CLERKSHIP COCKTAIL EVENING 2025
WELCOME
The UNSW Law Society is proud to present the 2025 Clerkship Cocktail Evening.
We are fortunate to be joined tonight by some of Australia’s leading firms, offering our students invaluable insight into the legal industry and the clerkship process. We extend our deepest gratitude to our sponsors for their generous and continued support, as well as to the firm representatives who have kindly taken the time this evening to share their knowledge and answer your questions.
I would like to especially thank the Private Law Careers Directors, Diane Lee, Ella Yuan, Gloria Chan, and James Papic, who have worked tirelessly to bring this evening to life. My thanks also go to the 2025 UNSW Law Society Co-Presidents, Matthew Kuk and Madeleine Morris, along with the Domestic Sponsorship Directors, Izabelle Lac and Daniel Heazlewood-Lee, for their outstanding efforts over the past few months. Finally, I extend my sincere thanks to Teodulfo Jose Reyes, the publications directors, and publications subcomittee for their work in compiling and designing this brochure.
I trust this will be an enjoyable evening that sparks many valuable conversations about where a career in Private Law can take you. I wish you all the best of luck in your upcoming Clerkship Applications.
Samara Mundi Vice-President (Private Law Careers)
FIRMS
A&O Shearman
Allens Linklaters
Arnold Bloch Leibler
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Clayton Utz
Clifford Chance
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
DLA Piper
Gadens
Gilbert + Tobin
Hall & Wilcox
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW)
HWL Ebsworth
Johnson Winter Slattery
Jones Day
King & Wood Mallesons
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Pinsent Masons Vario
Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWC)
Thomson Geer
White & Case LLP
Find out more about our clerkship program today
A clerkship at Allens is the first step in a rewarding legal career, and will give you invaluable insights into our work and culture. With support from a buddy and development supervisor, you’ll work on real matters for real clients and be involved in a variety of projects.
The programs: run from three to 10 weeks; are available at our Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney offices; feature ongoing support, including a buddy system; and include exposure to one or two practice groups.
Shape
Great minds think differently
Uniquely at youAshurst
We’re recruiting for a motivated graduate. And that person is you.
At Ashurst, we know that the brightest legal minds of tomorrow thrive in challenging situations and stay true to their unique selves. We want the whole you: your potential as a legal professional, and the combination of interests, ideas, beliefs and achievements that are part of what makes you, uniquely you.
By joining us, you’ll become part a global team located in 31 offices across 18 countries, working together to tackle our clients’ most complex problems.
Embrace the opportunity to grow, innovate and make a difference. Come and join us at Ashurst to be part of something extraordinary.
Find out more at ashurst.com/students
THINK LOCAL AND GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES
Since 1964, long before other global or international law firms entered Australia, Baker McKenzie has been the local law firm of choice. Our unique culture, developed over 75 years, enables our 13,000+ people to understand local markets and navigate multiple jurisdictions, working together as trusted colleagues and friends to instil confidence in our clients. We also understand the challenges of the global economy because we have been a global law firm from the start.
Baker McKenzie has been thinking globally in Australia for more than 60 years. In 2014, we opened our Brisbane office, making our Australian practice the fourth largest in our network of 74 offices in 45 countries. In Australia, we act for leading multinational and domestic companies on market-leading local and global transactions.
Think Opportunity, Think Baker McKenzie
OUR CLERKSHIP PROGRAM
At Baker McKenzie, we want our clerks to experience life as a graduate at our Firm. So, right from the start, our clerks are given the opportunity to get involved in real work and have real responsibility. From tasks like drafting court or transaction documents to conducting legal research for advices – you will have the opportunity to take on a broad range of client work in your team. You will also be exposed to our Australian and international clients through client meetings, calls and events.
Working with lawyers of all levels, you will be guided by a supervising partner and will also enjoy the extra support of an associate “buddy”.
Throughout the clerkship, you will develop practical and legal skills too – starting with our comprehensive induction program, and then continuing with our Cornerstone legal learning program and Firm-wide sessions.
In Sydney, we offer one clerkship intake, from late November to early February.
Think Excellence, Think Baker McKenzie
OUR GRADUATE PROGRAM
Opportunities are plentiful as you commence your graduate program with Baker McKenzie – starting with a comprehensive induction program to support you transition from university to work. This includes practical sessions, like drafting and legal research, as well as sessions to set you up for career success, like business development, personal brand and resilience.
Our graduates undertake three rotations, to gain experience in different areas of law, before they join a particular practice group as an associate. In each rotation, graduates have a supervising partner and associate “buddy” – to maximise on-the-job and formal learning and provide support at all levels.
We know our graduates want to work with clients on meaningful work from the start, so we support you hone your skills and develop your experience as quickly as possible by getting you involved in everyday client work in your team. With our culture of opportunity, you can expect to be dealing with local and global clients, experts and barristers and making valuable contributions to your team’s matters. Our graduates also have the opportunity to manage their own files as part of our pro bono program.
Our ethos of excellence feeds into outstanding learning opportunities throughout your graduate program. Our dedicated Leadership & Learning team facilitates sessions in five key areas for our graduates – legal learning, managing your career, the business of law, business development and client service, and people and self-leadership. Our Cornerstone legal learning program will build your legal and technical excellence – starting with our two-day legal intensive which brings graduates across our Australian offices together to learn and foster networks. We also cover the costs of your Practical Legal Training and admission.
Collectively, these ensure you receive the best foundation for your career.
OUR KEY AREAS OF PRACTICE
Banking & Finance
Financial Services
Corporate Markets (including Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Capital Markets)
Funds
Energy & Infrastructure
Commercial Real Estate
Construction
Dispute Resolution
Employment & Compensation
Commercial, Data, Intellectual Property, Technology & Trade
Tax
HOW TO APPLY
Applications for clerkships can be submitted via australiacareers. bakermckenzie.com/en/early-careers
Applications should include a cover letter, as well as details of your work experience, your extracurricular activities and interests, and your academic results.
Applications for clerkships open at 9.00am on 11 June 2025 and close at 11.59pm on 6 July 2025
Apolonia Mendel Talent Management Consultant +61 2 8922 5201
apolonia.mendel @bakermckenzie.com bakermckenzie.com/australia-careers
Sometimes it's hard enough to know where you will be tomorrow, let alone in ten years. Who knows what the world will look like then.
But you know you want to be ready for it. You want to help create it.
That means building up your legal skills, industry knowledge and networks. Doing work that stretches you and shapes society. Learning more about yourself and the world. Forging connections in Australia and overseas. Making friends.
We get that. It's what we do every day.
When I started here as a grad, I never imagined I'd work on energy deals that were worldfirst and changed Australia's direction.
It all comes from an agile, questioning firm culture that still inspires me today as Chief Executive Partner, and challenges us all to shape the future with our clients.
Emma Covacevich Chief Executive Partner
Ready to imagine?
You'll find more information about early careers at Clayton Utz on our site.
WHERE BRIGHT MINDS MEET
THE GLOBAL GRADUATE PROGRAM
Our two-year Global Graduate Program turns gifted beginners into elite professionals. You will be afforded the breadth of experience needed to emerge as a confident business adviser.
WHY CLIFFORD CHANCE?
We are one of the largest international law firms in the world, with over 30 offices across the globe. We believe every career at Clifford Chance should be rewarding and stimulating – full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.
We work with our clients on market-shaping transactions and headline-hitting disputes. Most of our matters span international borders and involve numerous cross-practice groups – for example, our award winning investor-state arbitration team work on international mandates with overseas clients, colleagues and counsel on a daily basis.
Our one firm global strategy is focused on targeted growth led by the needs of our core clients, those who we can best support with the breadth and depth of Clifford Chance expertise, across the sectors and geographies, which matter most to them.
Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.
CLERKSHIP PROGRAM – 2025/26
Our clerkship program will provide you with a real insight into life as a lawyer at an elite global law firm. You will have two rotations in different practice areas over the course of the Clerkship Program. You will work alongside partners and fee earners on real-time matters and be given the opportunity to attend world class training conducted across the APAC region. While not guaranteed, some of our clerks have recently attended induction training in Singapore.
Who should apply?
Penultimate year students who are available to participate in the March 2027 Graduate Program.
How many clerks do we take?
Perth: 5 – 8
Sydney: 8 – 12
Clerkship dates
Perth: November – December 2025
Sydney: November 2025 – January 2026
When to apply?
Perth: 23 June – 27 July 2025
Sydney: 11 June – 13 July 2025
Scan the QR code to submit your application.
For enquiries, please email: Grads.Australia@CliffordChance.com
GRADUATE PROGRAM
Our Global Graduate Program is one-of-a-kind in Australia:
• Four rotations, each lasting six months
• Globally significant and headline-hitting work
• World-class training
• International secondment to an overseas office for six months
• No red tape, with access to colleagues and clients around the globe
• Market leading salary and benefits package
In addition to international secondment, you will have the opportunity to work across our award-winning teams in Perth and Sydney, including:
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Corporate Antitrust & Competition
Global Financial Markets Real Estate
How to apply?
Graduate offers are primarily made to students who successfully complete the Clerkship Program. We occasionally open direct applications to students who have not completed our Clerkship Program.
How many graduates do we take?
Perth: 5 – 6
Sydney: 7 – 10
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law
firm. We’re known
for delivering legal excellence, exceptional
client service and outstanding results.
Our significant work
We let our work speak for itself. We’re proud to work with some of the biggest organisations in the world on their most important matters.
Our clients include more than half of the top 50 ASX-listed companies, some of the largest privately owned companies in Australia and a number of global Fortune 500 companies. We work with well-known organisations like AGL, Australia Post, BP, CBA, Coles, eBay, Google, Johnson & Johnson, Medibank, NAB, PayPal, Stockland, TPG Telecom, BHP, TransGrid, Wesfarmers and Westpac. We also work with governments, as well as on high profile and market-leading transactions.
Your time as a clerk at Corrs
The majority of our graduates join us after experiencing a seasonal clerkship program.
Our clerkships give you the opportunity to connect with partners and lawyers across the firm, learn what a ‘day-in-the-life’ at Corrs is like and experience the type of work we do and the clients we partner with.
During your time as a clerk, you will be allocated a supervising partner, mentor and buddy, who will support you through your clerkship experience as you work alongside some of Australia’s leading lawyers on high-profile work for major Australian and international clients.
You’ll be exposed to a broad range of interesting matters and have the chance to complete tasks such as conducting research, reviewing and presenting documents, attending client meetings, court hearings, mediations and settlements, as well as shadowing partners and lawyers in client meetings and business development activities.
Key dates for Sydney clerkships
Wednesday 11 June 2025 – Clerkship applications open Sunday 13 July 2025 – Clerkship applications close Wednesday 10 September 2025 – Offers made
Our Lawyer Development Program
The Lawyer Development Program is designed to support you in the formative stage of your career. It aims to build the capabilities and relationships that will drive career progression and underpin future successes, as rapidly as possible. Unique features of the program include:
Mentor partner – You will be allocated a mentor partner (in most cases your supervising partner in your first rotation) who remains in this role throughout the program and potentially beyond. This will build a personal and enduring relationship that transcends everyday transactional work. You will also be supported in each rotation by a supervising partner and SA/SC who will source meaningful and challenging work.
12 x 6 x 6 rotation structure – The first practice group rotation is 12 months to ensure you have time to learn on the job and build strong capabilities and relationships in your first year. In the second year, when you have an increased level of experience and confidence, you will complete two six-month rotations in order to gain exposure and build relationships across different groups. Formal learning – The program incorporates comprehensive formal learning opportunities including our national Graduate Academy, local Graduate Orientation, practical legal training with the College of Law, practice group induction sessions and the national Legal Excellence program.
Diversity and inclusion
We strongly believe that diversity in all its forms should be embraced and celebrated. This benefits our people, our clients, our firm and the industry at large.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion includes gender equality, cultural diversity, LGBTQ inclusion, First Nations inclusion, carers support, disability inclusion and accessibility, and flexible working.
In 2024, Corrs was recognised as a Gold Employer by Pride in Diversity, having achieved a gold citation in the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI).
Matthew Ciardulli, 2023 Graduate.
To learn more about our Early Careers Programs, application dates and more, please scan the QR code.
Don’t just make up the numbers. Don’t force yourself to fit a mould. Be valued for being you. Join a firm that values different voices, fresh ideas and independent thinkers.
gtlaw.com.au/careers
Create your future. Think Hall &Wilcox.
For more information scan the QR code
YOUR GROWTH. OUR AMBITION.
At Herbert Smith Freehills, we align your growth and ambition with ours. We invest in your personal and professional growth and support you to achieve your ambition. And you share responsibility for playing a part in delivering the firm’s growth and ambition too.
We’re excited about the future and you’ll help us build something even better than we have today. Our training is tailored and meaningful. We’ll ask you to be open to the experience and what's required. You’ll discover what sort of lawyer you want to be and become an excellent one.
As a leading international law firm, we’re recognised leaders in demanding contentious matters, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private transactions. From the outset, you’ll work with respected colleagues on high-quality matters and your experience will help you grow an international perspective. We’re immersed in the many challenges facing our clients We’re interested and resourceful. We understand the part technology plays in the delivery of legal services. We want to make a positive impact. You’ll have the opportunity to engage with this with an open mind and curiosity.
Known for our diverse perspectives and renowned for our culture, being human, bold and outstanding are more than our values: you’ll discover it’s our lived experience. And by being ambitious for your growth and ours, we’ll achieve our goals together.
At Herbert Smith Freehills, we believe that exceptional graduates possess both technical excellence and a growth mindset.
We value individuals who bring their best, are curious and who constantly seek to learn and improve from every experience. These graduates embrace challenges, viewing them not as obstacles but as opportunities to stretch their capabilities and achieve outstanding results.
We're looking for people who are proactive, demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to make a real impact, fostering strong relationships with clients and colleagues across our global network.
Clerkship program
We select many of our graduates through our vacation clerkships. During this immersive experience, you’ll receive hands-on practical experience, as you work on some of the diverse challenges facing the team you’re collaborating with.
You will gain a deeper understanding of life at the firm and what your future could look like if you join us. Some key features include the opportunity to:
• Sit within a specific team, delivering real work for key clients
• Before you join, submit a preference for a team to tailor your experience
• Navigate the first step of your career with partner and graduate mentoring support
• Attend workshops and presentations covering all our practice areas
• Contribute to our pro bono practice
• Work with cutting edge technology through our innovation projects
• Networking opportunities to meet people across the firm
Joining us
We offer a range of summer and winter clerkships across our Australian offices. If you have queries about graduate or vacation clerk positions, please visit our website: careers.herbertsmithfreehills.com/au/grads/vacationclerkships or contact one of our Early Careers Team.
Key Dates & Deadlines
SYDNEY
Positions 35-40
Clerkship programs 1 Summer
Applications for all 2025/26 programs open Wed 11 June 2025
Applications for all 2025/26 programs close Sun 13 July 2025
Offers made Wed 10 Sept 2025
Please note: An application should only be submitted to the office where you intend to start your career as a graduate. Multiple applications will not be considered.
Contacts
James Keane Senior Manager, Early Careers GraduatesSydney@hsf.com
WHAT WE OFFER ABOUT US
At HWL Ebsworth, we invest in our people from the beginning of their careers. A dynamic and forward-thinking firm, our meritocratic structure supports career growth from graduate to partnership. We have over 1600 people, including 270+ partners, across offices in every Australian state and territory. Our mix of clientele provides junior staff with unparalleled opportunities to take on responsibility and work on a variety of matters, from small businesses through to ASX listed companies.
CLERKSHIP
PROGRAM
Running over the summer, HWL Ebsworth’s Clerkship Program is structured to present you with hands-on experiences and training. You will develop your legal skills and knowledge whilst having the chance to network with a range of practitioners throughout the firm. As a valued member of the team, you will be working on a broad range of matters within your designated Practice Group, and we will have the opportunity to get to know you on both a personal and professional level.
Operational activities can include attending client meetings, drafting a piece of advice or agreement, assisting with due diligence, attending settlements, research tasks and attending Court. Other training areas and practice management workshops may focus on client management, negotiation skills and technical skills, and will be accompanied by career information sessions.
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The culture [at HWL Ebsworth] was down-to-earth, and the people were approachable and supportive. I also liked that clerks and grads were given real work from the start, with direct access to senior lawyers, rather than just observing from the sidelines.
- Gabriella Katz, 2025 Graduate
Real and Complex Work: from day one, you’ll work on real, challenging matters, gaining exposure to clients whilst collaborating with a high-performing team.
Mentorship & Feedback: you’ll receive ongoing guidance and comprehensive feedback from your supervising Partner and mentor.
Customised Induction Program: our comprehensive induction program will assist in familiarising you with our systems and processes, giving you real insight into our practice groups and life at HWLE.
Networking Opportunities: engage with your colleagues through social and development events, firm-wide celebrations, and networking opportunities from Graduates through to Partners.
Career Progression: with the lowest ratio of solicitors to partners of any Australian law firm, you’ll have clear career progression pathways and the opportunity to take on more responsibility, sooner.
Pathway to Graduate Program: almost all of our graduate roles for 2027 are filled with those who clerk with us. This is your opportunity to see what life is like at HWLE.
FIND OUT MORE
For more information on our programs, recruitment process, practice groups and to apply, please scan the QR code or contact or P&D team.
People & Development: NSWclerkship@hwle.com.au
www.hwlebsworth.com.au
A great place to work. jws.com.au
A great place to work
At JWS, you will take on market-leading work in a down-to-earth environment.
We are a leading Australian law firm known for advising corporates and funds on their most complex transactions, disputes and regulatory matters. Our clients say we are pragmatic, strategic, commercial and easy to work with.
Accelerate your career
As a graduate, you will work with leading lawyers on high-profile and complex legal matters, gaining practical experience across a broad range of practice areas and industry sectors.
Our committed partners are genuinely interested in developing your skills and supporting your career. Our graduates receive close partner and senior lawyer mentoring and guidance, and benefit from our structured graduate training program.
Award Winning
TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOM
M&A LEGAL ADVISER OF THE YEAR
Mergermarket M&A Awards Australia 2023
ENERGY LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Best Lawyers 2023
BEST LAW FIRM
Beaton Client Choice Awards 2024
HIGHLY RANKED IN LEGAL DIRECTORIES
Chambers & Partners and Legal 500
A Summer Clerk REFLECTION
Reflecting on my time at Jones Day so far, my journey from summer clerk to paralegal and now law graduate has been both rewarding and seamless. From my first day as a summer clerk back in December 2022, I was welcomed into a supportive and collaborative environment, where I was given fantastic opportunities to develop my skills and learn what it means to be a commercial lawyer. Thanks to the unique, non-rotational structure of the clerkship program, I was able to gain invaluable experience across a wide range of practice areas, which provided me with a deeper understanding of the Firm’s diverse capabilities and allowed me to develop a well-rounded skill set early on in my career.
Over the course of the eight-week clerkship program, I was given the chance to assist on complex and high-profile matters under the guidance of associates and partners who were always generous with their time and insights. Some particular highlights from my clerkship included attending hearings in the Federal Court of Australia, sitting in on client calls, and working closely with some of our U.S. offices on a multijurisdictional family dispute involving complex corporate governance and trusts issues. Developing close friendships with the other clerks in my cohort and associates of the Firm has also been a huge privilege, which makes coming into work each day so much more rewarding and enjoyable.
Stepping into my graduate role last year, I felt confident and wellprepared, in large part thanks to the excellent support and training I received as a summer clerk and paralegal. Looking back on these experiences, I will always be grateful that I decided to begin my legal career in such a collegiate and stimulating environment.
Sophie Sievert-Kloster
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DO WHAT MATTERS.
We are a modern Australian law firm with a leading reputation. At Maddocks, we focus on exceptional service, operational excellence and being at the forefront of employee experience. We work closely with Australian and international businesses, organisations and governments.
We offer a great place to Do What Matters to you.
By joining our clerkship program at Maddocks, you gain first-hand experience working on interesting, often high profile matters, for a range of clients. The program begins with a comprehensive orientation and offers the first step in a rewarding legal career where you will be supported in your ongoing career development.
Find out more about what it’s like to work at Maddocks.
Early careers at MinterEllison
Our clerks and graduates tell us that three key things make the MinterEllison experience:
1. Experiencing high profile matters in a top-tier firm
2. Our unique culture
3. Our future-focused learning and development
Learn by working on real challenges
Right from the start you’ll work on real client engagements, preparing you for any challenge. Discover new areas of practice, and learn the technical knowledge and tools you need to achieve your career ambitions.
An award winning start to your career
Winner, Most Popular Clerkship Employer
Top100 Graduate Employer Awards 2024
Top Graduate Employers 2024
Australian Association of Graduate Employers
information and to apply, visit
Finalist, Most Popular Law Employer
Top100 Graduate Employer Awards 2024
Top Intern Programs 2024
Australian Association of Graduate Employers
What makes MinterEllison Uniquely ME?
1. Collaborate with the best: work with the best minds in the business
Embark on a career filled with diverse clients, engaging transactions, and cases, plus the ability to work alongside our outstanding teams.
2. Embody excellence: great roles in great matters
We deliver excellence in everything we do – both for our clients and how we work together every day. We embrace continuous improvement and innovation to ensure we maintain our market-leading position.
3. Ignite your curiosity: dive into a culture of innovation
We do things differently – we bring together brilliant minds across legal and consulting. We’re industry leaders in AI and digital technology.
4. Achieve your ambitions: develop the skills for tomorrow
Feed your passion for personal and professional achievement by working on truly significant matters with high calibre clients. Our learning programs will help you build the skills you need to be the trusted advisor of tomorrow.
5. Belong and be valued: dive into a culture of innovation
We want our people to be able to bring their whole selves to work and and feel empowered to perform at their best.
Connect your career at Pinsent Masons.
A career at Pinsent Masons means being at the centre of a world of opportunities.
• Connect with colleagues who are working on some of the most important and market-leading matters in Asia Pacific, including those driving the transition to renewable energy and building vital large-scale infrastructure.
• Be a part of our global Pinsent Masons network. With 28 offices across four continents, we combine regional expertise with a thriving global platform.
• Connect with your passion. Choose the direction of your career, engage with the local communities in which we operate and lead on the issues that mean the most to you.
Our on the ground presence in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth is growing. Fast.
In the past two years we have added teams in Employment & Reward, Planning & Environment, Restructuring & Insolvency, Technology, Media and Telecommunications and Work Health & Safety, and expanded our Corporate team, so that we can support our clients on the full range of services and matters of most importance to them.
Be part of a vibrant culture
The culture of a law firm is vital to the way it operates. Our culture is defined by our values of Approachable, Bold and Connected.
What do those values mean for you on a weekday in the middle of the year?
It means we are looking for people who are down-to-earth and respectful. We look to help each other solve issues, collaborate and get things done. Our people are here to help you get the most out of your day, but we also expect you to step up and assist when needed.
You won’t need to wear a name badge. People will go out of their way to get to know you. They will be genuinely interested in who you are and what you do.
Click to connect
We encourage you to find out everything you can about us. You can start at our website –www.pinsentmasons.com/careers/early-talent
Ready to connect with us?
Ali Beazley HR Manager, Australia
+61 3 9117 0011 ali.beazley@pinsentmasons.com
Ellie Rosenberg Internal Recruitment Manager
+61 2 9062 9001 ellie.rosenberg@pinsentmasons.com www.pinsentmasons.com
Early Careers at PwC
Our range of Early Career Programs allow you to build your career with us as early as graduating high school. With our diverse range of businesses and variety of work, you’ll use your curiosity to discover unique ways to make an impact and solve important problems.
Graduate
Apply in your final year of university.
Our Graduate Program is a full-time employment opportunity open to recent university graduates, undergraduates and postgraduates. As a Graduate, you’ll launch your career by working on real-world projects for our clients, communities and businesses.
Vacationer
Apply in your second last year of university.
Our Vacation Program will offer you valuable career experience at the heart of our business. This program runs for seven weeks and includes full-time work experience during the summer university break.
Trainee
Apply in your last year of high school, first year or second year of university.
As a trainee, you’ll embark on a two-year journey of combined work and study. You’ll join us full-time (with 20% of your time dedicated to study) while you study part-time. You’ll then take a break from full-time work to complete your degree.
Higher Apprenticeship
Apply in your last year of high school. Keen to get into work straight out of high school? Our Higher Apprenticeship may be right for you. You’ll build business and technical skills while working towards a qualification in Business or IT. And with financial study support, you won’t need to worry about course fees or the cost of textbooks and materials.
Achieve your potential
Join a major Australian law firm
Starting your legal career at Thomson Geer will offer you real, hands-on experience across a wide variety of commercial disciplines and industry sectors, in a supportive and collaborative environment.
We’re ready for you
With more than 700 people, including over 150 partners, operating out of our offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra, we are one of the 10 largest firms operating in Australia.
We offer a flexible, friendly and professionally stimulating environment that puts both our trusting client relationships and our staff’s wellbeing and development at the forefront.
From day one, you’ll be an active participant in the team, involved in all aspects of legal practice, and working directly with experienced practitioners.
Are you ready for us?
We’re looking for hard-working and motivated law students who have excelled academically, are client focused, commercially minded, work well in a team environment, and are ready to commence their career with a major law firm.
We are especially keen to talk to students who have, or are working towards, a second degree in technical fields, such as commerce, engineering and science.
Applications for our 2025/2026 Sydney Summer Clerkships open on 11 June 2025 through our website.
Early career opportunities in Australia
Working at White & Case opens doors to experiences and relationships around the world that will help you build your career, wherever it takes you.
If you’re a team player with a global mindset, apply for our student and graduate opportunities in Australia. whitecase.com/AUearlycareers
1 guaranteed overseas seat as part of our Graduate Program
44 offices across 30 countries
2
Australian offices in Melbourne and Sydney Tier
by The Legal 500 for Project Development and Project Finance
125 nationalities represented across the Firm
92 languages spoken across the Firm
ACKNOWLEDEMENTS
Co-Presidents
Matthew Kuk
Madeleine Morris
Vice President (Private Law Careers)
Samara Mundi
Private Law Careers Directors
Diane Lee
Ella Robinson
Ella Yuan
Gloria Chan
James Papic
Joshua Lai
Liam Fiene
Nathan Choi
Vice President (Publications)
Teodulfo Jose O. Reyes
Publications Directors
Aaryan Pahwa
Ashna Aravinthan
Publications Subcomittee
Advika Ulhaan
Ambeika Mishra
Balraj Mander
Inika Narayan
Melina Le
Shayan Bidiwale
Siddharth Ramachandran
