About The Role

Corporate Solicitor L1 - Roia Rangatōpū

Permanent, full-time position
Wellington based

Ara Whiwhi Mahi | The Opportunity

Is it time to progress your career? Come and build your future with the Corporate Legal team at Inland Revenue. This is a fabulous opportunity to develop your legal skills and to build networks. Join us for interesting and challenging work with a genuine work/life balance.

As an intermediate solicitor (2-4 years’ experience) in Corporate Legal you will be part of a specialist legal team within Inland Revenue that advises on corporate law, including information law, public law, commercial, property and employment issues. We do not deal with tax technical matters.

Your role will be working predominantly in our information law practice but there will be scope to engage in other areas, depending on your experience and preference. It will involve advising key stakeholders, including senior leaders and our Policy, Ministerial Services and Information Sharing teams.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a high performing team that works collaboratively across Inland Revenue to support a diverse range of internal customers.

We offer a competitive salary along with support and development opportunities unique to you and your aspirations so that you can bring your whole self to work.

Mōu | About you

To be successful in this position, you will need an understanding of information law and a proven ability to accurately assess legal risks and provide sensible solutions.

In this varied role you will ideally have

The ability to assess legal risks and provide practical and legally sound solutions and advice.
Experience in statutory interpretation and legal drafting.
An interest in drafting interagency information sharing agreements, including to a secondary legislation level. This includes understanding organisational needs and impacts involved.
A good understanding of the law relating to the Official Information Act and Privacy Act.
A willingness to engage in advising on a broad range of legal matters across Corporate Legal’s practice areas.
Great relationship management skills for interacting with our internal clients, lawyers in other public service agencies, and external counsel.
A current New Zealand practising certificate.

The salary range for the Corporate Solicitor Level 1 role is $101,424 - $143,187. The salary offered will be based on skills and experience assessed during the interview stage.

About us | Mō mātou

At Inland Revenue Te Tari Taake we’re passionate about Aotearoa New Zealand being a great place to live and work. We’re making it simpler for everyone to pay tax that pays for things like health care, education and protecting the environment.

We are committed to keeping to the Treaty of Waitangi's guiding principles in our work for and with Māori customers and our employees, their whānau, hapū and iwi.

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace free from inequalities, where all our people are valued, respected and feel supported to reach their full potential .

Tono mai | Apply here

Please outline in your cover letter and resume how your skills and experience align with the advert and role description. For more information about the role, including a copy of the role description, please contact [email hidden] .

At Inland Revenue, we truly embrace diversity and inclusion and promote a flexible and supportive work environment that meets the needs of our people and business. If you need accessibility assistance at any point in the application process or would like to know more about what accessibility and inclusion means to us, please contact [email hidden] and a member of the team will be in touch.

Applications close 5pm, Thursday 10 th September

Please note, we will be reviewing applications throughout the process, and you may hear from us before closing date.