Solicitor (Corporate & Registries)

2 weeks ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

  • Develop your experience across MBIE's 16 different regulatory systems
  • Flexible working options available to support worklife balance
  • Permanent position based in Wellington CBD
  • Contribute to MBIE's goal of Growing New Zealand for all
  • Salary range: 75K $121K plus kiwisaver and wellness benefits Tēnei tūranga
  • About the Role: We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Solicitor to join our Corporate and Registries team.
New Zealand's future economy will have a different mix of industries, jobs, and skills. MBIE's advice in these areas will inform decisions that re-shape New Zealand's economic future. In this role you will have the opportunity to provide legal advice on a broad range of matters.

MBIE collaborates with business groups in providing data and technology to enable delivery on the opportunities, challenges and priorities that lie ahead for Aotearoa New Zealand.

That is where your passion and experience in understanding information, data and privacy practice and governance can influence new ways of thinking and working.

In this role you will work with other in-house counsel providing high quality and timely advice on a wide range of legal issues.

You will need to be technically proficient, agile, adaptable and a strong communicator.

This is a fantastic opportunity offering the opportunity to work with experts to build your knowledge and provide advice and support on some of MBIE's most complex and legal matters.


Salary range:

Solicitor 1 - $75K - $88K
Solicitor 2 - $101K - $121K

Why work for us:

We aim to create a culture where our people are empowered to bring fresh perspectives to issues and to develop new approaches.

Our collaborative team encourages a positive, customer focussed, innovative and best in class attitude. We are a fun, focused and supportive team who works hard to deliver excellence to our clients.

We proactively support development through on-the-job learning, training courses, conferences and seminars, development programmes, rotations to other branches and study opportunities.

We provide a wide range of flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance including flexible working hours, and some days working from home to name a few.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

  • Experience in public law and sound legal technical skills
  • Welldeveloped written and verbal communication abilities, which allow you to convey key ideas and issues in a way that is suitable to the audience
  • Strong relationship management skills and an ability to work well with others
  • A current practising certificate or be eligible for a practising certificate
  • Experience working in relation to one or more of MBIE's 16 regulatory systems would be an advantage
  • Experience working on governance, integrity and conduct matters and / or regulatory compliance and enforcement

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE: MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.


  • Mahi Tahi
  • Better Together


Māia
  • Bold and brave


Pae Kahurangi
  • Build our Future
  • Pono Me Te Tika
  • Own It Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity
  • Hīkina Whakatutuki which broadly means 'lifting to make successful'.


MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand.

We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei.

He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori

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