Interim Senior Legal Counsel

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Location: Auckland (Albany HQ), New Zealand
Employment Type: Full time
Contract: 12-Month Fixed Term Contract

About the Role\n

Working closely with the General Counsel and Legal Team, you'll support EROAD's strategic and commercial goals across New Zealand, Australia, and North America.

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You'll provide legal support across a broad range of matters, including contracts, disputes, privacy, risk, and intellectual property, while partnering with teams across the business on complex, cross-jurisdictional matters.

Key Responsibilities\n

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• Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts
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• Support major business transactions
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• Manage disputes and pre-litigation matters, including working with external counsel where needed
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• Support privacy and risk compliance across New Zealand, Australia and the US
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• Manage and maintain EROAD's intellectual property portfolio
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• Triage legal requests through the team helpdesk and prioritise matters effectively
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• Support the development of corporate policies, procedures and programmes
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• Prepare training materials and provide legal guidance to the business
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• Partner with cross-functional teams on a wide range of commercial, product, privacy, software and public company matters
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What you'll bring Essential Requirements\n

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• LLB degree or higher
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• 6+ years PQE in-house or in private practice, ideally with experience in commercial and technology contracts (10+ years PQE for Senior Legal Counsel level)
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• Hold, or be applying for, a current practising certificate
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• Strong analytical, written and verbal communication skills
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• Ability to provide clear, concise legal advice to senior stakeholders
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• Commercially pragmatic approach, with the ability to balance legal risk and business objectives
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• Proactive, adaptable and able to work independently
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• Highly organised, detail-focused, and comfortable managing multiple priorities
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Preferred Skills\n

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• Comfortable using AI and emerging technologies to improve efficiency and solve problems effectively
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• Experience building AI agents for legal use would be highly regarded, but is not essential
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