Senior Manager, Legal Services - Research & Education
Senior Lawyer Role
Job No.: 681003
Location: Melbourne - primarily Clayton campus (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-time
Remuneration: A competitive remuneration package will apply with 17% employer superannuation
- Work as a senior lawyer and legal lead for one of the world's top universities, with a global impact
- Enjoy diverse and complex legal work within a dynamic and collaborative team
- Say goodbye to timesheets and billable hours
- Hybrid working arrangements with flexibility to choose your WFH days
- Great campus amenities with ease of parking; cafes, gym and swimming pool on-site
The Opportunity
Monash University is seeking a highly experienced legal professional and manager to join the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) as the Senior Manager, Legal Services – Research & Education. In this senior leadership role, you will deliver expert legal support across major research projects and collaborations, funding and grant agreements, research service agreements and consultancies, clinical trials, Intellectual Property related advice and staff and student engagement matters. Working closely with the Director, Legal Services – Research & Education you will ensure the delivery of top tier legal support and play a key role in advancing the University’s strategic and operational goals.
This position will be responsible for providing timely, practical and high-quality legal advice, research, documents and services across a range of research and education law matters, ensuring alignment with the University's strategic direction. You will draft and negotiate a wide variety of legal agreements, manage complex transactions and projects, and offer expert guidance to both internal and external stakeholders. You will also play a key leadership role, guiding a team of legal professionals, contributing to service delivery improvements, and ensuring the legal function operates with excellence, integrity and efficiency in a fast-paced and high-volume environment.
To be successful in this role you will be a qualified legal practitioner with at least 10 years' post-admission experience (indicative). You will bring deep technical expertise in the areas of intellectual property, research development and/or the higher education regulatory space. You will have proven people management experience. A strong communicator and strategic thinker, you will demonstrate the ability to manage complex legal matters independently, work collaboratively with senior stakeholders, and lead with professionalism, ethical judgement and discretion. Experience in a large, complex organisation will be highly regarded.
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something groundbreaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
All senior professional appointments within the University are performance based and fixed term in nature.
Enquiries: For a confidential discussion please contact Sarah Blatchford, Group Manager – Legal Operations & Strategy, Sarah.Blatchford@monash.edu OR +61 (0)491 825 006
Position Description: Senior Manager, Legal Services - Research and Education
Applications Close: Wednesday 24 September 2025, 11:55pm AEST
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