Senior Legal Counsel | Wellington

• Permanent Role
• Tier 4 position
• Supportive team with real opportunities to learn and grow

Be part of our small but mighty team of experienced legal professionals. Work in a generalist capacity with a wide variety of work, partnering up to executive level.

Mō te Tukurau Aotearoa - About NZ Post 

There's a story in every parcel. And wrapped up in every parcel, is the people of NZ Post.  Our mahi is different, but we share the same goal - to contribute to the growth and prosperity of our beautiful Aotearoa.  Whether you're a legal professional, a parcel processing whizz, a marketing maven, or a sales superstar, we've got a spot for you in our dynamic team. Start your journey with us.

Kōrero mōtetūranga - About the role 

In this rewarding and broad ranging role, you will deliver effective legal services and advise on legal risks across a wide range of areas.  You'll work with a passionate and supportive team, operating in a fast-moving, highly competitive industry, within a business you can be proud of.  We're pretty busy working on a huge range of interesting work fundamental to NZ Post's future and strategic objectives.  

This is an incredibly varied general commercial in-house role that supports internal stakeholders on a range of matters across our business. We're a large organisation with a huge variety of work, ranging from sales and the development of new products and services, substantial brand and marketing work, engagement with delivery contractors, major procurement projects and much more. In this role you will get the opportunity to engage, advise and advocate directly, right up to executive level.

Every week the team has something come through that we'd never have predicted, which keeps the work interesting, keeps us learning and keeps us on our toes.  We're not hierarchical and our lawyers work closely with others right across the business. You'll need to be pragmatic and use your initiative to collaborate with the business and our highly experienced team to get stuff done! 

The team itself is a supportive, collaborative and highly experienced environment.  You'll be backed to make your own calls but supported in your learning and any sense checks. To be successful in this environment you will be a self-starter, who loves an opportunity to keep developing your expertise, you'll relish the opportunity to work on a wide range of work including consumer law, fair trading, privacy and OIA, sales and contractual matters, disputes and contractor claims, within a team environment where people truly enjoy each other's company and always have each other's backs. The team always pitch in and do their best to support each other. The role provides a great mix of trust and independence, with the backing of a supportive team and management.

Mōu - About you 

We're looking for a lawyer with 8+ years of well-regarded commercial experience in-house and/or in a law firm.  Experience in fair trading and consumer law, sales contracts, privacy and/or general disputes or litigation experience would be a plus, but not essential by any means. You will already have an operating rhythm that allows you to ‘go with the flow' get things done and be comfortable working in the grey.  Resourceful by nature, you will be skilled at identifying opportunities and making your own calls in managing your role.  You'll be a strong communicator and know how to engage with your stakeholders to understand and support their successes.  Above all, you'll enjoy a positive and high-performance environment with a great group of professionals.  

Hiahia? - Interested? Come and join the whānau!

Ready to be part of something bigger?

Apply today, or find out more details about this opportunity by downloading the JD on the NZ Post Careers page.  If you require additional information, please contact Gemma Corbett via gemma.corbett@nzpost.co.nz or 027 372 4705.

Applications for this opportunity close on 22 June 2025.

All successful applicants will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in New Zealand and will be subject to a security check and reference checks.  Some of our roles may also require a credit check and/or a drug test. 

If you're interested in a role, please apply directly through our online portal. No one knows what we do and how we do it better than us, and our in-house talent team are experts at finding the right people for the right roles.  We won't consider candidates through agencies unless this has been previously approved. 

There's something really special about being part of the team here at NZ Post - Tukurau Aotearoa, who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values.

We are proud to be Rainbow Tick certified and recognise the diversity and uniqueness of our workforce and reaffirm our commitment to create a safe and inclusive environment for everyone.