Solicitor or Senior Solicitor

4 days ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

**Job Title**: Solicitor and Senior Solicitor

**Role type**: Permanent

**Location**: Wellington

**Solicitor Salary range**: $82,817 to $ 96,726 depending on skills and experience

**Senior Solicitor Salary range**: $96,073 - $112,321 depending on skills and experience

Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role
Are you interested in New Zealand's primary industries in the areas of climate change, forestry, and agriculture?
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Agriculture, Forestry & Corporate Law team in MPI Legal Services and become part of a busy and collegial Directorate that provides legal advice across a diverse and rewarding range of work within the large and dynamic organisation that is the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
The role will have a particular focus on supporting MPI with public law advice and legislative development in the areas of climate change, forestry, and agriculture.
This position is permanent position and preferably full time. There may also be fixed term opportunities within MPI Legal Services.

Mōu - About You

**To be considered for the Solicitor role, you will need**:

- A relevant tertiary qualification in law and a current New Zealand practising certificate, or the immediate ability to hold one.
- Post-admission experience in public law or another relevant area of law.
- Good attention to detail and drafting skills
- Ability to identify and make process improvements.
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships, good communication skills, and a collaborative work style.
- A can-do attitude with a proven track record in the delivery of useful and high-quality legal advice.
- Clear judgement and an ability to recognise and understand the implications of legal advice.

To be considered for the Senior Solicitor role, you will also need:

- Significant post-admission experience in public law.
- A proven track record in building strong relationships with, and providing useful advice to, senior-level officials.
- Experience in providing leadership in operational legal advice, litigation, or legislative development projects.
- Experience and a real interest in supervising, mentoring, and coaching less experienced solicitors.
- Ability to support the team Manager in the planning and management of resources and making process improvements for the benefit of the team, directorate, and our clients.

**Desirable**:

- Experience with the development and design of legislation.
- Experience working in-house for a large regulator.
- Knowledge of legislation administered by MPI and the regulatory environment in which MPI operates.

Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team
The Agriculture, Forestry & Corporate Law Team provides general public law, legislative development, litigation, and commercial & corporate law support to MPI staff working in the areas of climate change, agriculture and forestry.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) partners with New Zealand's food and fibre sector to be the world's most sustainable provider of high-value food and primary products.

Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI
- Additional MPI leave days
- Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation
- Mentoring and coaching programmes

Wā Mahi Ngāwari - Flexible Working
We support flexible working arrangements and are happy to discuss these options with you.

Ngā Taki Whakahaumaru - Security checks
Low level Security Clearance
- most preferably a New Zealand citizen, who has resided continuously in New Zealand for at least the last five (5) years, OR
- is a citizen of, and/or has resided continuously in one or more of the following countries for the last five (5) years: either Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom (UK) or the United States of America (USA); and has a background history that is verifiable and can be assessed as appropriate by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) towards a recommendation of suitability for a security clearance at this level.
- click here to find out more about the national security vetting process and access the eligibility self-check tool.

Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference?
We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whānau and hāpori.
In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values, your whakapapa; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

Applications close at midnight on Sunday 16th July

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