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Legal Counsel
QinetiQ Australia
Brisbane, QAT
Full Time
Senior
Hybrid
4 weeks ago
Commercial LawContract NegotiationComplianceCorporate GovernanceIntellectual PropertyMergers and Acquisitions
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About the Role
QinetiQ Australia seeks a commercially astute Legal Counsel to provide strategic and operational legal advice across a diverse portfolio. The role involves complex Defence and Government programs, high-value commercial transactions, and compliance.
Key Skills for This Role
Commercial LawContract NegotiationComplianceCorporate GovernanceIntellectual PropertyMergers and Acquisitions
Responsibilities
- Deliver both strategic and operational legal advice across a diverse portfolio of legal, commercial, compliance, governance, and risk matters
- Partner with internal stakeholders as a trusted advisor, enabling sound, compliant, and commercially effective business outcomes
- Contribute to business development activities, contract negotiation and delivery, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, IP, and dispute management
Requirements
- Admitted to practice as an Australian lawyer with an unrestricted current practising certificate
- Substantial post qualification experience in private practice and/or in house legal environments
- Demonstrated experience across commercial legal matters, compliance, governance, property, IP, ideally with M&A
- Experience with Commonwealth Government contracting, ideally within Defence industry or regulated sectors
- Strong commercial acumen with capability in legal risk assessment and mitigation
- Proven experience analysing, developing, negotiating, and managing complex commercial and contractual arrangements
- Excellent technical, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
- Superior stakeholder engagement and relationship management abilities
- Australian citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a Defence security clearance
Full Job Posting
Overview
- In house opportunity
- Melbourne (preferred) or Canberra or Brisbane
- Flexible work and/ or part time (4 days) will be considered
- QinetiQ is a global technology and engineering company that exists to protect lives and secure the future.
- Reporting to the Australian Sector Chief Legal Counsel, this is a unique opportunity for a commercially astute and seasoned Legal professional.
Responsibilities
- Delivering both strategic and operational legal advice across a diverse portfolio of legal, commercial, compliance, governance, and risk matters within the Australian QinetiQ operations.
- Partnering with internal stakeholders, you will act as a trusted advisor, enabling sound, compliant, and commercially effective business outcomes.
- Your expertise will directly influence business success across complex Defence and Government programs, high value commercial transactions, and strategic opportunities.
- You’ll contribute to business development activities, contract negotiation and delivery, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, and dispute management.
About You
- Admitted to practice as an Australian lawyer and hold an unrestricted current practising certificate in an Australian jurisdiction
- Substantial post qualification experience gained within private practice and/or in house legal environments
- Demonstrated experience across commercial legal matters, compliance, governance, property, intellectual property (IP) ideally with mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
- Experience with Commonwealth Government contracting, ideally within the Defence industry or similarly regulated/ adjacent sectors such as Manufacturing
- Strong commercial acumen with demonstrated capability in commercial and legal risk assessment and mitigation
- Proven experience analysing, developing, negotiating, and managing complex commercial and contractual arrangements
- Excellent technical, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
- Superior stakeholder engagement and relationship management abilities
- Australian citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a Defence security clearance
Looking for an Employer with Benefits?
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Flexible work
- Purchased leave program & loyalty leave
- Up to 18 weeks paid parental leave
- Annual incentive scheme
- Complimentary salary continuance insurance
- Annual volunteering leave with Operation Give Back
- Relaxed dress code
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