About the Job
Does driving innovation and creating better experiences through technology inspire you?
At Re-Leased, we’re levelling up real estate and helping property professionals thrive in a digital-first world. Our cloud-based property management platform combines smart automation, AI-driven insights, and deep industry expertise to make everyday work simpler and more rewarding. We’re here to help property people...
The Group Legal Counsel is a standalone senior role responsible for owning all legal matters across the group. This is a deliberately lean structure; one experienced operator, supported by leading AI-augmented legal tools, with the scope and autonomy to build the legal function in the way they believe it should be b...
Key Responsibilities
This design reflects Re-Leased's view that a skilled in-house lawyer, paired with modern tools such as Claude and Spellbook, and backed by sound commercial judgement, can deliver the output that traditionally required a small team. The person stepping into this role should share that view; and want the opportunity that comes with it.
Commercial Contracting & Compliance :
Own commercial contracting and negotiation across the group: MSAs, partner agreements, channel deals, enterprise customer contracts, vendor agreements, NDAs
Hold the line on contract compliance, dispute management and breach response across the customer base
Legal Operations & AI-Augmented Working:
Build and maintain group templates, playbooks and self-serve legal resources so the business does not bottleneck on legal
Use Claude, Spellbook or equivalent AI tools for drafting, research, summarisation and first-pass contract review
External Counsel & Corporate Governance:
Manage external counsel relationships across NZ, UK, US, Canada and Australia; brief, manage and integrate specialist advice
Ensure corporate compliance, regulatory filings and governance documentation across all subsidiaries and jurisdictions
Risk and Litigation Management:
Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and operational risks, including insurance matters and regional compliance.
Responsible for ensuring Re-Leased is mitigated against any potential litigation across our global operations, specifically in the USA, working with external counsel as required.
Manage office leases, ensuring alignment with global property strategies.
Strategic Advisory:
Partner with the CFO and executive team on strategic legal matters across the business
Provide proactive legal advice to the Executive Team and Board on a variety of matters
Required Skills & Abilities
5+ years PQE, ideally from a top-tier NZ firm
International experience a benefit
Commercial and tech-sector heavy; SaaS exposure ideal. Comfortable making commercial calls, not just legal ones
Active AI user - able to speak concretely in interview about how AI tools are already used in their practice
Collaborative by default; engaged directly in the business rather than operating at arm's length
