MinterEllison
2022 Graduate Program - Canberra (Feb 2022)
Canberra, Australia, Canberra
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- 4-6 vacancies
- Apply by 20 Oct 2021
- Start date 27 Feb 2022
Your future. Your choice. Choose to make an impact.
Our people are our brand. Every day, our people play a vital role in helping our client's close deals, explore solutions, resolve disputes, realise opportunities and create an impact. Beyond the law, you will take a commercial approach and apply creative thinking to high-profile transactions, projects and disputes. You will be challenged and empowered as you grow through career-building opportunities and responsibilities early in your legal career. By working across multiple practice areas, you will develop a breadth of skills that will become the foundations for your career.
Why MinterEllison?
Our graduates quickly gain legal and business expertise by working alongside high-performing partners, lawyers and professionals in a collaborative and innovative environment. You will have the opportunity to rotate through different practice areas. And be part of exciting and challenging transactional, advisory and litigation work. You won't be alone, you will have access to our industry-leading and commercially-minded lawyers, partners, and all the professional resources you will need.
What can you expect?
We'll give you real responsibility and autonomy. We will set you up with a mentoring partner for each rotation, a supervisor to guide your day-to-day work, and a buddy to help you settle in and navigate your different practice group experiences and offer program support and direction.
Our award-winning development program includes:
- our extensive orientation program, which covers our firm strategy, culture and legal insights
- an on-site MinterEllison Practical Legal Training program in partnership with The College of Law
- ongoing legal and business skills workshops
- a unique, strengths-based approach to performance and development
- modules on health and wellbeing
- being allocated buddy, supervisor and mentor
- admission support – and celebrations!
Who is this program suitable for?
- Students in the final year of their law degree, or who have recently graduated.
Your future. Your Choice. Apply now.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Law, Legal Studies & Justice +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
Junior lawyer in the corporate m&a team
Drafting advising attending conferences / basic court hearings.
As a graduate lawyer, i work across most matters the team takes on. Tasks generally include legal research, drafting correspondence, drafting court forms, attending hearings and assisting in management/discovery of documents. I am also able to solely assist the partner on smaller matters, which involves greater conduct of the matter in terms of managing the matter, the documents, client correspondence, providing advice and strategy considerations.
About the employer
MinterEllison
4.5
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Law
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.
Pros and cons of working at MinterEllison
Pros
Very supportive environment, months of training, amazing leadership, great benefits, flexibility, amazing opportunities.
The ability to rotate through different practice areas... build camaraderie the minute you step into the firm.
The culture is also welcoming and encourages personal and professional growth in all areas.
Great workplace culture that cares about staff's life outside 9-5.
High-quality work and clients
Cons
The long hours – although these are still more manageable than other top-tier law firms.
Salary is falling behind other top-tier law firms, but I do feel the work-life balances are sufficient compensation.
Limited networking/business development opportunities for juniors.
Graduates feel disappointed they will not be able to work within a team that is a key reason they aspired to come to Minters
My only issue is that we hot desk, meaning a different desk each day so we don’t have the opportunity to make or personalise our own space.