Senior Legal Advisor
CurrentDevelop and maintain effective, trust-filled relationships• Providing advice to the Chief Executive and the Executive Leadership Team across therange of the Department’s legal interests, risks and obligations• Contributing a legality assurance perspective to the Department’s strategic and governanceprocesses, particularly the executive decision-making process• Instructing Crown and other solicitors to conduct legal business on behalf of theDepartment, in accordance with Cabinet directions• Establishing and maintaining effective public service and professional networks• Working with the Director Legal to quality assure the work of both the Legal Services teamand external service providers;• Working with the Director Legal to meet management capability responsibilities specified inthe Strategy and Governance Business Plan for:- Effectiveness for Maori- EEO- Health and Safety- Disability responsiveness- Ethnic responsivenessDevelop and promote corporate legal standards and practices• Building understanding of legal issues, risks and obligations through advice, communications and training, especially for other legal services staff and managers• Helping to ensure appropriate legal policies and practices are in place to manage the legal obligations and legal risks of the Department effectively• Ensuring that professional best practice is achieved and maintained Staff Management• Supervising work and leading projects, as required by the Director Legal• Supervising, coaching and mentoring of Legal Services staff• Building team capability• Ensure the growth and professional development of Legal Services staff