Senior Legal Counsel - Fixed Term

About the Position

Senior Legal Counsel - Fixed Term

• Location: Deloitte Auckland, Level 20, 1 Queen Street, Auckland
• Department: Enabling Areas | Legal & Regulatory
• Employment Type: Full-time

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About the Role

As a Senior Legal Counsel on a fixed-term contract, you’ll provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice across Deloitte New Zealand. You’ll work with partners, business leaders, and internal stakeholders to support contracting, manage legal risk, and enable sound business decisions.

In this role, you’ll do meaningful work with talented people. As New Zealand's leading professional services firm, we combine local expertise with global capability to create impact that matters for our clients, communities, and country.

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Responsibilities

• Advising partners and internal stakeholders on complex contracts, legal risk, and practical options that balance business objectives with regulatory requirements.
• Drafting, reviewing, and supporting the negotiation of client services agreements, supplier contracts, and other relationship arrangements, including sponsorship and alliances.
• Supporting privacy, corporate governance, disputes, and ad hoc legal projects as required.
• Monitoring relevant legislative, regulatory, and legal developments, and translating these into clear guidance for the business.
• Developing legal templates, guidance, training, and knowledge-sharing materials to improve consistency and efficiency.
• Managing multiple complex or sensitive matters with limited supervision, from initial instruction through to resolution.

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Requirements

• Your Expertise:
  • Strong commercial and technology contracting experience.
  • Sound judgement and ability to turn complex legal issues into clear, practical advice.
  • Demonstrated end-to-end experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts relevant to professional services.
  • Specialist IT contracting skill set with broad knowledge of related commercial law matters including intellectual property, security, data and privacy, and emerging technology arrangements such as cloud and AI-related contracts.
  • Strong negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent organization and prioritization skills.
  • A collaborative and collegial approach, with an interest in knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
  • Ideally 7+ years of practical legal experience, including a period of private practice experience.

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We Offer

• Flexible ways of working
• Wellbeing initiatives and employee support programs
• Additional leave and community impact opportunities
• An inclusive and collaborative culture where you can be yourself

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About the Company

You’ll join the Office of the General Counsel, where you’ll provide trusted legal support across a broad range of commercial, technology, and regulatory matters. At Deloitte, you'll be part of a values-led organization committed to inclusion, innovation, and making an impact that matters.

Our shared values are at the heart of everything we do. Living these values is essential to ensuring everyone feels included at work and able to reach their full potential. For us to succeed and thrive as an organization, we understand the importance of creating a culture where diverse perspectives matter and where everyone is given an equal opportunity to thrive, grow, and make an impact that matters.

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Additional Information

To be considered for this role, you must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand. You must hold, or be able to obtain before beginning the role, a practising certificate in New Zealand. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Join us. But be you. At Deloitte, you’ll do more than just join something, you’ll add something. You’ve found a place that values your curiosity, passion, and desire to work alongside brilliant people on the things that really matter. There really is only one question: What impact do YOU want to make?

We believe the strongest teams are made up of diverse individuals and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognize that women and individuals from under-represented backgrounds may hesitate to apply if they don't meet all criteria. If you're passionate about this role and believe you have the skills, we encourage you to apply, even if your experience, ideal working hours, or qualifications aren't a perfect match.

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