Senior Solicitor

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Deliver high quality and accurate legal advice on complex and high profile matters
• Permanent, full-time position based in Wellington CBD
• Salary range $132,417 - $160,472 plus kiwisaver and wellness benefits

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

Are you someone who enjoys working across a range of areas as well as being able to specialise in some? Does the prospect of being part of a respected, caring team appeal?

If so, we are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated senior solicitor to join our Corporate & Registries team. The Corporate & Registries team provides legal advice to all MBIE’s operations, including in relation to MBIE’s 16 different regulatory systems, and on governance, integrity and conduct matters that touch the organisation.

In this role you will work with other in-house counsel providing high quality and timely advice on a wide range of legal issues.  You will need to be technically proficient, agile, adaptable and a strong communicator.  

You will work with autonomy in a collaborative and supportive environment. You will learn from the experts to build your knowledge as well as sharing your knowledge with others to provide advice and support on some of MBIE’s most complex  legal matters.

Over time, there is scope for our lawyers to work in relation to different regulatory systems, depending on their experience and interest.  This also means that we can offer significant opportunities for developing experience across a broad variety of subject areas and building your career within MBIE.

Currently there is a particular opportunity to focus on supporting Immigration New Zealand on an important programme of work designed to provide a trusted world class immigration service.  This will mean working alongside our immigration solicitors as you proactively engage and build collaborative relationships and advise across the programme.  You would have the opportunity to combine this with work across MBIE’s other regulatory systems.

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

• A tertiary qualification in law and a practising certificate
• Over 8 years’ PQE
• Experience in public law and an understanding of the mechanisms of government
• Strong legal technical skills
• Well-developed written and verbal communication abilities, which allow you to convey key ideas and issues in a way that is suitable to the audience
• The ability to deliver successful outcomes in a demanding environment
• Strong relationship management skills and an ability to work well with others
• Enthusiasm, drive, and a proactive nature
• Experience working in relation to one or more of MBIE’s 17 regulatory systems (particular interest in the immigration system)
• Experience working on governance, integrity, and conduct matters and / or regulatory compliance and enforcement
• The ability to lead assignments and to coach and mentor other team members 

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:

Click here to view a position description. All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role. 

Please email Tania Turfrey at tania.turfrey@mbie.govt.nz if you have any further questions or queries.

Applications close on Sunday 15 June (midnight)