Corporate Counsel

1 day ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Niche Full time

Make a meaningful difference to the global climate crisis
- Variety is key - no one day will be the same
- Opportunities for career development and advancement

**About the Client**

Operating in an evolving regulatory environment, the organisation is dynamic and responsive, setting challenging and demanding goals, and responding quickly to new opportunities to make major improvements to the climate and environment. New Zealand Carbon Farming is also a commercially successful organisation, allowing for further investment in the growth of more trees, further assisting the country in meeting its climate change commitments.

**The Opportunity**

Due to an internal promotion and continued strong workflows, a great opportunity has arisen for a commercially focused lawyer with 2-3 years PQE to play a pivotal role in the organisation’s ongoing success. In this role, no one day will be the same and you will have the opportunity to experience a range of complex, challenging and diverse work.

As Corporate Counsel, you will work as part of a legal team that manages a wide range of transactional, commercial, and regulatory issues across the team’s portfolio, including carbon forestry, climate change, property, resource management, corporate, finance, health and safety and much more.

**About You**

Let’s speak further if you bring the following:

- NZ qualified solicitor with 2-3 years’ experience in property, general commercial and/or climate change law matters (whether in a law firm or an in-house legal team)
- An interest in climate change and carbon forestry
- A willingness to learn and develop your legal knowledge and skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- A professional and personable manner

You can be confident that you will be given the opportunities and support to achieve something outstanding and assist you towards your success in the role

**How to apply?

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