Principal Counsel

1 day ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Niche Full time

Principal Legal Counsel (Regulatory)
The Wellington City Council (WCC) legal team are making some changes - for the better
They have recognised that to make the most of the amazing work opportunities that arise from the varied and challenging work they do - they need to ensure that the team have consistent access to strong leadership and enough people to do the mahi. They also want a happy, healthy team who have a realistic workload and that are supported to grow, develop and be challenged (and be allowed to safely make mistakes) in a specialty of law that they are passionate about.
As well as a Principal Legal Counsel (Regulatory), Wellington City Council are looking for 5 Legal and Senior Legal Counsels to work across the Public Law, Property, Construction, Commercial and RMA specialities.
**About you**
As the Principal Legal Counsel (Regulatory), you will:

- have at least 7 years PQE, ideally including some in-house legal experience
- be passionate about leadership and building a supportive team environment
- understand the regulatory frameworks in which Council operates
- be able to provide strategic, solutions focused legal advice
- thrive in uncertain and complex environments

**The work**
The legal team at WCC do amazing, challenging and varied work for our city. The team provide regulatory legal advice, support safe decision making (Public Law), provide advice on development agreements and leasing (Property Law), and the construction of Te Matapihi library, Town Hall redevelopment, social housing upgrades (Construction Law). They also support the wider business with commercial projects such as FIFA World Cup, Let’s Get Wellington Moving (Commercial Law) and the District Plan review (RMA).
**The opportunity**
A great opportunity for someone who would like to move into a legal Leadership role, this is an exciting time to be joining the team - the organisation is committed to ensuring change and growth by building a team that can be supported to grow through the progression pathways and learning and leadership development opportunities.
Working for the Council offers you a range of benefits including 5 weeks annual leave, flexible working options, health and wellbeing support and Council staff discounts.
**How to apply**

**Job Type**: Permanent

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