Paralegal - Retirement Villages

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 www.minterellison.com/-/media//Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/MinterEllison-Employee-Benefits-2024.ashx

Your Role

A great opportunity exists for an experienced conveyancing paralegal to join our Brisbane office on a permanent full time basis.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work in a booming and interesting area of the law while being well supported with state of the art technology and systems. While this role is physically based in Brisbane, you will work across multiple jurisdictions supporting national clients.

The Team

This role sits in our Retirement Villages (RV) conveyancing team. Our RV practice is the most successful in Australia and continues to grow from strength to strength, working with the largest retirement village owners and operators nationally. The Brisbane team is led by Partners Robin Lyons and Tammy Berghofer.

In this role you will be part of a large and supportive team of high performing paralegals, with additional support from dedicated lawyers and senior lawyers, as well as team administrators and registration clerks. You will deal directly with our major clients on a daily basis to manage your own files.

More About You

We welcome applications from candidates who have:

• demonstrated conveyancing experience (minimum 12 months)
• an interest in developing their conveyancing skills to include different tenure types in most Australian jurisdictions
• the ability and desire to manage high volume and high quality work
• exceptional client service skills and responsiveness
• a keen eye for detail and exceptional time management and organisational skills
• an interest in contributing to process improvement and systems
• strong IT skills
• a commitment to excellence that matches our own
• a proactive approach and positive attitude.

Please note this role is best suited to a career paralegal. Law students are encouraged to consider our clerkship and graduate programs.

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 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 lisa.fleming@minterellison.com.