
GM Legal, Ministerial and Compliance, Electricity Authority
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Nikki fitted in extremely well and was able to teach and learn and be a support as well as a very capable lawyer. She helped solve a particularly complex and difficult OIA/Privacy issue that had become vexatious and stressful– Nikki came in and organised the situation into a mini project and used her people skills/legal analysis and judgment in a way that took a lot of the heat out of it. We were able to move forward in a way that had been difficult before Nikki’s guidance and professionalism. Nikki is motivated, pragmatic, and personable as well as having extremely good technical ability – this makes her a perfect member of an in-house legal team.
Jacqui Goodall
Corporate Counsel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
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Jacki has brought a depth of experience to the RBNZ legal team. We note she has many strings to her bow, and it has been of great assistance that she can weave her skills as a coach and personal development counsellor into her legal and business advice.
Nick McBride
General Counsel, Reserve Bank
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I’m a big fan of Juno’s services for our in-house legal needs. Earlier this year Anthea Herron joined our team to help support us during a time of increased workload and limited in-house resources. Anthea hit the ground running straight away and made a huge contribution to workload management in the two days a week that she was with us. While Anthea was supporting us for two full days per week, she often worked the equivalent hours over half or part days to streamline her engagement with stakeholders and provide a seamless services. Anthea brought with her not only greatly appreciated top-end legal support, but a big smile and positive attitude which, as we all know, is highly infectious. I would definitely hope to bring Anthea back to support the team when needed in future – if she hasn’t already been snapped up!
Helen Doukas
Head of Legal, Airways
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Jeremy is working out absolutely fantastically and he is exactly what I wanted and needed for me and his team. He has worked out very quickly where the issues are and is now addressing them professionally. He is enabling his team to demonstrate how well they can do their jobs and I am already receiving petitions to keep him on forever!
Vanessa Horne
Manager, LINZ
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When Airways had a lawyer go on parental leave, Matt came in to help: We are so grateful to have someone of Matt’s calibre providing parental leave cover. He’s full of fresh ideas for ways to enhance our systems and his creativity, knowledge, pragmatism and obvious personal enthusiasm for all things “tech” mean he brings real wisdom and perspective to our ICT contracting (and other commercial contracting) work. I had approached Juno looking for someone to help us maintain status quo during a team member’s absence, but I got someone who enhanced our operations.
Helen Cruse
General Counsel, Airways
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We are a big fan of the Juno model, and Sarah Graydon in particular. Sarah is a highly respected lawyer who headed the legal team at NZ Post meaning she brings all this experience with her. She is incredibly pragmatic, fast, intuitive and knowledgeable. We have also benefitted hugely from Sarah’s wide range of different experiences and ability to provide us with more general consultation advice (for example on some unnecessary complexity in the way we do things). This is something I think the Juno model, and Sarah in particular offers that we just can’t get from a law firm secondee.
Deb Blackett
General Counsel, Z Energy
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I wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed working with Nikki. She was amazingly efficient at everything she did, built great relationships all around the business and was good fun to have around the office. We really enjoyed her being here and were sad to see her go. I really like your business model and have told lots of people about how well it’s worked for us.
Greg Hunt
Corporate Services, Weta Workshop
Managed legal services
We provide retainer commercial legal services to fast growth and mature businesses - helping you proactively manage your legal risks without the overhead of a full-time lawyer. Packages are designed to suit your needs and range from 10 hours+ per month.
- Right-sized subscription based legal services for 5+ hours per week
- Variable legal support on an on-demand basis
- Outsourced overflow capacity to relieve legal team overload
- Technical expertise including general commercial, privacy, ICT and litigation strategy
- Job sharing and back-up for stretched General Counsel and other in-house lawyers including return-to-work
What our clients say
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Matt has been such an asset to the team in this time of transition and I would love to keep using him when we require additional capacity from time to time if that works. Thanks to Matt, you and Juno for helping us out. It has all worked really well from my perspective.
Allison Whitney
General Counsel, NZME
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Juno Legal have been a great support to Dyson ANZ. Our legal team are based in Australia, however deal with issues relating to our New Zealand business on a regular basis. We were looking for support from a firm in NZ that could provide cost efficient advice on various ad hoc matters that arise from time to time. Marissa from Juno Legal, has been great at filling this need for us and has provided clear and timely advice that has hit the mark on a variety of matters.
Ashvini Arnott
Legal Counsel, Dyson Australia and New Zealand
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Just a quick note to say that I have really appreciated working with Marissa over the last wee while. I have enjoyed her pragmatism and common sense, not to mention her fantastic legal skills and sense of humour! She has been a highly valued member of our team and a very safe pair of hands.
Simon Johnson
General Counsel, Victoria University of Wellington
Legal team consulting
We help organisations improve how they manage their legal risk. Whether shaping a new in-house legal function, or boosting your existing team’s strategy and performance, our senior lawyers bring their external perspective and corporate experience to identify your legal needs and help your business succeed.
Services include:
- Legal function strategy and design
- Improving the efficiency and performance of your legal-business interface
- Mapping organisational priorities against deployment of legal resources
- Change management and team engagement
- Benchmarking and leading practice
- Workshop and team day facilitation
What our clients say
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Helen assisted Marlborough District Council in a recent review of our legal structure and provided our Executive Team with a range of options for our legal function going forward. Helen was extremely helpful in fostering communication with General Counsel’s from other local authorities and also assisted in the recruitment of a General Counsel for Marlborough District Council. I found Helen to be very professional and knowledgeable and her ability to respond quickly to issues and offer timely advice was particularly helpful.
Mark Wheeler
Chief Executive Officer, Marlborough District Council
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You did a fantastic job in outlining what it means to be a high performing team and what the journey looks like for Kāinga Ora legal. The work you did with Auckland Council was particularly interesting – ‘simple’ tools but with clearly with a significant amount of thought and analysis sitting behind them.
Yazmin Juned
Associate General Counsel, Kāinga Ora
Legal tech advisory
Use your technology better - or see how new tech investment could improve your legal team or law firm. We work alongside your team to scope, embed, monitor and trouble-shoot optimal technology options to track matters, manage documents and capture knowledge.
Services include:
- Independent solution design and implementation
- Needs analysis
- Optimising use of existing systems
- Reconfiguring existing technology
- Legal operations advisory and coaching
- Training and user buy-in
What our clients say
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Matt's deep understanding of the drivers of an in-house team, and the needs (and wants!) of its lawyers, was instrumental in the successful implementation of new systems. Matt was a delight to work with through-out - knowledgeable, proactive, efficient among many qualities - with an ability to understand both the legal and the 'techie' perspectives (our IT people are still gutted that he's gone) and translate that into a fit for purpose solution for our team. I can thorough recommend Matt to anyone who wants to improve their systems and processes.
Dave Whiteridge
Former Chief Legal Counsel, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Bespoke solutions
You tell us what you need - and we deliver. The bespoke services we have designed and delivered for clients upon request include:
- strategic advisory
- governance and company secretarial
- legal health checks
- independent inquiries and investigations
- litigation strategy reviews
- legal team and business training
- benchmarking
- privacy advisory
- building compliance frameworks
- coaching for new general counsel, and
- other customised services.
We can adapt to suit your needs and budget as required.
What our clients say
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Sarah is fantastic. She was very helpful [in a coaching capacity] in bringing a fresh perspective to challenges faced and helping me see solutions in a different way. I greatly appreciated having Sarah’s insight and wisdom.
Name provided upon request
Former General Counsel, Crown Entity
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We needed an independent review of some of our organisation’s legal functions. Juno Legal were fantastic in providing a highly skilled former General Counsel who joined a high calibre panel that also comprised a Queen’s Counsel and Crown Law. I really appreciated Juno’s understanding of what type of lawyer we needed and their responsiveness throughout the engagement.
Name provided upon request
Former General Counsel, Crown Entity
Our process
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Initial Consultation
An initial no-obligation consultation determines your needs and budget – and the Juno services and lawyers best placed to deliver to them.
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Approve Scope
You approve the scope of work and budget, and your lead Juno lawyer – who will draw on the collective expertise and experience of our wider team as required.
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Deliver Service Levels
For embedded and managed legal services, your dedicated lawyer delivers the agreed scope and service levels. You choose whether they work from your office or ours.
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Deliver Project Outcomes
For consultancy and bespoke services, we work alongside you to set and deliver the agreed project outcomes within budget and on time.
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Review and Update
We will keep in touch regularly to ensure the engagement is working well for you – with scope and services adjustable if your needs change.
How we can help
For smart corporates
Imagine the ‘Big Law’ alternative that you’ve been looking for. As in-house legal specialists who have held senior roles in NZ’s biggest and best corporates across the private and public sectors, our lawyers bring a wealth of business understanding to match their legal knowledge.
And with pre-agreed service levels designed for your efficiency (and ours) you’ll never have to worry about your budget again. You just decide… approve… and change as needed.
It’s just a better way - of delivering better legal.
For growth businesses
Imagine a legal business partner with experience in helping mature and maturing businesses scale up and manage legal risk… without the big cost. Our lawyers have helped start-ups and home-grown companies all the way through to international success stories and multi-nationals. And with specialist ‘in-house’ skills that mean they understand business, not just the law… they deliver practical legal advice that’s fit for purpose and work right alongside your team.
And with customised service levels that are designed for your efficiency (and ours) you’ll never have to sweat your legal bills again. You decide… approve… and change as needed.
It’s just a better way - of delivering better legal.
For general counsel
Chief firefighter, legal strategist, trouble-shooter, people manager, board sense check and legal operations guru. The role of General Counsel is a challenging one, but we have your back - from uniquely experienced project and resource cover, to a full end-to-end review of your legal function, practical help to get your technology roadmap in place, or just a professional sounding board when you need it.
It’s just a better way - of delivering better legal.