Legal Counsel - Technology & IP | Australia

About the Role

The Legal Counsel – Technology & IP will provide legal support for:

- Innovation (mostly strategic contracting work)
- Strategic and high‑risk intellectual property matters (mostly commercial contracting work, not registered IP management or IP disputes)

The role supports two senior BHP lawyers: Managing Counsel – Procurement and Managing Counsel – IP.

Responsibilities include providing legal support to relevant stakeholders to ensure procurement, technology, and IP related risks are identified and managed in accordance with BHP’s Charter Values, IP strategy, AI Strategy & Framework and commercial objectives.

The role reports to the Head of Legal – Technology & Procurement and can be based in Perth, Brisbane or Adelaide. Occasional interstate and international travel may be required.

Key Accountabilities

- Advise Technology, Enterprise & Innovation Procurement on contracts requiring legal review or endorsement, and other high value / risk matters.
- Advise Innovation on strategic contracting work.
- Support the Managing Counsel – IP to advise on strategic and high‑risk intellectual property matters (mostly commercial contracting work, not registered IP management or IP disputes).
- Establish relationships with relevant teams in Procurement, Technology, Innovation and Technical, and act as a key point of contact.




- Identify technology‑ and IP‑related legal risks and advise on the management of those risks.
- Engage with other legal teams to ensure consistent delivery of legal support to relevant stakeholders.
- Contribute expertise to, and support, legal and other BHP initiatives, projects and transactions as required.
- Contribute to knowledge‑management activities as required, including developing and delivering training to legal, procurement, technology, innovation and other stakeholders on technology‑ and IP‑related legal issues.
- Identify, design and implement continuous improvement opportunities in respect of legal advice on technology- and IP‑related matters.

About You

- Proven relevant post‑admission experience in a well‑regarded law firm and/or corporate legal department and current Australian practising certificate.
- Demonstrated experience advising on complex technology procurement matters, contracts for innovation teams, and complex IP matters (mostly in the context of commercial contracts).

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

At BHP, we are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to creating a secure and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of identity. If you have a disability and would like an adjustment to the recruitment process, please email *********@bhp.com .

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📌 Legal Counsel - Technology & IP | Australia (Perth)
🏢 BHP
📍 Perth