The Opportunity
Join a leading wholesale distribution organisation in a role that will strengthen your legal career.
- Duration: 3 months
- Arrangement: Full time (hybrid)
- Location: Sydney
About You
You are a company secretary/legal counsel with a minimum of 5 years' experience, bringing a strong track record from private practice or in-house roles within large organisations.
Your Experience & Expertise:
- Practical company secretarial experience
- Experience supporting the full range of day-to-day company secretarial activities
- Experience preparing, reviewing or co-ordinating Board, Committee and shareholder resolutions
- Ability to maintain governance documentation including registers, records, policies, charters, delegations and corporate governance materials
- Experience co-ordinating Board and Committee meetings including scheduling, agenda preparation, paper collation, Board pack preparation and meeting logistics
- Experience working with Directors, Executives, legal teams, governance teams and other internal stakeholders
Attributes:
- Willingness to take on the full gamut of company secretarial responsibilities, from drafting resolutions to administrative support
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple meetings, documents and deadlines
- Excellent attention to detail, particularly when preparing resolutions, Board papers, minutes and governance records
- Strong verbal communication skills and confidence liaising with Directors, Executives and internal stakeholders
- Flexibility and willingness to roll up their sleeves on administrative or logistical tasks
Requirements:
- A current Australian practising certificate is not essential
- 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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