Legal Counsel

Te Tari o te Tumu Whakarae | Vice-Chancellor's Office
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Continuing (permanent) position
• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

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Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
An immediate opening for a full-time Legal Counsel in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor has arisen, to assist with providing commercial legal advice. You will be a key team member of the Legal Services team, reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel.

Mōu | Who You Are
You will have a LLB Bachelor's Degree, a current practising certificate issued by NZLS, and 3 - 7 years PQE in a broad range of commercial legal issues. In addition, you will be:

• a perceptive and proactive person who can provide timely advice across a full range of commercial and contractual matters
• excellent at relationship building with the ability to find pragmatic solutions to variety of technical problems
• able to manage competing priorities and a significant and diverse work load
• outstanding at writing and have excellent analytical and communication skills as well as strong judgment

Applicants who are comfortable with technology, committed to teamwork, responsive and have a proven record of providing the highest quality client service, should apply today!

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
The UC Legal Services team is part of Te Tari o te Pouroki | Office of the General Counsel and Registrar. UC Legal Services provides independent legal advice to UC, guiding and assisting good decision-making by the University Council, the Vice-Chancellor, the Senior Leadership Team, Senior Managers and University staff on legal, strategic, commercial and risk management issues in order to assist the University in achieving its strategic goals and objectives.

For more information about us, please visit our website here .

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here .

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions.

What we offer
The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:

• Generous annual leave provisions
• Flexible working arrangements
• Supportive working environment
• Professional development and study opportunities
• Living in revitalised Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand
• A unique working environment in a beautiful campus with access to UC facilities such as the recreation centre and Staff club at discounted rates plus onsite cafés and eateries, and more.

For more information on our Benefits, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 10 March 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.

Job Details

Reference #	19360
Posted on	21 Feb 2024
Closes on	10 Mar 2024 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Legal
Job level(s)	Experienced
Work type(s)	Continuing (Permanent) full-time
More details (document)	PD Legal Counsel February 2024.pdf
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