"General Counsel"

Job Description:

About This Opportunity

The University of Queensland is seeking an experienced General Counsel to lead one of Queensland’s largest in-house legal services teams across a truly diverse range of legal matters.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this role provides the opportunity to deal with highly topical and relevant issues, across a large breadth of legislation and evolving regulatory requirement. You will regularly engage and advise the University’s senior executive team, providing considered and impartial legal guidance to facilitate confident, timely and defensible decision-making. To achieve this, you will be surrounded with a genuinely experienced and high-achieving team of legal specialists.

This is an intellectually challenging and rewarding senior opportunity to serve a values-led, public institution and sandstone University.

For more information about this opportunity, please click here to view the complete appointment booklet.

About The University of Queensland

UQ is consistently ranked among the world’s top universities and the top five in Australia. Each year, UQ teaches around 57,000 students across 5 faculties, located at 4 beautiful campuses at St Lucia, Herston, Dutton Park and Gatton – as well as online. The University hosts eight research institutes and more than 100 research centres, supporting over 1,500 researchers. UQ employs more than 7,500 academic and professional staff (full-time equivalent) and has an annual operating budget nearing $3 billion.

About You

You will possess significant senior experience within a large, complex environment, with a demonstrable track record of advising at an executive level. Beyond individual legal expertise, a background of leading and managing large legal teams will be crucial for all-round success in this role. Beyond the dynamic and rapid pace of this role, you will also need to be comfortable working across a large breadth of legislation and a complex, evolving regulatory environment. Finally, an ability to build trust and instil confidence at a senior level in a short space of time is a critical attribute of our General Counsel.

Enquiries If you’d like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Paige Willemse (Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition) and Lachlan Inch (Principal Advisor, Talent Acquisition) via talent@uq.edu.au.

Want to Apply?

We welcome applications from all individuals and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. To be considered, please ensure you upload:

• Resume
• Cover letter summarising how your background aligns to the ‘About You’ section

Applications close Sunday 22 February 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-60524).