Associate - Corporate

Location: Brisbane 

Contract Type: Permanent 

MinterEllison is one of Australia’s largest law firms, with nearly 200 years of business history.  We're known for our legal and consulting expertise - and for our inclusive and authentic character.

Our purpose is to create sustainable value with our clients, people and communities.  That means we have a proud history of providing excellence to clients, nurturing our people and giving back to the communities in which we live and work.

We value excellence, curiosity and collaboration.  Clients rely on us for our responsive, commercial approach.  Our clients include government departments and agencies, private and publicly listed companies, and small and large businesses in Australia and overseas.  

As a highly valued employee we will also provide you with a wide range of benefits. To view our benefits, please copy this link into your browser https://www.minterellison.com/-/media/Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/Employee-Benefits-Brochure-2023.ashx

Our Team

Our Corporate & Capital Markets group is widely recognised as a high performing and market-leading practice, extending across corporate advisory and governance, public and private M&A, capital markets (debt and equity), finance (asset, corporate, property, structured and project), funds management, and regulatory, spanning across all industries.

The Brisbane Corporate (Transactions Solutions) team are a small but close-knit team that is well connected to the national Corporate & Capital Markets group. The personnel in the team regularly work with other partners in Brisbane and in other offices and are highly regarded for their expertise in private and public M&A transactions, capital raising and corporate governance across the government, agribusiness, mining and retirement & aged care sectors.

Your Role

We are seeking interest from lawyers from 2 years PQE to Associate level to join the team. You will be working closely with well-regarded partner Stephen Knight providing transactional support and corporate governance advice to a diverse client base. You will also have the opportunity to work with Corporate & Capital Markets partners in other offices as part of our national Corporate & Capital markets team.

More About You

We welcome applications from lawyers who have:

• 2 – 4 years post admission experience
• Strong technical skills and demonstrated experience advising on corporate transactions including M&A
• Experience in one or more of the following industry sectors: agribusiness, mining or retirement & aged care.

Why MinterEllison

We offer flexible working options to encourage balance, wellbeing and support for sustainable ways of working and a range of social, financial and health benefits, including free gym membership - all with no minimum tenure.

We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders (including trans or gender diverse), LGBTQ+ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

How to apply

We prefer to connect with people directly, so please submit your CV by clicking on the 'Apply' button. We encourage all applications, including if you do not meet the criteria listed for the role. Your application will also enable us to consider you for other opportunities that may be available at MinterEllison.

If you would like further information, require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or for a confidential discussion, please contact [email protected].