Legal Counsel

Windcave is looking for an experienced legal counsel to join its Auckland office working alongside existing experienced General Counsel in our Los Angeles office To date legal work for the group is handled from the Los Angeles office The new role will establish an inhouse legal department to manage legal matters in the New Zealand Australia and SE Asia Businesses This role will be required to function effectively in a profitable growing fintech company and we invite applications from candidates from law firms and inhouse counsel alike Exposure to relevant commercial environment will be an added advantage The company operates in the Payments industry Role Purpose Will provide sound legal advice around consumer competition law IP law and financial regulations An example of the latter is GDPR compliance Will be responsible for drafting and reviewing contracts and providing transaction support where necessary Should be able to provide legal reasoning towards compliance and project work and partnering with the business on key matters Assist with resolution of complex disputes as tasked by the management when required Review actions that may arise out of business decisions and have material impact to the business Role Requirements 57 years of Post Qualified Experience in a law firm Sound knowledge of New Zealand law Any other regional experience exposure is desirable as our customers tend to be global and the company supplies services into multiple international markets the contract negotiations like the service should be seamless between countries Strong communicator with ability to think commercially as most legal work in the company involves commercial arrangements with customers and partners Compliance with the law and regulations is essential for the company operating as it does in a regulated environment Ability to empathise with a counterparty s commercial drivers in a negotiation is a vital skill while simultaneously defending the commercial position of the company Ability to prioritise according to business needs