The Prospect

Join a leading financial services organisation in a role that will strengthen your portfolio legal career with a highly respected business.

- Duration: 12 months
- Arrangement: Full-time (hybrid)
- Location: Melbourne

About You

You are a seasoned employment lawyer with a minimum of 5 years' experience, bringing a strong track record from private practice or in-house roles within large organisations.

Your Experience & Expertise:

- Managing complex employment law matters, including advising on compliance with Work Health and Safety laws and anti-discrimination legislation
- Engaging with employment regulators, including the Fair Work Ombudsman and the Fair Work Commission
- Monitoring legislative changes and industry best practices, and recommending updates to policies and procedures
- Providing reliable BAU employment law support across the business

Your Skills & Attributes:

- Ability to distill complex legal information into clear, practical advice for stakeholders at all levels
- Strong influencing skills with a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach
- Comfortable managing external-facing issues and adapting to the evolving needs of the organisation

Requirements:

- Current Australian practising certificate
- Right to live and work in Australia

Please note: Payroll remediation experience is not required for this role.

About Reach





Reach is the flexible legal resourcing platform of Ashurst Perkins Coie, a global law firm with more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices. Sitting within Advance, the firm's NewLaw division, we place lawyers and professionals where they're needed most — whether our clients need to meet a surge in demand, cover leave, bridge a recruitment gap, or bring in specialist expertise.

Why join Reach?

Reach gives you the flexibility to build a career that fits your life — not the other way around. We work with talented consultants across a broad range of specialties, matching the right people with the right opportunities.

Here's what you can expect as a Reach consultant:

- Flexibility and choice — control over how, when, and where you work, on terms that suit your life.
- A genuine partnership — a dedicated Reach team who will get to know you and actively champion your career goals.
- The backing of a global firm — the resources, reputation, and culture of Ashurst Perkins Coie, including access to clients doing market-leading work and a refreshingly open and inclusive community.

Interested?

Ready to find out more? Apply now or get in touch with Adam Saunders, our Talent Solutions Advisor, at [email protected] — we'd love to hear from you.

📌 Reach Legal Consultant | Employment Lawyer | Melbourne
🏢 Ashurst
📍 Melbourne