Reach Consultant | Legal Operations | Sydney
Join a leading organisation in a strategic legal operations role, providing interim support during a period of recruitment.
- Duration: 3-6 months
- Location: Sydney CBD
The Opportunity
Join a leading organisation in a strategic legal operations role, providing interim support during a period of recruitment.
- Duration: 3-6 months
- Arrangement: Full-time (4 days per week in-office preferred)
- Location: Sydney CBD
The Role
You will play a key role in enhancing the effectiveness of legal and governance services, with responsibilities including:
- Supporting operational strategy, performance measurement and continuous improvement initiatives for the legal and company secretarial team
- Streamlining legal and governance workflows and improving matter management processes
- Driving legal operations innovation in a complex, highly regulated environment
- Optimising the use of legal and Board governance technology, including matter management tools
- Implementing best practice ways of working across legal and governance functions
- Supporting business planning, annual planning, budget-related activities and broader organisational initiatives
- Collaborating with stakeholders across Legal, Governance, Technology, People and Culture, Finance, Strategy and Risk teams
About You
You bring experience or a strong interest in legal operations and in-house legal service delivery, with a practical, solutions-driven mindset.
Your Experience & Expertise
- Legal operations, process improvement and matter management
- Business planning, budgeting and legal technology implementation
- Supporting delivery in regulated environments and translating strategy into practical outcomes
- Experience in financial services, another highly regulated industry, or engaging with regulators in Australia or overseas is advantageous
Your Skills & Attributes
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across legal, governance and business teams
- Sound judgement and the ability to operate with autonomy in a senior environment
- Strong communication skills with a talent for building relationships at all levels
- A proactive, improvement-oriented approach to legal service delivery
- You have the 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.
Reach Consultant | Legal Operations | Sydney employer: Ashurst Perkins Coie
At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation. Our Melbourne office provides unique opportunities for professional growth, with access to senior stakeholders and a supportive environment that encourages flexible legal resourcing. Join us to make a meaningful impact in the public sector while enjoying a rewarding career path.
