Minter Ellison Lays Off 11 Lawyers, 35 Staff

Australia’s Minter Ellison has laid off 11 lawyers and 24 support staff from its Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane offices.

The redundancies targeted senior and junior associates in the firm’s property, construction and finance practices.

There are no current plans for further redundancies.

Minter Ellison is one of the largest full-service law firms in the Asia-Pacific region. It has over 280 partners, 1000 lawyers and 1,000 support staff. In Australia it is considered one of the top commercial law firms.