Job Description
Reach Legal Consultant | Corporate and Commercial Lawyer | Brisbane Ashurst Brisbane, QLD, AU
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Job Title Reach Legal Consultant | Corporate and Commercial Lawyer | Brisbane Location Brisbane Description
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The Opportunity
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Join a leading electricity organisation in a role that will strengthen your legal career.
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Duration: 3 months
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Arrangement: Full time (hybrid)
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Location: Brisbane
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About You
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You are an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer with a minimum of 3 years' experience, bringing a strong track record from private practice or in-house roles within large organisations.
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Your Experience & Expertise
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Demonstrated experience providing legal support across a broad range of commercial, corporate and contractual matters within an in-house or private practice setting
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Strong experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements, including procurement, supply, services, technology, operations and project-related contracts
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Proven ability to provide practical and commercially focused legal advice to business stakeholders on day-to-day operational and strategic matters
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Strong understanding of corporate governance, risk management, compliance and regulatory obligations applicable to large organisations
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Experience identifying and mitigating legal, commercial and operational risks while enabling business objectives and project outcomes
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Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with experience partnering closely with executives, project teams and operational stakeholders
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Experience preparing clear and concise legal advice, reports, contract documentation and decision-making materials
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Strong commercial acumen and the ability to balance legal risk against business and operational considerations
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Experience within the energy, infrastructure, utilities or resources sectors would be advantageous but not essential
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Attributes
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Strong commercial mindset with the ability to provide practical, solutions-focused legal advice
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with sound professional judgement
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Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across diverse business functions
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Pragmatic and outcome-focused, with a commitment to supporting business objectives while managing legal risk
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Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to support a wide variety of legal, contractual and regulatory matters as business needs evolve
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Committed to delivering high-quality legal support and exceptional client service in a fast-paced in-house environment
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Requirements
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Current Australian practising certificate
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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 Legal Consultant | Corporate And Commercial Lawyer | Brisbane (Queensland)
🏢 Ashurst
📍 Queensland