Senior Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago

Auckland City, New Zealand New Zealand Rugby Full time

Join one of New Zealand’s largest sports organisations
- Provide internal legal advice and related services to the wider NZR Group
- Be a key legal point of contact with NZR’s members

**What you'll do**:
As a Senior Legal Counsel for New Zealand Rugby, you will play a crucial role in providing internal legal advice and related services to the wider NZR Group. You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with Provincial Unions, the New Zealand Māori Rugby Board, and other key stakeholders. Your ability to actively manage workloads and expectations will be essential in this role. You will also provide training and assistance to Provincial Unions, supporting them to meet their legal and compliance obligations. In addition, you will assist the General Counsel and the rest of the Legal Team as required with other matters to support team and organisational requirements.
- Provide proactive and pragmatic legal support and advice to the New Zealand Rugby Group on a range of general and commercial legal matters.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with New Zealand Rugby’s members: the Provincial Unions and the New Zealand Māori Rugby Board.
- Provide training, assistance, and support to enable them to meet their legal and compliance obligations.
- Assist the General Counsel and the rest of the Legal Team as required with other matters to support team and organisational requirements.

**What you bring**:

- 7 or more years post-admission experience in commercial law with experience in regulatory or compliance or employment law an advantage
- A tertiary degree in Law and completion of legal professional studies
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with various stakeholders
- Experience in managing workloads and expectations
- Experience in providing training and assistance to meet legal and compliance obligations

**What sets this company apart**:
New Zealand Rugby is one of New Zealand’s largest sports organisations, with a team of employees committed to ensuring that our national game is run smoothly and effectively at all levels. They strive for rugby teams in black that are unrivalled, a high-performance system that produces the world’s best talent, competitions that fans love, and a community game that is strong and cherished. They are committed to New Zealand rugby being financially secure, attracting top partners and contributing actively to the global game.

**What's next**:
Our client, New Zealand Rugby, is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of one of New Zealand’s largest sports organisations, committed to ensuring that the national game runs smoothly and effectively at all levels...

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