Associate or Senior Associate - Insolvency

Location: Brisbane

Contract Type: Permanent

MinterEllison is one of Australia’s largest independent law and consulting firms. With a heritage of almost 200 years, we are known for our excellence, and our authentic and enduring relationships with our clients, our people and our communities. Clients seek out MinterEllison to help them solve complex problems every day. We do this by our full-service legal offering and complementary consulting offering.

We offer opportunities to work on industry-leading mandates for top-tier clients, while being part of a high-performing and collaborative team that values excellence, diversity of thought, curiosity, and inclusion. We value our people and empower them to achieve their ambitions - with the support, trust and autonomy to grow their careers in meaningful ways.

At MinterEllison, we're leading the way with AI and other emerging technologies, powering innovation right across our firm. You will have the opportunity to engage with AI tools we've built, and other external AI tools, to enhance efficiencies and excellence internally and with our clients.

We support sustainable ways of working regarding how, when and where you work and offer a wide range of social, financial and health benefits (see www.minterellison.com/-/media//Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/MinterEllison-Employee-Benefits-2025.ashx)

Your Role

We have a great opportunity for an Associate or Senior Associate with a minimum 4 years' post admission experience to join our Brisbane Dispute Resolution team. You will be an experienced commercial litigator ideally with demonstrated experience in insolvency and reconstruction.

In this role, you will principally work alongside Partner, Michael Vickery and his highly respected team. You will advise clients including banks, large institutional clients and insolvency practitioners on a range of complex insolvency and restructuring matters. If you are an experienced commercial litigator looking to specialise in the growing area of insolvency, we would also like to hear from you.

What We’re Looking For

We welcome applications from commercial litigators who:

• have 4+ years' experience in commercial litigation looking to specialise in insolvency, both advisory and contentious
• are driven, proactive, and committed to excellence
• have a client focus and demonstrated ability to form enduring relationships with peers, clients and industry experts
• thrive in a collaborative and inclusive team environment
• take pride in their work and who they work for
• are looking to grow their career in a firm that values development and culture

How to apply

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.

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 all 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 are currently a MinterEllison employee, please apply through the internal careers page.

If you would like further information, require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or for a confidential discussion, please contact Sophie.McKellar@minterellison.com.