The Opportunity

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

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

About You

You are an experienced corporate commercial lawyer with a minimum of 3 years' experience, bringing a strong track record from private practice or in-house roles within large organisations.

Your Experience & Expertise:

- Demonstrated experience providing legal support within an in-house legal team, private practice firm or renewable energy project environment
- Strong experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements and project-related contracts
- Proven ability to undertake contract reviews and negotiations while balancing legal risk and commercial objectives
- Experience drafting and advising on land agreements, including leases, licences, easements, access agreements and other property-related arrangements
- Solid understanding of property law principles, project development issues and land access considerations relevant to infrastructure or renewable energy projects
- Experience providing routine corporate and commercial legal advice across a range of operational and strategic matters
- Ability to support legal risk management, compliance and regulatory initiatives within a corporate environment
- Experience conducting legal research and analysing legislation, regulations and legal developments to support business decision-making
- Ability to identify legal and commercial risks and provide practical, solutions-focused recommendations
- Experience supporting project teams and business stakeholders throughout project development and delivery phases
- Strong drafting skills, including the preparation of legal advice, agreements, correspondence and governance documentation
- Renewable energy project experience, including exposure to development, land access, approvals or operational matters, would be highly regarded




- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with senior lawyers and broader business teams

Attributes:

- Strong commercial judgement with the ability to provide practical and business-focused legal advice
- Self-motivated and capable of working autonomously while managing competing demands
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to quickly build trusted relationships internally and externally
- Proactive and solutions-focused with a commitment to delivering outcomes
- Adaptable and flexible, with the ability to support a variety of legal matters across different business areas
- Client-focused with a commitment to providing practical, timely and value-added legal support

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

📌 Reach Legal Consultant | Corporate Commercial Lawyer | Brisbane
🏢 Ashurst
📍 Brisbane