Associate - Financial Services & Funds

Location : Brisbane

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

The Team

Our growing Brisbane Financial Services and Funds team sits within our broader Corporate & Capital Markets group led by a team of highly experienced practitioners. The team offers deep expertise across a broad range of funds management and financial services matters, including AFSL compliance, regulatory advice, licensing, product development, product disclosure requirements, design and distribution obligations, ASIC Act consumer protections (including unfair contract terms provisions), anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing, privacy as well as retail banking advice across consumer credit, APRA prudential standards and codes of conduct.

Your Role

You will be involved in a broad mix of financial services, funds management and retail credit matters for a blue-chip client portfolio.

As part of our close-knit team, you will be working closely with experienced senior legal practitioners in the Financial Services industry, gaining valuable mentorship along the way. Our Brisbane team is highly integrated with our national financial services and funds practice, and you will have the opportunity to work with partners and senior lawyers across our national team.

More About You

We welcome applications from lawyers who have :

• 2 – 5 years post-admission experience in financial services law, ideally within funds management or financial services regulation, gained within a reputable commercial law firm, professional services firm, regulator or in-house
• Strong academics
• Excellent technical drafting and problem-solving skills
• A keen interest for delving into complex issues
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• A client focused mindset and a demonstrated ability to form enduring relationships with peers, clients and industry contacts

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.

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