Legal Counsel

4 weeks ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Ryman Healthcare Full time

Fantastic opportunity to join our team as Legal Counsel; drive legal excellence in property, conveyancing, and retirement village matters
- Unlock your full potential in a supportive environment that values your expertise
- Make a meaningful difference in what you do
- Enjoy varied and dynamic work

**About Ryman Healthcare**

At Ryman, we believe the measure of a full life is one that gets richer with age.
Ryman Healthcare is a leader in retirement living and aged care. Our driving purpose is to enhance freedom, connection and well-being for people as we grow older. We own and operate 48 villages in New Zealand and Australia and we employ approximately 7,700 team members across a range of different sectors. Additionally, we are proud to be the first healthcare company to receive the Wellbeing Tick.
Care is at the heart of everything we do and we've created this role to approach the environment with the same level of care that we have for our residents. Environmental sustainability is important to us as it supports our goal of providing exceptional retirement living communities in NZ and Victoria, Australia.
At the heart of our business, everything we do must be 'Good enough for mum and dad.'

**What will you do?**

We are seeking a motivated Legal Counsel to join our inhouse Legal Team and to lead the Unit Contracts division of the team. This role reports directly to the General Counsel and involves leading and mentoring the Unit Contracts team, as well asproviding legal advice to Ryman on a range of matters including property, commercial, and retirement village issues.
Other key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Overseeing all matters relating to the conveyancing of Ryman occupation rights for units in its villages.
- Preparing and maintaining template documentation relating to Ryman's occupation agreements, as well as implementing changes to improve efficiencies.
- Supporting other divisions of the business and preparing and reviewing legal documents as required.
- Responding to and resolving ad hoc legal queries.
- Leadership of Ryman's Unit Contracts Team.

**What's in it for you?**

If you are the sort of person who loves working with a team of people who work to a clear purpose, you'll love this role In addition, a career at Ryman offers:

- Ongoing support for professional development and career profession opportunities
- Additional wellbeing leave and flexible working arrangements
- Access to over 60 discounts with well-known brands across a variety of sectors including; health and wellbeing, banking, insurance, and retail
- Social club events, furry Friday's (bring your dog to work), free yoga classes
- Free gym membership for onsite gym
- Convenient Ryman owned onsite café (Pioneers Café) with affordable pricing

**Who are you?**
- You have a Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) and a NZ Practicing Certificate
- You have 4-8 years PQE with relevant experience gained in a reputable law firm and/or in-house legal role
- You value people and kindness and are passionate about delivering results
- You strive for excellence and look for ways to exceed expectations. You can deliver with confidence in a fast-paced environment
- You believe in the value of strong, positive, trusting teams who work together as one
- You are resilient and can demonstrate composure under pressure
- You value communication that is clear, effective, and lacks ambiguity

If you are interested in joining an organisation with a clear purpose and a commitment to innovation, kindness and excellence, we would love to hear from you

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means a job ad may close before the advertised close date.

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