Senior Associate/Special Counsel - Indirect Tax

Minterellison; Sydney; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

MinterEllison seeks an experienced indirect tax professional to join our Sydney team at the Senior Associate or Special Counsel level. You will lead on complex matters, including major M&A transactions and GST risk reviews, with a focus on delivering strategic, commercially-grounded tax advice.

Join a collaborative team known for technical excellence and practical guidance, mentoring junior lawyers and shaping client relationships while engaging with senior stakeholders on high-profile

Qualifications

• 6+ years' PQE in taxation law, with a strong focus on indirect tax (GST).
• Deep technical knowledge of GST legislation, case law and rulings.
• Proven track record of managing complex matters with minimal supervision.
• Experience mentoring and developing junior lawyers.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distil complex issues into clear, commercial advice.
• Strong business development interest or experience.
• Experience with transaction structuring and cross-border tax issues.
• A collaborative, client-focused approach with sound commercial judgement.

Responsibilities

• Managing GST audits, investigations and objections with a high degree of autonomy.
• Complex structuring advice (particularly in property and financial services).
• Providing strategic GST guidance on cross border transactions.
• Mentoring and supervising junior team members.
• Contributing to business development and client relationship management.
• Engaging directly with senior clients and stakeholders.

Job description

Senior Associate/Special Counsel - Indirect Tax

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 https://www.minterellison.com/-/media/Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/MinterEllison-Employee-Benefits-Dec_2025.pdf )

Location: Sydney

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 https://www.minterellison.com/-/media/Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/MinterEllison-Employee-Benefits-Dec_2025.pdf )

The Team

Join our market‑leading Indirect Tax team in Sydney. We advise a broad spectrum of clients – including multinationals, listed REITs, major developers, leading financial institutions and government. We are known for our collaborative culture, technical excellence and practical, commercially focused advice.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced indirect tax professional to join our team at the Senior Associate or Special Counsel level. You will take a leading role on complex and high-profile matters, including major M&A transactions, GST risk reviews, infrastructure projects and advisory work, including rulings, voluntary disclosures and objections.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Managing GST audits, investigations and objections with a high degree of autonomy
• Complex structuring advice (particularly in property and financial services)
• Providing strategic GST guidance on cross border transactions
• Mentoring and supervising junior team members
• Contributing to business development and client relationship management
• Engaging directly with senior clients and stakeholders

About You

• 6+ years' PQE in taxation law, with a strong focus on indirect tax (GST)
• Deep technical knowledge of GST legislation, case law and rulings
• Proven track record of managing complex matters with minimal supervision
• Experience mentoring and developing junior lawyers
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distil complex issues into clear, commercial advice
• Strong business development interest or experience
• Experience with transaction structuring and cross-border tax issues
• A collaborative, client-focused approach with sound commercial judgement