Leasing Paralegal in Brisbane

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.

A great opportunity exists for an experienced Leasing Paralegal to join our Brisbane office on a permanent full-time basis, with the flexibility to work up to 2 days per week from home. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work in a core area of our real estate business while being well supported with state-of-the-art technology, systems and AI tools. While this role is physically based in Brisbane, you will work on complex and high-volume retail and commercial leasing matters across multiple jurisdictions, supporting national clients as part of our collaborative national leasing team.

You will be responsible for preparing, negotiating and progressing clients’ leases and you will manage your own files. You will deal directly with our clients and conduct negotiations with our clients’ tenants and their lawyers.

The Brisbane leasing team is led by Partner Tanya Sciasci. Our leasing team are well known for our commercial and pragmatic approach to leasing transactions, delivering a whole of lifecycle service offering for our clients and focusing on facilitating a partnership between landlord and tenants, leading to optimal outcomes for our clients. Some of our major leasing clients include Abacus, Alceon, Charter Hall, Cromwell, Haben, IFM Investors, Lendlease, Reading, Stockland, Suncorp and Woolworths.

We welcome applications from candidates with leasing experience. You will bring confidence, enthusiasm and drive to complement our team of experienced paralegals and lawyers. In return, you will have the opportunity to be mentored and trained by our respected team of senior lawyers. You will also have:

• Strong attention to detail and time management skills
• Exceptional client service skills
• The initiative and drive to take ownership on your matters and client portfolios
• An interest in contributing to process improvement and systems
• The ability and desire to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment

We offer flexible working options to encourage balance, wellbeing and support for sustainable ways of working and a range of social, financial and health benefits, including free gym membership - all with no minimum tenure. 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.