Company Description
Meridian is Aotearoa’s largest renewable electricity producer, generating power from 100% renewable sources—wind, water, and sun!
Mō te tūranga | What you’ll be doing
The role of Senior Legal Counsel enhances Meridian’s enterprise value by the commercially-focused and pragmatic management of legal risk and partnering with those business units accountable for executing Meridian’s strategy.
This role provides general and specialist technical legal and regulatory expertise to customers right across the Meridian group.
You will ensure legal and regulatory risk is understood in company decision making processes.
Drafting, reviewing and providing advice on, and assisting with negotiation of, a range of commercial contracts and arrangements.
Understanding the implications for Meridian of government, regulatory and public policy processes, announcements and legislation and where appropriate assisting with the preparation of submissions to government and regulators.
Assisting in the provision of company secretarial and governance responsibilities including compliance with NZX and ASX obligations.
This is a 12 month maternity leave cover, based in Wellington.
Ngā pukenga kei a koe mō tenei tūranga | What you’ll bring
Previous experience in a general commercial role in a corporate law firm or in-house legal team.
LLB and practising certificate, or ability to provide advice as a foreign professional adviser.
Excellent written and verbal communication with an ability to communicate complex legal and commercial concepts to different audiences.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple matters and demands at the same time.
Commercial astuteness.
Collaborative working style and excellent relationship building skills.
Ngā painga ki a mātou | What we can offer
We value work/life balance so our WFH and flexible work options (where possible) make things easier for you and your whānau. We also offer:
an attractive and competitive salary package plus discounts from a number of partnerships
enhanced leave provisions: three company paid days (over the holiday period)
enhanced KiwiSaver contributions
excellent learning and development opportunities, we want you to be the best version of yourself and will help you get there!
award winning wellbeing programme that provides support whenever and wherever you need it
employee discounts off your power with Meridian or Powershop, every bit counts
a one-off $400 payment to support your work from home set-up (if needed)
Tono mai ināianei tonu | Apply now
All in all, we’re an awesome place to work. If this sounds like you and you want to bring your energy and use your power to make a difference (pun intended), then apply today and tell us why!
We encourage you to apply for this role — even if you don’t meet every requirement. At Meridian, we value diverse perspectives and believe that potential, passion, and a willingness to grow are really important. If you’re excited about this opportunity, we’d love to hear from you!
To view the full Position Description, please click here. If applying through Seek, please email careers@meridianenergy.co.nz for the position description.
He aha koe i hono mai ai ki a mātou? | Why join us?
We help reduce carbon emissions and support communities in doing the same, supplying electricity to over 380,000 homes, businesses, and farms through Meridian and Powershop.
At Meridian, we embrace diversity and inclusion, knowing that different perspectives make us stronger. We encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work, creating a welcoming and empowering environment for all.
Be gutsy, be in the waka, and be a good human – our three principles. We work hard and celebrate connection through quizzes, morning teas, and cultural events, both in person and virtually.
Sustainability is in our DNA. We proudly support KidsCan and Kākāpō Recovery and work side-by-side with our generation communities.
If you’ve got any questions, please email careers@meridianenergy.co.nz. We're committed to becoming more accessible and providing support if needed. Please get in touch if there are parts of our process you would like assistance with (process found here meridianenergy.co.nz/careers), we’re more than happy to help.
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