Lawyer or Associate | Health, Aged Care and Human Services

Location: Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne

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

The Role

We're looking for a talented Lawyer or Associate (1-3 years' PQE) to join our nationally recognised Health, Aged Care & Human Services team, working closely with Partner Penelope Eden, Head of MinterEllison's National Human Services Practice.

This is a unique opportunity to work with some of Australia's leading health, aged care, disability and community services providers, advising on complex regulatory, governance, risk and dispute matters that shape essential services across the country. This position is open to our Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane office with hybrid working arrangements available.

What you'll work on

You'll gain exposure to a broad and diverse practice, including:

• Regulatory, governance and policy advice
• Administrative law and statutory interpretation
• Aged care, disability and human services regulation
• Incident, complaint and regulator management
• Inquiries, investigations, inquests and disputes
• Privacy, access to records and risk management
• Drafting and reviewing aged care and service agreements
• Transactional and structuring matters alongside our corporate and financial services teams

Our clients include not-for-profit and charitable organisations, private providers, ASX-listed companies, insurers, and public and private healthcare operators.

About you

We're keen to hear from lawyers who have:

• 1-3 years' post-admission experience, ideally in health, aged care, disability or a related regulatory practice
• Strong legal research, drafting and analytical skills
• Experience advising on regulatory and administrative law matters
• Litigation, advocacy or dispute resolution experience
• A commercial, pragmatic and solution-focused approach
• Strong relationship-building skills and a client-centric mindset
• A collaborative approach and ability to thrive in a high-performing team environment
• A genuine interest in the health, aged care and disability sectors

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 Alexandra.Hussain@minterellison.com.