Early careers at MinterEllison

Our clerks and graduates tell us that three key things make the MinterEllison experience:

1. Experiencing high profile matters in a top tier firm

2. Our culture

3. Our learning and development programs

Learn by working on real challenges

Right from the start you’ll work on real client engagements, preparing you for any challenge. Discover new areas of practice, and learn the technical knowledge and tools you need to achieve your career ambitions.

An award winning start to your career

Winner, Most Popular Clerkship Employer

Top100 Graduate Employer Awards 2023

Top Graduate Employers 2023

Australian Association of Graduate Employers graduates.minterellison.com

Finalist, Most Popular Law Employer

Top100 Graduate Employer Awards 2023

Top Intern Programs 2022

Australian Association of Graduate Employers

Five reasons we’re di erent

Great roles in great matters

Our industry go-to-market strategy is key to achieving our growth ambitions. You could be working on the matters changing the landscape of law and legal practice.

Feed your curiosity

Our learning programs will help you build the skills you need to be the trusted advisor of tomorrow.

A focus on you

Our wellbeing program, leave policies and entitlements ensure our people are supported.

An inclusive culture

It’s no surprise that the MinterEllison workplace culture is awarded key inclusion awards and benchmarks. We’re truly inclusive and value diversity in all its forms.

A passion for social justice

You’ll have the chance to join our pro bono and community investment program to help address disadvantage.

For information and to apply visit graduates.minterellison.com

Early careers at MinterEllison

Will Vu, Associate, Sydney shares his career journey, hints and tips.

Tell us a bit about yourself?

I am the son of refugees, a junior lawyer in the Projects, Infrastructure & Construction (PIC) team and an avid constitutional law fan (let me explain). My parents risking everything so that I could have a best start in life is what drives me every day to work hard and also to give back by volunteering. As a junior lawyer, I have an interest in major public transit and civic projects and am grateful to be working amongst some of the best lawyers in the country in this space. And whilst I know constitutional law is not a natural favourite for law students, I always love learning new things and it’s an intellectually challenging area of law, but can also have ramifications in people’s day-to-day lives (such as with the WA border challenge).

What rotations have you done?

My rotations were with Real Estate, AMP Capital and PIC.

Have you undertaken any secondments?

I was on secondment to AMP Capital, sitting in their legal team for 10 months. It was a great opportunity to get an inside look at how a major fund and asset manager operates, and bring those lessons back to MinterEllison to help us better service our clients. As a junior, it’s also the perfect time for you to build your networks outside of the firm and get a taste of in-house life – would highly recommend a secondment to anyone! You can also do a secondment to the Public Interest Advocacy Centre or Optus as part of the graduate program.

What do you love most about MinterEllison?

I love that we know how to work hard but also have fun. During the day we work for some of the largest clients in Australia on the most interesting work – it’s a privilege being able to work on projects that fundamentally shape the way people live, work and commute. But then we can close our laptops and march at Mardi Gras, where the firm has been the pro bono lawyers for over 20 years. The overwhelming sense of inclusion and the celebration of all our people, right alongside doing my day job, is what makes me feel just so ‘at home’ at MinterEllison.

What are you involved in beyond the law?

I’ve recently gotten back into swimming, but also started with rowing (if anyone has good tips on how to stop blisters, please give me a shout)! When I’m not in the water, I am on the search for my next favourite watering hole that serves up good drinks and good vibes.