Disputes, Competition & Insurance

Welcome to the MinterEllison Disputes, Competition and Insurance Virtual Internship Program. Learn how you can make an impact at our firm.

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Self-paced3-4 hoursNo gradesNo assessments

Our Risk, Regulatory, Insurance and Controversy (RRIC) group includes Dispute Resolution/ Litigation; Insurance and Risk; Regulatory; Competition; Intellectual Property; Technology and Reconstruction (Insolvency/ Restructuring).

RRIC is one of the broadest Lines of Business. Their experience ranges from the work our media lawyers do in handling most (if not all) of Fairfax's pre-publication work (they often know what will make headlines, before it's even printed!), to a significant number of health law matters – lots of hospitals, lots of incidents, lots of interesting work. Not to mention the work we do on major corporate insolvencies and restructurings.

We are a borderless Line of Business. This means we have the very best people, working on the very best matters – irrespective of geography.

Iconic deals:

Class actions for Bellamy's Organic and Billabong
Assisting Foxtel in its precedent-setting application to block infamous pirate websites.
Advising Calidad in Australia's first case dealing with whether a patented product can be "recycled" and resold without the patentee's authority.
Patent litigation for global pharmaceutical organisation.

Skills you will learn and practice:

Issue spotting

Practical legal research

Commercial awareness

Client empathy

Civil litigation

Disputes document preparation

How it works

Tasks in this program

Task One: Identify if we can secure a freezing order for our client

Leave the partner a voicemail after assessing whether our client can secure a freezing order

Reviews

Over 250

5 Star Reviews

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"Excellent experience, I really enjoyed the work. Looking forward to gaining more experience like that in real life!"-- Student from Macquarie University

"It was more challenging for a first year student but an invaluable experience nonetheless. I was very privileged to be able to take part in such a fantastic skill building program."-- Student from Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London

"Difficult but very interesting work! Generated a keen interest in freezing orders and their application."-- Student from Monash University

"The program was well structured, with a good level of guidance - I felt stretched to work independently, but not unsupported."-- Student from Queensland University of Technology

"This course provided a very interesting insight into legal practice in Australia and gave me the confidence to apply the skills I have learned as a student of the Law of England and Wales as it is today, and to adjust these appropriately. I would perhaps welcome some more challenging tasks, or further elements to address per task."-- Student

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