Location: Melbourne, Sydney

Contract Type: Fixed Term

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.

For most businesses today, technology is central to enabling and executing their business strategy. MinterEllison's Technology Consulting team advises CIOs, CTOs and other CxOs in developing, executing and supporting technology strategies that drive exceptional business value. In a world of accelerating change and technology innovation, we design, negotiate, protect and optimise our client's investments in enterprise digital and converged services.

Who we are

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.

How we 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 an extensive range of wellbeing, recognition & benefits offerings. To view our benefits, please copy this link into your browser https://www.minterellison.com/-/media/Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/Employee-Benefits-Brochure.ashx

The Opportunity

Our Office of General Counsel is currently seeking a corporate transactional lawyer to join the team to play a key role in fulfilling our purpose: to create sustainable value with our clients, our people and our communities. This role is a 12 month contract role to cover one of our team being on parental leave.

You will work closely with our General Counsel and other senior legal practitioners within the Firm's Office of General Counsel to advise on and support the Firm's legal, consulting and commercial operations. This role blends a top-tier law firm operating environment with the diversity of work and the commercial perspective of an in-house legal role. Supporting internal stakeholders primarily in Australia but also across our global network, the opportunities for a diverse range of work include:

• Client engagement, tenders and contract negotiation

• Procurement – digital and non-digital – contract negotiation

• Corporate restructuring and M&A transactions

• Regulatory compliance and risk advice

• General corporate and commercial advice

The role offers an ambitious and adaptable corporate lawyer the opportunity to pivot their skills in a law firm environment into an influential business-facing role within Australia's largest law firm.

More About You

We welcome applications from lawyers who have:

• Approximately 6 to 8 years' experience gained within a top-tier law firm with in-house legal experience

• Experience in corporate and commercial law (transactional / complex contractual negotiation capability will be highly regarded)

• Some management and leadership experience

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Commercial acumen

• Demonstrated ability to form enduring relationships with peers, stakeholders and fellow advisers

• Strong communication skills

WHY MINTERELLISON

An inclusive culture

Our culture attracts key inclusion awards. We are recognised as a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, and we hold Gold employer status with the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI).

We offer hybrid working options to encourage balance, wellbeing and support for sustainable ways of working. We offer paid parental leave for the primary carer within the first 24 months following birth or adoption, and a range of social, financial and health benefits, including free gym membership - all with no minimum tenure.

We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, genders (including if you identify as transgender or gender diverse), sexual orientations, as well as people living with a disability or who have family or carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for roles with MinterEllison.

Excellence, curiosity and collaboration

We foster growth and development in our people so we can continue to make excellence the hallmark of everything we do, drive market-leading innovation and harness the power of working together. Our learning programs will help you build the skills of tomorrow, today.

HOW TO APPLY

We prefer to connect with people directly, so please submit your CV and cover letter for consideration by clicking on the 'Apply' button below.

If you would like further information, require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or for a confidential discussion, please contact nicole.stjohn@minterellison.com.

Agency submissions will not be accepted without prior express approval from the MinterEllison recruitment team. All agency candidates must be submitted through our on-line portal to be valid.