Legal Executive

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Fixed term/ secondment opportunity based in Auckland CBD or Wellington until end of June 2026
• Feel valued and challenged in this fast-paced working environment
• Salary range $68,380 - $77,359K plus Kiwisaver and wellness benefits
• Looking to kickstart your legal career in a dynamic, supportive team? Join MBIE’s Litigation Team and gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced legal environment where your organisational skills and initiative will be genuinely valued.

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

MBIE is one of NZ’s largest and most diverse public sector agencies. You’ll be part of a team that appears before licensing boards, tribunals, and courts – gaining exposure to real legal work that makes a difference.

As a Legal Executive, you’ll be working alongside experienced lawyers in either our Auckland or Wellington office, supporting a wide range of legal work across MBIE’s enforcement activities. You’ll help manage litigation files, draft correspondence and court documents, and keep things running smoothly behind the scenes.

This is a great opportunity for someone who’s:

• In their final years of law school, or
• A recent law graduate looking to build practical experience in litigation and / or public law.
• An experienced legal executive with a passion for litigation.

What you’ll be doing:

• Helping manage litigation files and supporting solicitors with case prep
• Drafting letters and assisting with court documents
• Coordinating admin tasks like liaising with IT and scheduling meetings
• Being a go-to team member for keeping things organised and on track

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

To be successful in the role, you will need to be:

• Super-organised and able to juggle multiple tasks
• A great communicator – both written and verbal
• A team player with strong relationship skills
• Proactive, enthusiastic, and ready to learn.

You will also need to have a full NZ driver’s licence and be legally able to work in NZ.

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply:

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All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role. 

Email Jess Dalbeth at Jess.Dalbeth@mbie.govt.nz if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Wednesday 19 November 2025, at 11:59pm.