The Opportunity
Join a leading energy organisation in a role that will strengthen your legal career.
- Duration: 3-6 months
- Arrangement: Full time (hybrid)
- Location: Perth
About You
You are an experienced front end construction lawyer with a minimum of 6 years' experience, bringing a strong track record from private practice or in-house roles within large organisations.
Your Experience & Expertise:
- Demonstrated experience advising on front-end construction, procurement and major project contracts within the energy, resources, infrastructure or construction sectors
- Strong experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex commercial, procurement, engineering, construction and services agreements
- Proven ability to support contracting and procurement functions on a high volume of commercial transactions across multiple business units and project streams
- Experience advising on procurement strategies, tender processes, contract risk allocation and contractor engagement models
- Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills, with the ability to balance legal risk, commercial objectives and operational requirements
- Experience advising on post-award contract management issues, including contract interpretation, variations, claims management and dispute avoidance strategies
- Ability to provide strategic legal advice on contractual disputes, settlement negotiations and commercial resolution pathways
- Experience supporting major capital projects, including LNG, offshore and onshore construction, drilling, exploration, decommissioning and energy transition projects
- Experience working collaboratively with procurement specialists, contract managers, project teams and senior business stakeholders
Attributes:
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance legal risk against business and project objectives
- Confident operating autonomously while managing competing demands and deadlines
- Pragmatic and solutions-focused with a commitment to supporting project delivery and business outcomes
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across procurement, legal, commercial and operational teams
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to provide clear, concise and commercially relevant advice
- Adaptable and resilient, with the ability to thrive in a dynamic and high-pressure project environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with sound commercial judgement
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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