Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel at Centre for Deliberative Democracy

Join University of Canberra where we walk together to foster an inclusive community. Together, we endeavour to empower, connect, and exchange knowledge with our diverse people, cultures, and environments. We stand firm and dedicated to upholding fundamental values such as inclusivity, honouring Indigenous cultures (Narragunnawali), driving positive change, nurturing curiosity, and promoting collaborative efforts. We are committed to leading the national education sector in championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility via Connected – A Decadal Strategy .

UC encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

We are seeking a highly skilled Legal Counsel to join our Legal & Policy team at the University of Canberra. This is an exciting opportunity to provide independent, high-quality legal advice across a diverse range of areas, primarily specialising in commercial matters.

• Provide independent legal advice across commercial and strategic initiatives, including partnership and collaboration agreements, work integrated learning placements, procurement, contracts, and campus development matters.
• Support other legal areas as required, including research services, policy-related matters, administrative law, and disputes.
• Maintain strong relationships with key internal clients, ensuring high-quality, timely, and practical legal support.

• Demonstrated post‑admission experience, ideally with hands‑on experience in contract drafting, negotiation, and providing general commercial legal advice.
• Team player with the ability to work autonomously, taking ownership of matters, with the ability to seek guidance from and collaborate with senior members of the team.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, and the ability to provide practical, strategic advice to support business outcomes.

• Flexible working arrangements
• Family‑friendly policies
• On‑campus gym, medical services, cafés, post office, supermarket and early childhood education and care facilities.
• Professional development offerings (study assistance, corporate programmes and discounts)
• Innovative work environment with a diverse and inclusive culture
• Access to employee assistance programme and a corporate private health plan (Bupa)

To be considered, submit a CV explaining the skills you would bring to the role and your legal experience to date (including how many years post‑admission experience you hold). No additional documents are necessary.

The successful candidate will be required to have a current police check or an ACT working with vulnerable people registration.

Working rights:
Applicants must have valid working rights at the time of submission.

Closing date: 11:55pm, Sunday 1 February 2026.

Kate Robertson, Senior Legal Counsel – kate.a.robertson.au

Recruitment and application questions:
Talent Solutions team –  or uctalent.au. Request a reasonable adjustment to the selection process.