Conveyancing Paralegal

Location: Melbourne

Contract Type: Fixed Term

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 https://www.minterellison.com/-/media/Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/MinterEllison-Employee-Benefits-Dec_2025.pdf)

Your Role

We are looking to recruit a full-time conveyancing paralegal on a fixed term contract who can successfully manage high volume and high quality work. In this role you will deal directly with our clients to manage your own files whilst having the support of senior lawyers and a high-performing residential conveyancing team. This role is a parental leave cover from March 2026 to May 2027.

What you need

We welcome applications from candidates who have:

• previous stream conveyancing experience primarily acting for developers
• the ability and desire to manage high volume and high quality work
• exceptional client service skills and responsiveness
• a keen eye for detail and the ability to consistently produce accurate, high quality work
• an interest in contributing to process improvement and systems
• the initiative and drive to take ownership of your matters and client portfolios
• strong IT skills and are comfortable working with PEXA (and preferably SPEAR too)
• exceptional time management and organisational skills
• a commitment to excellence that matches our own
• a proactive approach and positive attitude.

Our Team

Our national Real Estate and Real Estate Stream Solutions teams are one of the largest and most diverse property practices in Australia. We advise major institutional property investors, developers, landlords and tenants on all aspects of commercial, industrial, retail and residential property including capital transactions (acquisitions and disposals), large scale developments, major projects, retirement living and leasing.

In this role you will be part of a large and supportive team of high performing lawyers and paralegals, with additional support from the legal support team. You will deal directly with our major clients daily to manage your own files.

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 lisa.fleming@minterellison.com.