Description The Opportunity Join a leading logistics organisation in a role that will strengthen your legal career.

Duration: 12 months

Arrangement: Full time (hybrid)

Location: Melbourne About You You are a General Commercial 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: Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial customer and supplier agreements across diverse business operations

Proven ability to manage contract negotiations end-to-end, balancing legal risk with commercial objectives to achieve practical business outcomes

Strong project management capability, including tracking contract deliverables, managing negotiation priorities and ensuring project milestones are achieved

Ability to independently manage a high volume of contractual matters while maintaining attention to detail and delivering high-quality outcomes

Experience engaging with external counterparties, suppliers and customers to negotiate contractual positions and resolve commercial issues efficiently

Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work effectively across legal, procurement, operations, commercial and project teams Attributes: Highly organised with strong project management and prioritisation skills

Commercially minded, with the ability to provide practical and solutions-focused legal advice

Excellent negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to build consensus among multiple stakeholders





Solid relationship-building capability and confidence engaging with customers, suppliers and senior business leaders

Strong attention to detail while maintaining focus on broader commercial and project objectives 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 Adam Saunders, our Talent Solutions Advisor, at [email protected] — we'd love to hear from you.

📌 Reach Legal Consultant | General Commercial Lawyer | Melbourne
🏢 Ashurst Perkins Coie
📍 Melbourne