Job Description
The Opportunity
Join a leading 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 employment lawyer with a minimum of 5 years' experience, bringing a solid track record from private practice or in-house roles within large organisations.
Your Experience and Expertise
Strong commercial law experience gained within a government legal team, in-house environment or private practice
Experience providing commercial and contractual advice across a broad range of legal matters
Demonstrated expertise in procurement, governance and contract management matters
Experience advising on infrastructure, project delivery and operational legal issues
Strong drafting, review and negotiation skills across contracts, deeds, licences, memoranda of understanding and other commercial agreements
Ability to provide practical, solutions-focused legal advice that supports business and operational objectives
Experience identifying, assessing and managing legal, commercial and governance risks
Experience supporting major projects and providing legal input on priority or time-critical matters
Ability to quickly understand unfamiliar legal and commercial subject matter and provide effective advice
Experience managing external legal service providers and coordinating legal support arrangements
Proven ability to manage a diverse portfolio of matters with competing priorities and deadlines
Experience engaging directly with senior stakeholders and providing strategic legal guidance
Excellent written communication skills, including preparing legal advice, briefing notes, executive correspondence and decision-making documents
Broad legal experience across multiple practice areas rather than a narrow specialist focus




Ability to work independently while maintaining a high standard of legal service delivery
Attributes
Commercially minded with strong business acumen
Pragmatic and solutions-focused approach to legal issues
Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
Strong judgment and risk assessment capability
Highly adaptable and able to quickly learn new subject matter
Confident communicating with senior executives and decision-makers
Strong negotiation and influencing skills
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Resilient and capable of performing under pressure
Strong organisational and time management skills
Ability to balance legal risk with practical and operational outcomes
Client-focused with a commitment to delivering timely and effective advice
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.
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.
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📌 Reach Legal Consultant | Commercial Lawyers | Brisbane (Queensland)
🏢 Ashurst Perkins Coie
📍 Queensland