Legal Counsel

Job title: Legal Counsel

Location: Barrow-In-Furness

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: From £65,000+ depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing BAE Systems Submarines with legal advice across all aspects of the SSN-AUKUS Programme
• Supporting the AUKUS submarine programme in relation to all of its project contracts (prime contracts and sub-contracts) and other enablers, including identifying and mitigating key risks
• Collaborating effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including government agencies and international partners, to negotiate and execute the AUKUS contracts
• Ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations, including those related to international trade, intellectual property, and data protection

Your skills and experiences:

• Qualified solicitor with significant experience gained at a leading law firm or in a relevant in-house role
• Experience in negotiating and drafting complex commercial/technology contracts, ideally within the defence, infrastructure, or energy sectors
• Understanding of intellectual property, technology transfer, and data protection regulations and commercial terms and conditions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders
• Proven ability to work independently and manage a varied workload within a fast-paced environment
• A proactive and solution-oriented approach, with a strong commitment to delivering exceptional legal counsel

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Submarines Legal Team:

You will be joining a dynamic legal team at the forefront of multiple high-profile, internationally significant programmes with far-reaching global impact. In this role, you’ll primarily be working on the AUKUS submarine programme. AUKUS is a defence and security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, announced in September 2021. A major part of AUKUS (pillar 1) is to support Australia in acquiring its first conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine fleet.

This challenging yet rewarding opportunity will allow you to play a part in delivering one of the world’s most significant and critical defence and security programmes.

If you are a motivated legal professional seeking a unique and stimulating opportunity, we invite you to apply.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 3rd March 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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