INSTITUTELegal & Governance Student Practicum
Legal & Governance Student Practicum Opportunity
Commercial Law · Intellectual Property · Governance · Startup Commercialisation
Remote / FlexibleProposed Summer Placement
NEXIE Institute is seeking a final-year law student looking for a substantive university practicum, work-integrated learning or internship opportunity in commercial law, intellectual property and governance.
This is a project-based legal placement connected to the commercial establishment of an emerging Australian education and intellectual property venture.
The successful student will have the opportunity to contribute to a defined:
NEXIELegal & Governance Commercialisation Project
About the Opportunity
Help establish the legal foundations behind a real venture.
NEXIE Institute has developed a growing ecosystem of proprietary educational methodologies, learning programs, professional resources, enterprise pathways and intellectual property.
NEXIE is now moving from founder-led development toward formal commercial establishment.
The legal and governance project will explore the structures required to:
- establish the appropriate company and governance framework
- protect and document intellectual property
- develop trade mark and licensing strategies
- establish commercial and digital-consumer terms
- develop privacy and data-governance foundations
- structure future NEXIE licensing models
- support education and RTO partnerships
- prepare for institutional and strategic partnerships
- establish legal and commercial risk controls
Connected to Real Venture Commercialisation
Founder development and legal foundations moving together.
NEXIE has participated in Phase 1 of the University of Newcastle I2N FLIP founder-development pathway and plans to progress into FLIP Phase 2, subject to selection.
The Legal & Governance Practicum is designed to complement this commercialisation work.
The Role
Legal & Governance Intern
Corporate, Intellectual Property & Commercial Law
The student may undertake supervised research and drafting across areas including:
Corporate & Governance
- company establishment
- corporate structure
- directors and shareholders
- founder-control considerations
- governance and compliance
Intellectual Property
- IP audit
- copyright ownership
- chain of title
- trade marks
- confidential information
- IP assignment and protection
Licensing
Research potential licensing structures for:
- individual users
- Future Neuropreneurs
- facilitators
- organisations
- educational resources
- RTO partners
- future productised NEXIE services
Commercial Law
- commercial agreements
- digital-product terms
- learning-access terms
- Australian Consumer Law
- refunds and representations
- contractor and contributor arrangements
Privacy & Data Governance
- customer and learner information
- digital platforms
- collection and retention
- privacy-by-design
- young-person information where relevant
Education & Partnership Law
Research legal structures supporting future relationships with:
- schools
- early childhood services
- RTOs
- employers
- educational organisations
- universities
- strategic partners
A Real Legal Research Project
A substantive question with practical value.
A potential major research question is:
Commercialising a Proprietary Education and Intellectual Property Ecosystem in Australia: Corporate, Licensing and Governance Considerations
The final research scope can be developed with the student, their university and the appointed legal supervisor.
Proposed Placement Period
Summer placement
The opportunity is intended primarily for a Summer university placement, subject to:
- university approval
- the student's practicum requirements
- professional-supervision requirements
- availability of an appropriate independent legal supervisor
The final number of hours or placement days will be agreed with the student's university.
Professional Supervision
Independent legal oversight
NEXIE intends to establish an appropriate professional-supervision arrangement with an Australian practising solicitor, preferably with experience in:
- commercial law
- corporate law
- intellectual property
- licensing
- startups or emerging ventures
- digital business
The student will not provide independent legal advice.
All work requiring professional legal judgement will remain subject to appropriate legal supervision and review.
Potential Pathway Beyond the Practicum
A placement first. A future role is possible, not promised.
The initial opportunity is designed as a university practicum or work-integrated-learning placement.
As NEXIE progresses through commercialisation, there may also be the possibility of a future paid Legal & Governance / Commercialisation Internship, subject to:
- genuine business need
- available funding
- satisfactory performance
- appropriate employment arrangements
No future role is guaranteed.
Who Might This Suit?
A final-year law student drawn to commercialisation and purpose.
Areas of interest
- commercial law
- intellectual property
- entrepreneurship
- innovation
- startup commercialisation
- education
- technology
- governance
Ways of working
The student should be comfortable undertaking:
- independent legal research
- written analysis
- issue identification
- preliminary drafting
- professional communication
- project-based remote work
University Placement Approval
Approval comes before placement work.
The opportunity is intended to operate through an approved university practicum, law internship or work-integrated-learning arrangement.
Students should confirm the requirements of their university before commencing any placement work.
The precise role, supervision arrangements, hours and assessment requirements can be adapted where appropriate to meet approved university placement requirements.
Interested?
Take the opportunity to your university.
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Review the detailed project scope, proposed legal workstreams, supervision framework and potential placement deliverables.
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