{"id":16611,"date":"2026-08-05T09:06:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/?post_type=job_listing&p=16611"},"modified":"2026-08-05T09:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:06:25","slug":"legal-council-tauranga-city-council","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/job\/legal-council-tauranga-city-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Council – Tauranga City Council"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tau ake r\u0101 te moana nei, e papaki kau ana ki te \u0101kau tangata, kakenga waka ka mauru te tohu ki te arearenga o Mauao, he pou herenga m\u014du, he pou hononga m\u014du, kia herea ki te tika, kia herea ki te pono. Kia mau, kia ita, kia \u016b – haumi e, hui e, t\u0101iki e!<\/p>\n

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Te T\u016branga | About the role<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tauranga City Council is looking for an experiencced litigation lawyer to join our in-house Legal team as Legal Counsel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You’ll support a wide range of contentious matters, regulatory issues, and legal advice across Council, using your litigation experience in work that has a real connection to the community. The role offers variety, complexity, and the opportunity to contribute to decisions, projects, and issues that help shape Tauranga’s future.<\/p>\n

You’ll be joining a strong team of experienced legal professionals who are collaborative, supportive, and trusted across the organisation. It’s also an opportunity to do meaningful legal work in-house, without the pressure of time recording, billing targets, or invoicing.<\/p>\n

What you’ll be doing<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this role, you’ll provide well-researched, pragmatic legal advice across a range of Council matters, with a particular focus on contentious issues before, during, and after litigation.<\/p>\n

You’ll also support the team by:<\/p>\n