Legal Counsel (Part time or Full time)
Thriving together – mō te taiao, mō ngā tāngata.
Our environment and our people go hand-in-hand.
We have a unique opportunity for a motivated and experienced Legal Counsel to join the Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Legal and Commercial team.
Te āhuatunga a te tūranga | About the role
This is a senior role with organisation-wide responsibilities and a mandate for assisting capability and understanding of legal issues across the Council, with a particular focus on regulatory compliance.
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s complex regulatory frameworks provide the scope for using your specialist skills and developing new ones across a wide range of legal work. In this role you will be exposed to a range of areas of law relating to Regional Council’s various functions with a particular focus on regulatory enforcement and litigation under the Resource Management Act (or its replacement), as well as Biosecurity, Maritime and local government legislation.
Reporting to the Legal & Commercial Manager, you will provide in-house legal services and ensure that external legal services received by Council are managed effectively. You will be part of a team with a range of experience, including specialist resource management, commercial, and local government lawyers.
Ō pūmanawa | Your skills and experience
To be successful in this role you will have:
Qualifications
- A Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree or higher;
- Admission as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand; and
- A current practicing certificate.
Experience
- 8+ years post qualification experience, with a focus on litigation and environmental regulatory compliance;
- Experience with local government and/or in a prosecution role would be advantageous;
- Experience and interest in employment law and/or health and safety desirable;
- Excellent technical skills, drafting and negotiation experience.
Ko wai mātou| Who we are
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is responsible for land, air and water as well as public transport and economic development. A major focus of our work involves looking after the environment. We manage the effects of people’s use of freshwater, land, air and coastal water. However, we also share a broader responsibility, with others, for the economic, social and cultural well-being of the regional community.
Who you are is important to us. We welcome diversity as an opportunity to grow our teams and are keen to support people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, religions, and disabilities/ abilities. We want the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to be a place where you can bring your whole self to work.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has a reputation for being one of the country’s most progressive regional councils. People like working for us because we offer the following:
- Flexible working arrangements and a full or part time position
- Excellent wellbeing initiatives (such as employer paid insurance).
- Challenge and job satisfaction.
- A supportive, collaborative, and fun work environment.
The position will be located in Regional House, Tauranga (but will also service Councils’ Whakatāne and Rotorua offices). The recruitment salary range for this position will be approximately $120,000 to $140,000 and will be determined depending on the skills and experience of the successful applicant.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply
Apply HERE or contact Jessica Easton, Legal & Commercial Manager on 027 616 6125 for a confidential discussion.
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NB To apply for this job, you must have the legal right to be able to work in New Zealand and hold a current, valid driver’s licence.
Applications close 5pm, Friday 20 January 2023 and will only be accepted online.
