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:
Summer: 22 November 2021 - 17 December 2021
Autumn: 26 April 2022 - 20 May 2022
Winter: 20 June 2022 - 15 July 2022
Recruitment
Dates
Applications open: 9:00am, 5 July 2021
Applications close: 5:00pm, 13 August 2021
Networking Cocktail Evening (for interviewing candidates): September 2021
Interviews: September 2021
Offers made: 9:00am, 7 October 2021
Offers must be accepted/declined: 5:00pm, 8 October 2021
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: 22 November 2021 - 4 February 2022
Recruitment Dates
Applications open: 8 June 2021
Applications close: 14 July 2021
Networking Cocktail Evening (for interviewing candidates): July 2021
Round 1 Interviews: August 2021
Round 2 Interviews: September 2021
Offers made: 15 September 2021
Offers must be accepted/declined: 16 September 2021
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: 24 January 2022 - 18 February 2022*
Winter: 20 June 2022 - 15 July 2022
* Due to the current restrictions, the decision has been made to move our summer clerkship to next year
Recruitment Dates
Applications open: 28 June 2021
Applications close: 11:59pm, 15 August 2021
Video interviews (for selected candidates only): August 2021
Networking Cocktail Evening (for interviewing candidates): September 2021
Interviews: September/October 2021
Offers made: 10:00am, 20 October 2021
Offers must be accepted/declined: 2:00pm, 20 October 2021
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: 22 November 2021 - 17 December 2021
Summer 2: 17 January 2022 - 11 February 2022
Winter: 20 June 2022 - 15 July 2022
Recruitment Dates
Applications open: 28 June 2021
Applications close: 11:59pm, 1 August 2021
Networking Cocktail Evening (for interviewing candidates): August 2021
Interviews: Late August/Early September 2021
Offers made: 9:00am, 17 September 2021
Offers must be accepted/declined: 1:00pm, 17 September 2021
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:
22 November 2021 - 4 February 2022
Recruitment Dates
Applications open: 8 June 2021
Applications close: 14 July 2021
Clerkship Information Night (for interviewing candidates): August 2021
Round 1 Interviews: August 2021
Round 2 Interviews: September 2021
Networking Cocktail Evening (for interviewing candidates): September 2021
Offers made: 15 September 2021
Offers must be accepted/declined: 16 September 2021