Ashurst is a leading global law firm with a determination to go beyond the ordinary by outpacing change. We have a community of 4800+ people across over 30 offices globally and are a trusted adviser to top corporates, financial institutions, and governments. What sets us apart is our ambition for our people and our clients.

What makes Ashurst a great place to work?

• Flexible work options
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership and corporate health plans
• Genuine opportunities to grow your career through secondments or global opportunities
• We have a strong commitment to social impact, demonstrated by our extensive volunteering and pro-bono opportunities, as well as our award-winning social inclusion and mobility programs
• We are committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for an Advisor/Legal Advisor, Client Commitments team - Risk & Compliance to join our Brisbane or Sydney office on a full time, 12 month contract basis.

This role sits within our Client Commitments team, Risk & Compliance and involves working closely with a number of functions across the firm on all contract reviews and negotiations with clients. The position is by its nature a global role involving all client terms and compliance queries.

The Risk & Compliance function is commercially minded and focuses on adding value to the business as well as the clients, as illustrated by the digital product and advisory offerings designed and maintained by the function to benefit our clients.

In this role, you will undertake some of the following key responsibilities including (but not limited to):

• Reviewing and negotiating various contracts drafted by clients (outside counsel guidelines, framework agreements, non-disclosure agreements, etc.) to ensure they are aligned with the Firm's strategy, where necessary with the assistance of other functions in the firm.
• Commenting on and discussing with partners, fee-earners and clients any changes to the Firm's standard terms of business and engagement letter.
• Advising the partnership on any relevant risk and compliance issues that may impact with their practice. Attending and conducting meetings with partners and/or clients, where necessary to negotiate client terms.
• Liaising with other functions as required to ensure business readiness for compliance changes to processes and practices, including compliance to client's commitments and consistency of approach with client's audit responses and remediation.

A full job description, including a breakdown of responsibilities, can be found at the bottom of the advertisement on our Ashurst careers page: https://www.ashurst.com/en/careers/

We are interested in hearing from people who have:

• Experience in the review, drafting, and negotiation of contracts, with particular focus on commercial contracts. Beneficial if you have experience with contracts drafted by clients when they engage law firms and/or standard contracts drafted by law firms for engagement with clients.
• A legal qualification with relevant experience in commercial contract review and negotiation, as well as providing legal advice.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to liaise effectively at all levels across the firm and offices.
• Problem solving skills and the ability to put an argument across in a clear, articulate way showing sound business acumen.
• Discretion and professionalism in handling sensitive, confidential situations and deals.
• Ability to work efficiently, prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Experience in compliance and risk management or as legal counsel, beneficial but not required.

We value diverse perspectives at Ashurst, so even if you don't feel you meet all of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.

If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, please contact: globalresourcing@ashurst.com for a confidential conversation.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Ashurst. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.

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