Senior Solicitor - Wellington
Post date: 08 May 2026
We are seeking applications from experienced and motivated Senior Solicitors (Rōia Matua) to join our legal team at Te Tai Ōhanga The Treasury.
About the Role
These roles offer the opportunity to work on high-profile and interesting matters, contribute to strategic decision‑making, and play a key role in shaping the future of the New Zealand economy. If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy complex legal work, and are ready to take the next step in your career, we’d like to hear from you.
We are looking for qualified candidates with at least 5 years prior legal experience across a range of legal backgrounds, who can provide legal advice on complex matters and are interested in broadening their legal experience.
The Treasury legal team advises across a broad range of subject areas relevant to the Treasury’s work, including on commercial transactions, finance and capital markets, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, complex statutory regimes and across general public and commercial law matters.
If you have previous experience across any of these subject areas and are interested in further broadening your experience, then we are interested in hearing from you.
Ō pūmanawa | About You
As a Senior Solicitor, you will be responsible for working independently as well as collaboratively with other legal colleagues and client teams to provide solutions-focussed expert advice to a diverse client base. We are looking for candidates who:
can bring strategic thinking, sound judgment, a proactive approach to problem-solving and client service,
provide advice based on organisational risk tolerance settings and be comfortable operating in environments that may be ambiguous or evolving.
translate complex legal issues into clear, plain language tailored to diverse audiences, ensuring advice is accessible and actionable
strategic agility and political awareness, with the ability to anticipate issues and provide sound advice in a complex and often evolving environment
support the development ofother team members.
Mō mātou | About Us
At The Treasury Te Tai Ōhanga we’re creating a better future for New Zealand and everyone who calls our amazing country home. We’re the Government’s economic and financial advisor, working hard to raise the standard of living for everyone in Aotearoa, now and in the future.
Our talented people bring their diverse backgrounds and experiences to tackling New Zealand’s biggest and most inter-connected issues. Every day, they are influencing, advising, and supporting Ministers, Crown CEOs and Government decision-makers to shape our country’s collective tomorrow.
Ko ngā hua | What we Offer
This is an important job and that’s why we’ll do all we can to support your success. Flexible work arrangements will help you enjoy a positive work/life balance. Our numerous social events, sports teams and employee networks will enable you to connect and have fun.
The wharenui, at the heart of our workplace, embodies our commitment to diversity and making this an inclusive place that will welcome the unique experiences and perspectives you bring to our collaborative team culture.
Tono mai ināianei | Apply Now to shape your, and New Zealand’s, tomorrow.
Applications close 11.55pm Sunday, 24 May. For any questions about this application, please contact talent@treasury.govt.nz
We are open to considering applicants from a range of backgrounds. We seek applicants who are able to primarily work from a Treasury office in Wellington or Auckland.
For more information on what we are seeking, please see the attached job description.
E whai tono ana mātou i ngā Rōia Matua tautōhito, ngākaunui hoki kia hono mai ki tō mātou tīma o Te Puna Rōia i Te Tai Ōhanga.
Kōrero mō te tūranga
Mā ēnei tūranga koe e whai wāhi atu ai ki ngā take nui, ki ngā take matomato, kia tāpae atu ki ngā whakataunga ā-rautaki, ā, kia whaitake hoki te āhua o tō para i te anamata o te ōhanga o Aotearoa. Ki te tōnui koe i tētahi wāhi takitini, ki te rata koe ki ngā mahi ture tuatini, ā, e rite ana koe ki te eke ki taumata anō i tō ao mahi, kia rongo kōrero i a koe.
E rapu ana mātou i ngā kaitono kāore e iti iho tana wheako ture i te 5 tau i ngā tini horopaki ture, e taea ana te tuku tohutohu mō ngā take tuatini, ā, e rata ana kia whānui ake ōna wheako ture. Ko tā Te Puna Rōia he tuku tohutohu i ngā tini kaupapa e hāngai ana ki ngā mahi a Te Tai Ōhanga, pērā i ngā kurutete tauhokohoko, ngā mākete ahumoni, pūrawa hoki, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ngā anga ture tuatini me ngā take ture tūmatanui, tauhokohoko hoki. Mēnā he wheako kē ōu i tētahi o ēnei kaupapa, ka mutu, e rata ana koe ki te whakawhānui i ō wheako, kia rongo kōrero mātou i a koe.
Ō pūmanawa
Kō ōu haepapa hei Rōia Matua he tau ki te mahi takitahi, ki te mahi takitini rānei me ētahi atu hoamahi ture, me ētahi tīma kiritaki hoki kia aro pū ki ngā putanga, kia matatau hoki ai te āhua o āu tohutohu ki ngā kiritaki rerekē. E rapu ana mātou i ngā kaitono e āhei ana
ki te whakaaro ā-rautaki, e tau hoki ana ngā whakataunga, he kōkiri noa te āhua o te whakaoti rapanga me ngā ratonga kiritaki,
ki te tuku tohutohu i raro i ngā whakaritenga tūraru a te umanga, ā, ka hāneanea te mahi i ngā āhuatanga kaurehu, e huri tonu ana rānei.
Ki te huri i ngā take ture tuatini ki tētahi reo mārama e hāngai ana ki ngā hunga rerekē, ā, e mate ana kia māmā noa te tiki ake, te whakamahi anō hoki.
E raka ana te aronga ā-rautaki me te mataara ā-tōrangapū, e āhei hoki ana ki te rongo i ngā take kia tuku ai i ngā tohutohu i tētahi wāhi tuatini, hurihuri hoki.
Ki te tautoko i te whanaketanga o ētahi atu hoa mahi o te tīma.
Mō mātou
Kō tā mātou i Te Tai Ōhanga he para i tētahi āpōpō pai ake mō Aotearoa me te hunga e tohu ana i tēnei whenua hei kāinga mā rātou. Tēnei mātou te kaitohutohu ōhanga, ahumoni hoki o te Kāwanatanga, e ngana ana kia rewa ake te paerewa ora ki te katoa i Aotearoa, āianei, ā haere ake nei.
Ka tō mai ā mātou tāngata i ō rātou ao kanorau, i ō rātou wheako rerekē hoki ki te kōkiri i ngā take nui me ngā take e tino tūhono nuitia ana. I ia rā, ko rātou e whakaaweawe ana, e tohutohu ana, e tautoko hoki ana i ngā Minita, i ngā Tumu o te Karauna me ngā kaiwhakatau o te Kāwanatanga kia para ai i te āpōpō o tō tātou whenua.
Ko ngā Hua
He mahi nui tēnei, nā konā whakamomori ai mātou ki te tautoko i tō angitu. Mā ngā āhuatanga mahi tāwari koe e āwhina ki te kimi kauhanganui i te ao mahi me te ao o te kāinga. Mā ā mātou kaupapa pāpori, ā mātou tīma hākinakina me ā mātou whatunga kaimahi e pai ai tō tūhono, tō harikoa anō hoki.
Ko tā te poutokomanawa o tō tātou whare, arā, tō tātou wharenui, he whakatinana i tō mātou manawa ū ki te kanorau, kia noho ai tēnei wāhi hei wāhi kauawhi e rata ana ki ngā wheako me ngā whakaaro tūhāhā ka mauria mai e koe ki tō mātou ahurea takitini.
E whakaaetia ana e mātou ngā kaitono i ngā tini horopaki. E rapu ana i ngā kaitono e āhei ana ki te mahi i te nuinga o ana mahi i tētahi tari Tai Ōhanga i Pōneke, i Tāmaki Makaurau rānei.
Ka aukati te tuku tono ā te 11.55pm Rātapu, 24 Haratua. Me he pātai mō te tono nei, whakapā atu ki talent@treasury.govt.nz
Mō ētahi anō taipitopito ki tā mātou e rapu nei, tirohia te puka tūranga.
Kia Pono (Making a Difference) | Kia Whakamana (Enhancing Mana) | Kia Hono (Achieving Together)
