The Chance

Join a leading organisation in a role that will strengthen your legal career.

- Duration: 3 months
- Arrangement: Full time (hybrid)
- Location: Sydney

About You

You are a seasoned company secretary/legal counsel 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:

- Ability to deliver legal advice and company secretarial support to the organisation's Boards and Committees including meeting preparation, agenda planning, minute taking and related documentation
- Experience supporting a Company Secretary to service an organisation's Boards and Committees including meetings, workshops, director education programmes, and communications
- Experience contributing to continuous disclosure obligations, Listing Rules compliance, Directors' duties, conflicts management, Executive accountability and remuneration matters
- Ability to ensure strong processes are in place for full compliance with an organisation's listing rule and statutory obligations
- Ability to review and collaborate on Board and Committee papers, presentations and other materials to maintain quality standards
- Confident engaging with regulatory agencies and producing high-quality communications and submissions
- Confident liaising with investors, regulators, qualified and industry bodies to support constructive relationships

Your Skills & Attributes:

- Training at a leading law firm with substantial experience in company law, corporate governance, M&A; or equivalent practice areas and a thorough knowledge of the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules
- The ability to work independently, as required
- Confidence and judgement to engage directly with Directors, senior management and staff, with the ability to escalate matters appropriately




- Strong communication, collaboration and organisational skills
- Experience in regulated Australian listed companies with a strong reputation for governance and compliance would be highly regarded
- Experience in financial services or another highly-regulated industry including dealings with regulators, is desirable
- Confident working across the Company Secretarial and Legal functions of an organisation, with close liaison with Group Directors and senior Executive team

Requirements:

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

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 Fiona Craig, our Senior Talent Manager, at [email protected] — we'd love to hear from you.

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📌 Reach Legal Consultant | Legal Counsel/Company Secretary | Sydney
🏢 Ashurst
📍 Sydney