Client Engagement

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 Role

As a Client Engagement and Events Consultant in our team, you will be involved in a broad range of tasks such as:

Event Management

• Responsible for the delivery of consistently high quality events firmwide and in the Brisbane office

• Project management of all aspects of these events: logistics, communications and stakeholder engagement

• Collaborate with stakeholders to establish objectives and success metrics

• Facilitation and delivery of national and local online webinar programs

• Event debrief reporting to relevant partners and CMG team

• Budget management and accurate forecasting

• Work closely with client services team using a range of external catering suppliers

• Support the delivery of small to large firm-wide initiatives, events, communications, sponsorships.

Brand Experience

• Work with the internal design team on graphics and perform basic editing of content

• Building event communications through our EDM platform, ensuring brand integrity and functionality

• Initiating ideas on elevating our client experience, event innovation and brand activation

Marketing Support

• Supporting a portfolio of industries and lines of business with client events

• Maintain and update event lists, manage registration updates and reporting on engagement

• Assist with the development of marketing plans/campaigns

Partnership management

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of two key arts partnerships, including asset delivery such as advertising opportunities, and corporate hospitality - ensuring all obligations are met and opportunities are maximised.

• Foster strong relationships with sponsorship teams, acting as the primary liaison to ensure seamless collaboration, timely approvals, and alignment with brand and client engagement objectives.

• Strategically leverage active partnerships to enhance client and partner experiences, identifying and activating opportunities for brand visibility, bespoke events, and high-impact client touchpoints.

More About You

We welcome applicants who have:

• A tertiary qualification in marketing, public relations or event management, or suitable relevant experience

• Minimum 3 years' experience in high-volume event management within a corporate environment

• Excellent planning and time management skills, including an ability to handle conflicting deadlines and work with multiple stakeholders at all levels

• Strong attention to detail and project coordination skills

• Experience in managing sponsorships or partnerships highly regarded

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

• Navigate and resolve competing priorities by influencing and aligning key stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and a consistently high standard of service delivery across all touchpoints.

• Great knowledge of Microsoft suite of products, including Teams, Word, PowerPoint and Excel

• An ability to work autonomously to get the job done, smoothly and with style

• Webinar delivery experience in relevant platforms

We are also looking for you to have the:

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

• Demonstrate flexibility, resilience, problem solving and solutions focused

• Innovation, enthusiasm and the ability to engage, as well as influence key stakeholders

• Ability to think strategically and maintain focus under pressure

• Great knowledge of local event spaces and venues suitable for client events

• A sense of humour and the ability to be part of a committed, focused team

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