Research Lawyer

20 hours ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Lawyers On Demand Full time

LOD
(Lawyers On Demand) is one of the largest and fastest growing global legal services businesses, and as a 'new law' pioneer, we continue to lead the market we created.

We're a global business with offices around the world that focus on providing end-to-end solutions for our clients' legal needs, by connecting them with our team of exceptional legal professionals. We provide secondment opportunities, legal advisory services, and legal operations & tech solutions. Together, we find new ways to supercharge the value that legal professionals and in-house legal teams deliver.

With LOD, you get all the best bits of being a lawyer - interesting work with some of the world's most exciting organisations, plus the flexibility and freedom to live your life how you want.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a
Senior Lawyer
to join a leading university based at
Melbourne
This contract role will see you providing dedicated legal support to the
Research portfolio
, working closely with stakeholders as the team transitions existing matters and responsibilities.

This is a
part-time position (3 days per week)
, with flexibility for a
hybrid arrangement
— typically two days on campus and one day working from home. The engagement is expected to run from
commencing ASAP
, with the possibility of extension.

Key Requirements

  • Proven experience advising on
    research-related legal matters
    , including research and funding agreements, collaboration agreements, and intellectual property.
  • Ability to work
    autonomously
    and manage competing priorities with minimal supervision.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with a collaborative and solutions-focused approach.
  • Availability to
    commence at short notice
    and commit to the duration of the secondment.

LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better and we encourage all applicants; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities to join us so we can do great things together.

What's next?

Are you ready to spark a positive change to your career and your personal life? Click
'Apply'
and a member of our People & Development team will be touch to discuss how we can help you do just that.

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