Solicitor (L1) - Tax Counsel Office

Solicitor | Rōia (L1) - Tax Counsel Office | Te Tari Tohutohu Tāke
 

Are you a Solicitor | Rōia with one or two years’ experience, ideally in tax?  We invite you to apply for a permanent opportunity in the Tax Counsel Office | Te Tari Tohutohu Tāke at Inland Revenue | Te Tari Taake.

 

The Opportunity | Ara Whiwhi Mahi 

The Tax Counsel Office | Te Tari Tohutohu Tāke is responsible for providing tax technical advice, specifically about the interpretation and application of taxation laws.  We supply a range of related advice and services to both internal and external customers. 

As a member of our Tax Counsel Office | Te Tari Tohutohu Tāke team, you will:

• Work in a team environment to interpret and decide on complex and emerging tax technical issues that often have strategic significance to support the right outcomes for our customers, Inland Revenue | Te Tari Taake and the government.
• Work on a range of technical projects including adjudications (disputes), binding rulings and public guidance.
• Work across Inland Revenue | Te Tari Taake in a networked way to inform and enable quality decision making, ensuring any broader system-wide impacts are anticipated and managed.
• Engage well with our internal and external customers and stakeholders, committed to the provision of excellent customer service.

About you | Mōu 
 

This is an intellectually challenging role, focused on complex issues and requiring collaboration with like-minded professionals.  To succeed, you will need:

• A desire to develop strong tax technical research, analysis, interpretation, and opinion writing skills
• Developing communication, project management, customer and stakeholder management, and time management skills
• A proactive approach, openness to feedback, and a willingness to build your capability across a range of tax technical areas
• A law degree and eligibility to hold a practising certificate
• One or two years post-qualification experience, preferably in tax
   

About us  | Mō mātou 

At Inland Revenue | Te Tari Taake we’re passionate about Aotearoa New Zealand being a great place to live and work.  We’re making it simpler for everyone to pay tax that pays for things like health care, education and protecting the environment.   
 
We are committed to keeping to the Treaty of Waitangi's guiding principles in our work for and with Māori customers and our employees, their whānau, hapū and iwi. 

We are also committed to diversity, equality and inclusion and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.  We can offer you a supportive environment that recognises the need for work/life balance, flexible working and development.
 

Apply here | Tono mai 

To apply, please provide your Curriculum Vitae and a Cover Letter outlining the skills, knowledge and experience you can bring to the role, and apply online.  For more information about the role and to request a copy of the role Description, please contact bernie.kymbrekos@ird.govt.nz   

Like you, we pride ourselves on our friendly and informative communication.  If you need accessibility assistance at any point in the application process or would like to know more about what accessibility and inclusion means to us, please call 0800 775 247 to leave a message and a member of the team will be in touch. 

Applications close 5pm, Thursday 30th April 2026.  

Please note, we’ll review applications as they come in and you may hear from us before advertising closes.