Senior Solicitor

2 weeks ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
Are you an experienced public sector lawyer looking for a change?
The Office of the Auditor-General | Te Mana Arotake is looking for a Senior Solicitor for our legal team. It's a fantastic opportunity for an experienced public sector lawyer wanting to try something different.

We're a small, friendly in-house legal team supporting the Auditor-General in his role as an Officer of Parliament under the Public Audit Act 2001.

The Auditor-General's work spans over 3000 public organisations and the entire public sector, so the work is varied and interesting.


As a Senior Solicitor in the team, you'll be involved in:

  • providing in-house legal services to the Office of the Auditor-General, Audit New Zealand, and other auditors operating on behalf of the Auditor-General;
- administering the provisions of the Local Authorities (Members' Interests) Act 1968; and
- providing advice on all other operational and corporate work of the Office of the Auditor-General.

You might also help with inquiries or other special projects.

You don't need to know about auditing and accounting, but in-house experience advising on procurement and contracting processes would be useful.


To be successful in this role, you'll have:

  • tertiary qualification in law;
- eligibility to obtain a practising legal certificate;
- at least 10 years' experience in legal work, preferably with some in-house experience in the public sector.

We offer our staff:

  • Supportive, flexible working.
  • Health and wellbeing benefits.
  • A unique operating environment with Parliament.
  • Learning and development opportunities.
What we stand for
People matter | Our independence is critical | We act with integrity and courage | We're here to make a difference
You must be able to gain and maintain a confidential national security clearance.

Ordinarily, this means that you must be a New Zealand citizen, a permanent resident, or hold a current residency class visa and intend to become a citizen when eligible.

You must have a five-year checkable background in New Zealand, the UK, the USA, Canada, or Australia. Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a security clearance. (Please note that this tool is not part of the formal security clearance process.)

Applications close Sunday 13 August 2023.

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