Job Description
Reach Consultant | Legal Operations | Sydney
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Join a leading organisation in a strategic legal operations role, providing interim support during a period of recruitment.
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Duration: 3-6 months
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Location: Sydney CBD
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The Opportunity
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Join a leading organisation in a strategic legal operations role, providing interim support during a period of recruitment.
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Duration: 3-6 months
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Arrangement: Full-time (4 days per week in-office preferred)
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Location: Sydney CBD
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The Role
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You will play a key role in enhancing the effectiveness of legal and governance services, with responsibilities including:
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Supporting operational strategy, performance measurement and continuous improvement initiatives for the legal and company secretarial team
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Streamlining legal and governance workflows and improving matter management processes
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Driving legal operations innovation in a complex, highly regulated environment
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Optimising the use of legal and Board governance technology, including matter management tools
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Implementing best practice ways of working across legal and governance functions
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Supporting business planning, annual planning, budget-related activities and broader organisational initiatives
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Collaborating with stakeholders across Legal, Governance, Technology, People and Culture, Finance, Strategy and Risk teams
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About You
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You bring experience or a robust interest in legal operations and in-house legal service delivery, with a practical, solutions-driven mindset.
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Your Experience & Expertise
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Legal operations, process improvement and matter management
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Business planning, budgeting and legal technology implementation
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Supporting delivery in regulated environments and translating strategy into practical outcomes
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Experience in financial services, another highly regulated industry, or engaging with regulators in Australia or overseas is advantageous
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Your Skills & Attributes
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Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across legal, governance and business teams
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Sound judgement and the ability to operate with autonomy in a senior environment
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Strong communication skills with a talent for building relationships at all levels
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A proactive, improvement-oriented approach to legal service delivery
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You have the right to live and work in Australia
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About Reach
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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.
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Why join Reach?
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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.
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Here's what you can expect as a Reach consultant:
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Flexibility and choice — control over how, when, and where you work, on terms that suit your life.
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A genuine partnership — a dedicated Reach team who will get to know you and actively champion your career goals.
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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.
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📌 Reach Consultant | Legal Operations | Sydney (New South Wales)
🏢 Ashurst Perkins Coie
📍 New South Wales