Reach Legal Consultant | Corporate and Commercial Lawyer | Brisbane

Job Title Reach Legal Consultant | Corporate and Commercial Lawyer | Brisbane Location Brisbane Description

The Opportunity

Join a leading electricity 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 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.

Your Experience & Expertise:

• Demonstrated experience providing legal support across a broad range of commercial, corporate and contractual matters within an in-house or private practice environment
• Strong experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements, including procurement, supply, services, technology, operations and project-related contracts
• Proven ability to provide practical and commercially focused legal advice to business stakeholders on day-to-day operational and strategic matters
• Strong understanding of corporate governance, risk management, compliance and regulatory obligations applicable to large organisations
• Experience identifying and mitigating legal, commercial and operational risks while enabling business objectives and project outcomes
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with experience partnering closely with executives, project teams and operational stakeholders
• Experience preparing clear and concise legal advice, reports, contract documentation and decision-making materials
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to balance legal risk against business and operational considerations
• Experience within the energy, infrastructure, utilities or resources sectors would be advantageous but not essential

Attributes:

• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to provide practical, solutions-focused legal advice
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with sound professional judgement
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across diverse business functions
• Pragmatic and outcome-focused, with a commitment to supporting business objectives while managing legal risk
• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to support a wide variety of legal, contractual and regulatory matters as business needs evolve
• Committed to delivering high-quality legal support and exceptional client service in a fast-paced in-house environment

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 fiona.craig@ashurstperkins.com — we'd love to hear from you.

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