The Opportunity
Join a leading organisation in a role that will strengthen your legal career.
- Duration: 6-12 months
- Arrangement: Full time (hybrid)
- Location: Melbourne
About You
You are an experienced construction lawyer with a minimum of 5 years' experience, bringing a strong track record from private practice or in-house roles within large organisations.
Your Experience and Expertise:
- Demonstrated experience in construction, infrastructure and major projects law
- Strong experience advising on the procurement and delivery of major infrastructure projects
- Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating construction and project delivery contracts
- Knowledge of procurement frameworks, tendering processes and contract administration
- Experience supporting large-scale rail, transport or other complex infrastructure projects
- Experience advising on project delivery issues, contractual disputes and contract interpretation matters
- Ability to provide practical and commercially focused legal advice to project teams and stakeholders
- Familiarity with construction industry standard form contracts and procurement documentation
- Experience negotiating with contractors, consultants, suppliers and project delivery partners
- Ability to work closely with project, procurement and commercial teams throughout the project lifecycle
- Experience advising on governance, compliance and contractual obligations within a project environment
- Strong stakeholder management skills and experience working with senior project and business leaders
- Experience supporting the delivery of complex projects from procurement through to completion
Attributes:
- Strong understanding of project delivery drivers and commercial objectives
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced project environment
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building capabilities
- Resilient and adaptable when managing changing project priorities
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Collaborative and team-oriented approach to working with project stakeholders
- Professional, pragmatic and outcome driven
- Ability to quickly understand complex technical, commercial and project issues
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 [email protected] — we'd love to hear from you.
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