If you’re a law student in your penultimate year, our Clerkship Programs will expose you to the fast pace of a full-service commercial law firm and show you the law in action. You'll be working under the guidance of some of the sharpest legal minds in Australia, on challenging, complex and high-profile transactions and matters. You'll be mentored by partners and lawyers who are leaders in their fields, in a firm where individuality is embraced and innovation actively encouraged.
Our Clerkship Programs are our future pipeline for the Graduate Program. They are designed to give you a feel for what it’s like to be a Graduate and they are a great place to start your career.
Brisbane
Aimed at penultimate year law students, our 4-week program gives you a comprehensive orientation and placements in 2 different practice groups. You'll also get additional training, networking opportunities, and be part of our social activities.
Program Dates
We run three Clerkship Programs every year:
Winter: 24 June 2018 - 19 July 2019
Spring: 19 August 2019 - 13 September 2019
Summer: 18 November 2019 - 13 December 2019
Recruitment Dates
Applications open: 4 March 2019
Legal Careers Expo: 25 March 2019
Applications close: 9am, Monday 1 April 2019
Networking Cocktail Evening (for interviewing candidates): late April
Interviews: Late April/Early May
Offers made: 20 May 2019
Offers must be accepted/declined: 5pm, 21 May 2019
Canberra
Our 11-week program gives you an orientation week in the Sydney office, followed by two rotations in different practice areas. You'll also get additional training, networking opportunities and be part of our social activities.
Program Dates
We run one Clerkship Program every year:
Summer: 25 November 2019 - 7 February 2020
Recruitment Dates
Applications open: Tuesday 11 June 2019
Applications close: Sunday, July 14 2019
Clerkship Information Night (for interviewing candidates): Late July
Round 1 Interviews: Early August
Round 2 Interviews: Late August
Cocktail Evening (for interviewing candidates): Mid-September
Offers made: Wednesday,18 September 2019
Offers must be accepted/declined: Friday, 20 September 2019
Melbourne
Aimed at penultimate year law students, our 4-week program gives you a comprehensive orientation and placements in 2 different practice groups. You'll also get additional training, networking opportunities, and be part of our social activities.
Program Dates
We run two Clerkship Programs every year:
Summer: 25 November 2019 - 20 December 2019
Winter: 22 June 2020 - 17 July 2020
Recruitment Dates
Applications open: 8 July 2019
LIV Legal Careers Fair: 5:00pm - 8:00pm, 11 July 2019
Applications close: 11 August 2019
Networking Cocktail Evening (for interviewing candidates): Late August 2019
Interviews: September 2019
Offers made: 10:00am, 10 October 2019
Offers must be accepted/declined: 2:00pm, 10 October 2019
Perth
Aimed at penultimate year law students, our 4-week program gives you a comprehensive orientation and placements in 2 different practice groups. You'll also get additional training, networking opportunities, and be part of our social activities.
Program Dates
We run three Clerkship Programs every year:
Summer 1: 18 November 2019 - 13 December 2019
Summer 2: 28 January 2020 - 21 February 2020
Winter: 22 June 2020 - 17 July 2020
Recruitment Dates
Applications open: 15 July 2019
Applications close: 4 August 2019
Networking Cocktail Evening (for interviewing candidates): late August
Interviews: Late August/Early September
Offers made: 9am, 20 September 2019
Offers must be accepted/declined: 1pm, 20 September 2019
Sydney
Aimed at penultimate year law students, our 11-week week program gives you a week-long orientation and two rotations in different practice areas. You'll also get additional training, networking opportunities and be part of our social/sporting activities.
Program Dates
We run one Clerkship Program every year:
Summer: 25 November 2019 - 7 February 2020.
Recruitment Dates
Applications open: Tuesday 11 June 2019
Applications close: Sunday, July 14 2019
Clerkship Information Night (for interviewing candidates): Late July
Round 1 Interviews: Early August
Round 2 Interviews: Late August
Cocktail Evening (for interviewing candidates): Mid-September
Offers made: Wednesday,18 September 2019
Offers must be accepted/declined: Friday, 20 September 2019