We’re looking for a savvy Senior Legal Counsel to join our high-performing legal team on a 12-month contract. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated legal professional to work on a wide range of interesting and meaningful matters while contributing to a business that will invest in your growth! 

In this role, you’ll play a key part in delivering legal and regulatory advice across the business. You’ll work closely with senior leadership and stakeholders to provide guidance on a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial matters, from contract review and negotiation to internal legal support on corporate finance and capital markets initiatives.

You’ll thrive in a dynamic environment that offers variety, autonomy, and the chance to continue sharpening your legal expertise alongside a supportive, experienced team.

What you’ll bring:

• A New Zealand qualified lawyer with at least 5 years’ post-qualification experience (PQE) and a current NZ practising certificate
• Experience in general corporate and commercial law (in-house experience a bonus but not required) 
• Strong contract drafting, review, and negotiation skills 
• A confident communicator who can build rapport across all levels of the business
• A pragmatic, proactive, and commercially minded approach
• Comfortable working independently while being part of a collaborative team

Oceania Careers

Reimagining the Retirement and Aged Care Living experience in New Zealand.

Why Work at Oceania

At Oceania, our people are the driving force behind our purpose to reimagine retirement and aged care living in New Zealand. We recognise that an engaged and diverse workforce is central to delivering exceptional care and enriching the lives of our residents.

We’re the proud owner and operator of over 35 villages across New Zealand, providing independent living and aged care living to more than 4,000 residents.

Our core activities include the development, construction and operation of integrated retirement and aged care living residences to provide remarkable experiences that enable our residents to keep living the life they love and stay connected to what matters the most.

At Oceania, we build homes and communities, not just villages. Our spaces are designed to enable our residents to live the way they always have, with value, purpose and connection to the things that matter most. We're led by them, and it's this shared value to ‘Believe in Better’ that makes our approach different.

We strive to do better every day. Apply now and become part of our journey.

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