Senior Commercial Lawyer

4 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Ashurst Full time

About Ashurst Reach

Ashurst Reach is the firm's dedicated flexible legal resourcing platform that provides access to a high-quality talent pool of lawyers and paralegals. We offer a seamless, fast, and trusted solution to meet internal client demands, backfill leave, provide cover during recruitment, or assist with specialized projects.

We work with a pool of talented Reach Legal Consultants across a broad range of specialties. Our focus is on solving clients' business problems through optimal efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and digitally innovative legal service delivery.

Key Benefits

  • Flexibility in your career options, balancing career goals and lifestyle.
  • Personalized service and support from Ashurst Reach.
  • Opportunities to work with world-class clients on challenging, interesting, and career-enhancing matters.
  • Access to Ashurst's knowledge resources, invitations to events, and training programs.
  • Welcomed as a member of the Ashurst team and part of our community of Reach Legal Consultants.

What We're Looking For

We seek strong general commercial lawyers with 5+ years of experience. Essential skills include general commercial contracting experience, with exposure to a wide range of industries such as financial services, consumer, food, and retail, energy, and resources. Relevant experience may include drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, M&A experience, and procurement experience.

Applicants should have the ability to hit the ground running, work autonomously, and prioritize. Our clients value lawyers who are comfortable providing legal advice on competition and consumer law, privacy, product safety, quality, and labelling, as well as experience in disputes, investigations, and employment law.

Requirements

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong commercial and business acumen.
  • Excellent client service focus, ethic, and commitment.
  • Right to live and work in Australia and hold or be able to obtain a current practicing certificate.

Next Steps

If you have the skills and experience, please apply. We will be in touch to discuss your application. For more information, please contact Fiona Craig, our Talent Manager, at fiona.craig@ashurst.com.



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