Legal Executive - Fixed Term 12 months (Flexible Hours - 32 hours pw)

Tegel is a proud New Zealand brand with a rich history of producing high-quality poultry products. Our success is driven by our dedicated people who work together every day to deliver a wide variety of poultry products across New Zealand and to markets around the world.

Right now we are looking for a Legal Executive to join our dynamic organization where you'll provide critical legal and administrative support to our Legal team. This role offers the chance to work on a broad range of legal matters, with a particular focus on property matters, the agriculture industry, contract management.

Why Join Us?

As part of a large, complex, and fast-paced business, you'll have the opportunity to work on high-impact projects that will challenge and develop your legal executive expertise. The role is 32 hours per week and we're flexible—whether you'd prefer a four-day week or spreading your hours across the week, we'll work with you to find a schedule that fits.

What You'll Do:

• Proactively support the Legal team on a wide range of commercial, corporate and company secretarial matters
• Administer the Group's property matters
• Provide excellent legal executive and administrative support to the Legal team.
• Manage and improve our contract database, ensuring accuracy and efficiency
• Support the negotiation and drafting of contracts, variations, renewals, etc
• Assist with reviewing and updating Company policies
• Helping to continuously improve legal team processes
• Liaise with stakeholders across the organization, as well as suppliers, customers, landlords, and external advisors
• A variety of legal research
  
  

What We're Looking For:

• Legal Executive qualification with 5+ years of Post-Qualified Experience in New Zealand
• Strong property law experience
• Matter management and/or project management experience
• Strong organizational skills and works to team priorities
• Excellent attention to detail
• Thrives in a fast-paced, complex environment
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and motivated to "get things done"  
• Ability to work independently, and works well with a team
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Data-base management experience
• Strong Microsoft office Word skills required, and good Excel skills preferred
  
  

Why join us?

• Variety, flexibility, and the chance to work with an outstanding legal team and an organization that values your skills and expertise
• Autonomy in your role
• Carpark
• Staff Sales
  
  

These opportunities don't come up often, please don't delay in getting your application in - we will close off applications as soon as we find the right person.

Click on this link to apply or visit Tegel's Career webpage.