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About the Seasonal Clerkship Program

• Four week clerkship program in either Summer 2024 or Winter 2025
• The opportunity to rotate through two of our practice groups
• Exposure to real work on real files for great clients
• Learning and career development programs for all roles and levels
• Free daily breakfast, office drinks and social events
• Genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion across the Firm

On commencement, you participate in an induction program designed to provide an understanding of who we are, our clients, the work we do and how we do it. 

You will have an allocated support network at all levels for guidance and support throughout your clerkship.

In addition to on-the-job learning, you will benefit from lunchtime partner connect sessions where you will hear their personal story and learn about different areas of practice.

Your role

You will complete a broad range of 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. You will receive regular feedback during your clerkship as well as a formal feedback session at the conclusion of the program. 

About Us

Hall & Wilcox is a leading independent Australian law firm. We are a firm of around 1100 people, including over 130 partners, delivering outstanding legal services to corporate, public sector and private clients, both Australian-based and those offshore doing business in Australia. Our purpose is to enable our clients, our people and our communities to thrive.

Some of our recent awards and citations include:

• Law Firm of the Year at the 2022 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards
• Law Firm of the Year (101-500 Lawyers) and Diversity Initiative of the Year at the 2022 Australasian Law Awards
• Ranked third in the Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firms for 2022-2023
• Employer of Choice Gender Equality citation from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) for 2021, 2022 and 2023

Our graduate program was included as one of the Fast Movers in GradAustralia's Top 100 Graduate Employers of 2023!

Our Culture

We are known for having a great culture that is warm and welcoming, progressive, inclusive and supportive, and that is underpinned by our enduring values - known as Hallmarks.

We are also renowned for Smarter Law, which means we look beyond the status quo to think differently and find solutions that are better and faster. 

At Hall & Wilcox, we promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from candidates of all cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.

Our recruitment process

We are committed to the Seasonal Clerkship Program because we recognise that today's graduates are tomorrow's leaders. We invest significant time into our recruitment process to ensure that we recruit the right people.

We review applications in a different manner; candidate details such as name, address, gender and secondary school will remain anonymous to us while we review your application. We do this with the goal of eliminating any unconscious or hidden bias that may exist in our review of clerkship applications.

How to apply/pre-register

Click the apply/pre-register button below, or contact Gilda Carter, Senior National Early Careers Advisor on (02) 8267 3845 with any queries relating to our Seasonal Clerkship Program.

Applications for our 2024/2025 Seasonal Clerkship Program close at 11.59 pm on Sunday, 11 August 2024.

For more information about our Seasonal Clerkship Program please visit our website.