Executive Assistant - M&A

Location: Sydney

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

An exciting opportunity exists in our Sydney M&A team for an experienced Legal Executive Assistant. In this role, you will provide support to three Partners and other senior legal staff. We are looking for someone with excellent attention to detail, strong typing and formatting skills, an ability to multi task and to work both autonomously and in a team environment.

As a key addition to this team, some of your responsibilities will include:

• Proactive diary and email management;
• Coordination of meetings & travel;
• File management (e.g. opening and closing matters and electronic filing);
• Monthly billing, client reporting and invoicing;
• Printing and filing of correspondence and emails
• AMEX reconciliation
• Other tasks as directed

More About You

The successful candidate will also possess:

• Strong understanding of MS Office applications;
• Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills;
• Self-motivated and an ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment;
• Ability to work under pressure and manage conflicting priorities;
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• An adaptable and flexible nature

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 Jess.Brown@minterellison.com.