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Your future. Your choice. Choose to make an impact. graduates.minterellison.com
Never underestimate the power in you to make an impact. At MinterEllison, we’re driven by a strong sense of purpose. We create lasting impacts with our clients, our people and our communities. As one of Asia Pacific’s leading law firms, our clients look to us to help them address their most complex legal and business challenges. But we know in a world of relentless disruption, we also need to think beyond the law. We’re driving digital transformation and embedding a culture of curiosity and innovation. We’re investing in adjacent consulting capabilities that enable us to provide seamlessly integrated solutions to our clients. And our people are committed to making a meaningful difference in the communities they live and work in.
The Facts Industry Portfolios
Health & Infrastructure Energy & Education
ageing resources
74% Financial
services &
Government Real Estate
number of ASX 50 insurance
companies acted for
Our global practice areas
Capital Markets Disputes, Competition Infrastructure, Consulting
& Corporate & Insurance Construction & Property Solutions
Project Solutions Competition, Risk & Regulatory Construction & Infrastructure Flex
Capital Solutions Dispute Resolution Infrastructure Consulting Workplace
Transaction Solutions Insurance and Corporate Risk Environment & Planning Tax
Finance Solutions Statutory Compensation Real Estate Technology Law
ICP Volume Technology Consulting
100% 45k+ A large and diverse client base
green energy in new matters Blue chip
Leading Global financial
Sydney, Melbourne, opened for public & private
multinationals institutions
companies
8,800+ clients
Government State owned Not-for-profits &
(local, state & entities Social Enterprises
federal)
With our programs, you have the
chance to make a real impact.
Joining us for your clerkship is only
the beginning. We provide you
Start with our clerkship program
to launch your career
Our program ensures you have
the development you need, when
Starting as a junior
with career building opportunities This is the experience you’ve been you need it. It’s this flexibility that lawyer you never want
and help guide you on your best studying hard for! provides our graduates with many
career path. opportunities to learn on the job, your career to be one-
Be part of our clerkship program while being constantly supported by
You’ll accelerate your legal and where you’ll undertake exhilarating our lawyers and partners who want dimensional. In addition
business acumen by working
alongside high-performing
real-world legal work for clients.
You’ll be guided every step of
you to succeed.
to having fantastic legal
partners, lawyers and professionals
in a diverse, collaborative and
the way by our industry-leading
and commercially driven lawyers
By the end of your graduate
rotations, you’ll have an extensive
opportunities, I’ve been
innovative environment. You’ll
have the opportunity to gain
and partners. network within and outside of
the firm. You’ll have experienced
empowered to think
international exposure through At the end of the clerkship transaction, litigation and advisory beyond the law and
our broad network of offices and program, you’ll look back at the work and you’ll be supported
industry partnerships. vast knowledge and broad practical to settle in your group of choice. develop my skills in the
skills you’ve gained and the friends
Our award-winning clerk and you’ve made that will be part of We succeed together community investment
graduate programs will expose you
to a wide variety of business areas,
your broader network for many
years to come.
We celebrate and invest in our
people. We consistently have space, innovation,
skills, teams and challenges, helping
you to understand where your Our graduate programs
a record number of promotions.
We’re committed to helping our
and in my personal
strengths and interests lie.
You’ll be given exciting and
Kick-start your career with a
firm that has been recognised
people achieve their best. And
our development programs and
goals as well.”
challenging opportunities for its Learning and Development initiatives are second to none.
and responsibilities, because we programs, emphasis on diversity We’re always working to open Emily Miers
want you to be more than just and inclusion and innovative more doors for you. Lawyer
a technically excellent lawyer. approach to legal service delivery.
We want you to create
lasting impacts.
Diversity & inclusion at MinterEllison
Bring your whole self to work PRIME
As a firm, we’re continuously Our PRIME (Pride, Respect
focused on fostering an inclusive and Inclusion at MinterEllison)
workplace environment that allows Committee works with our Diversity
you to bring your whole self to & Inclusion team to celebrate
work, feel at your best and work to and promote LGBTQ inclusion
your strengths. at MinterEllison, and ensure this is
embedded in the way we work with
We know a workplace that our people, clients and community.
harnesses the power of diversity and
makes it central to collaboration, Progressing Reconciliation
will enhance our collective Our Reconciliation Action Plan
ability to create lasting impacts reflects the commitment of
with our clients, our people and our people to help create an
our communities. environment where greater
economic participation for
We’re proud to have been widely Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
recognised for our work in people can become a reality. We’re
this area, by key organisations passionate about closing the gap
and benchmarks including the for Indigenous Australians, and were
Workplace Gender Equality Agency, proud to join with our peers in the
Australian Workplace Equality Index legal profession to support the Uluru
(LGBTQ workplace inclusion) and Statement From the Heart.
Chambers and Partners.
We want a group of graduates that has true diversity of
experience, background, education and skills. In this diversity
we see a level of collaboration that has brought value to our
clients and has provided enriching careers for our people.”
Mary Lyras, Chief Talent Officer
Our community impact
Here at MinterEllison, our impact How we deliver impact
in the community sits at the heart At the heart of every community
of who we are. Our people take initiative we undertake is a spirit of
great pride in dedicating their skills, purpose and partnership. Our deep,
Our vision is about creating
time and resources to breaking long-term community partnerships
employment for Aboriginal
cycles of disadvantage in the often feature a combination of:
communities they live and work in. people, making their
– Pro bono legal work lives better by upskilling
Through our broad-reaching Pro –O utreach legal clinics for and training them, and
Bono and Community Investment homeless clients supporting the community
Program and market-leading Social –L aw reform and policy-related and our culture in many
Enterprise Practice, you’ll have research to inform social change other ways. We’re very
the opportunity to work alongside –S tudent mentoring and school grateful for the support
community organisations and our partnerships we’ve had from the team at
clients to provide transformative – Pro bono secondments MinterEllison – we wouldn’t
impacts for individuals, our – Event hosting
be here without them.”
community partners, and the new –W orkplace giving and employee
wave of businesses seeking to do donation matching
well and do good. – Donations and sponsorships Muru Mittigar Chairperson
– Fundraising activities and Darug woman,
–V oluntary board service for Ros Fogg
charities and not-for-profits
Impact by numbers in FY20
Awards
2020 Most ranked practice areas – Chambers and Partners, Asia Pacific
2020 Shortlisted Outstanding Firm for D&I – International – Chambers Diversity &
Inclusion Awards, Asia Pacific
2019 Winner Innovation in New Business and Service Delivery Models – Financial Times
Innovative Lawyer Awards
2019 #1 Top 25 Attraction Firms – Lawyers Weekly
2019 #21 Top 25 Companies in Australia – LinkedIn
2019 Employer of Choice for Gender Equality 10 years running – Workplace Gender
Equality Agency (WGEA)
2019 Gold Employer – Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI)
Our top tips
It’s natural to be nervous – but believe in yourself and MinterEllison Virtual Internship Launch your career
remember most successes happens outside of your Start with your clerkship, receive a graduate offer, and continue
Want to experience what it’s like to be working casually with us through your final year at university,
comfort zone! We know how important this process is
a MinterEllison lawyer? before beginning your career as a MinterEllison graduate.
to you because choosing the right people is important to
us too. Our interactive virtual internship,
via Forage, offers you an insight into
Lawyer
Things to think about: the commercial work we undertake.
– Be your authentic self – we want to know about you
– Don’t underestimate your qualifications and experience Curious?
– Don’t leave your application to the last minute Admission
Scan the QR
– Ask others to review your application code to learn
– Know why you are applying to us more. Graduate
– Tailor your cover letter
– Consider some interview responses Casual
– Know your application inside out Paralegal
Clerk
Come and meet us. You’ll soon see how you’ll be able
to make an impact at MinterEllison.
MinterEllison has given me great exposure to different teams and access to a diverse range of experiences – from transactional, to advisory, to litigious work. That has allowed me to find out what type of law I want to do longer term.” William Vu Lawyer
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