Reach Legal Consultant | General Commercial/Procurement lawyers | Brisbane

Job Title Reach Legal Consultant | General Commercial/Procurement lawyers | Brisbane Location Brisbane Description

The Opportunity

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

• Duration: Up to 4 months
• Arrangement: Full time (hybrid)
• Location: Brisbane (Virginia)

About You

You are an experienced general commercial/procurement lawyer with a minimum of 8 years' experience, bringing a strong track record from private practice or in-house roles within large organisations.

Your Experience and Expertise:

• Strong general commercial contracting experience, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating and advising on a broad range of commercial agreements
• Experience supporting strategic procurement functions and providing legal advice across procurement activities and supplier engagements
• Demonstrated ability to manage end-to-end contract lifecycles from instruction through to execution and implementation
• Experience negotiating complex commercial terms with suppliers, vendors and business stakeholders
• Ability to provide commercially focused and pragmatic legal advice aligned with business objectives
• Experience working within large or complex organisations and supporting multiple business units simultaneously
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across legal, procurement and business teams
• Ability to identify legal, commercial and operational risks and provide practical solutions
• Experience advising on supplier management, contract variations, procurement processes and sourcing initiatives
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify complex legal issues for non-legal stakeholders

Attributes:

• Commercially minded with a strong focus on achieving practical business outcomes
• Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strong negotiation and influencing capabilities
• Proactive and solutions-oriented approach to problem solving
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively within a team
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Adaptable and resilient in a fast-paced environment
• Confident managing multiple priorities and competing deadlines
• Strong judgement and decision-making skills
• Responsive, approachable and customer focused

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 Adam Saunders, our Talent Solutions Advisor, at adam.saunders@ashurstperkins.com — we'd love to hear from you.

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