Senior Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Sharesies Full time

When you first walk through those doors, there's a buzz, a feeling of excitement and energy - it's our amazing people.

Our people drive and live by our values,
we always care for each other and ourselves,
chase remarkable on the daily and we are all
in it together and have each other's backs.

Sharesies has an inclusive culture and our aim is to create financial empowerment for everyone.

We believe that everyone deserves the chance to live the life they choose, that everyone deserves the right to be able to grow their wealth, and everyone should be able to invest.

We're developing a new generation of investors, one pay-day at a time.


With such a big vision we need a big team, and we've had an exciting opportunity open up in our Legal Team as a Senior Legal Counsel.

You'll enjoy a varied role, responsible for supporting the Sharesies legal function.

At Sharesies we look specifically for people who are as excited about our vision as we are.

For the Senior Legal Counsel role we are looking for:

  • Experience working across a range of financial services, corporate, commercial, and governance matters
  • Ability to deliver clear, risk aware and timely legal advice
  • Someone who enjoys working in a fastpaced, and innovative environment
Please click here to read a full Job Description

We're looking for the right person, not just a list of qualifications. We'd love to hear from you even if you're not sure you fit the bill.

Sharesies is committed to promoting and celebrating a diverse and inclusive workplace - a place where we can all be ourselves and thrive in our work.

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, wellbeing initiatives, and services to support people from different backgrounds.

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We've been a proud certified B Corp since April 2019.

We've become a carbon neutral company, introduced volunteer leave, created a process for donations, introduced a responsible search filter for sustainable investing through our platform and we continue to provide education and workshops to create financial empowerment for everyone We always strive to make positive impacts in all things we do and this certification guides and confirms our work_**- The successful person will be required to obtain a Ministry of Justice Criminal Convictions check and all applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand.

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