Job Description
About us:
The Heart Foundation is New Zealand’s leading heart health charity. Our purpose is to stop all people in New Zealand dying prematurely from heart disease and enable people with heart disease to live full lives. At the heart of our organisation, are our people, bringing their skills and passion to positively influence the heart health of New Zealanders.
About the opportunity:
A newly created role, we are seeking a legal expert to join our Shared Services team to provide in-house legal advice and support. This is a part time opportunity, approximately 16 hours a week, working across a variety of tasks including wills and requests as they come in, property transactions, bequest matters, commercial contracts, intellectual property compliance as well as the other legal administrative components of such work.
Reporting into the Head of Shared Services, you will be a barrister/solicitor of the high court with the ability to represent the Heart Foundation in the High Court, if needed. You will be comfortable rolling up your sleeves to get stuck into whatever may be needed, whether that be providing advice or legal secretary tasks.
About you:
- Qualified to represent in the High Court and engage with the Land Transport Act when needed
- Experience in legal administration or secretarial work, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and manage both legal work and admin tasks.
- Strong legal knowledge and experience, particularly around wills, property law, and family disputes.
- A calm and personable demeanour
What we offer:
The Heart Foundation offers an environment that promotes work life balance, through a variety of working arrangements. The wealth of expertise within our teams allows the Heart Foundation to effectively lead, champion andsupport active, healthy lifestyles across all of our teams and the New Zealand community.This role provides a real chance to help shape the future of digital in the organisation and make a lasting impact.
If you are someone who is collaborative, hands on, and keen to be a part of an organisation who care, we’d love to hear from you.
To apply:
This role is being managed by H2R Consulting. To apply for this role please click apply or contact Gemma on 09 368 7300 for more information. We look forward to reviewing your application!