2025/2026 Seasonal Clerkship Program - Melbourne
Early Careers | Melbourne
* Theopportunity to rotate through two of our practicegroups
* Exposureto real work on real files for great clients
* Learningand career development programs for all roles andlevels
* Freedaily breakfast, office drinks and social events
* Genuinecommitment to health and wellbeing, pro bono and community, anddiversity and inclusion across our firm
Our seasonalclerkship program gives penultimate or final year law students theopportunity to gain valuable experience and exposure to interestingand challenging work within an open, supportive and funculture.
Oncommencement, you participate in an induction program designed toprovide an understanding of who we are, our clients, the work we doand how we do it. You will be assigned to two practice groups overtwo rotations for your clerkship and have an allocated supportnetwork at all levels for guidance and support throughout yourclerkship.
In additionto on-the-job learning, you will benefit from lunchtime partnerconnect sessions where you will hear their personal story and learnabout different areas of practice.
You willcomplete a broad range of tasks, such as conducting research,reviewing and presenting documents, attending client meetings,court hearings, mediations and settlements, as well as shadowingpartners and lawyers in client meetings. You will receive regularfeedback during your clerkship as well as a formal feedback sessionat the conclusion of the program.
AboutUs
Hall &Wilcox is a leading independent Australian law firm. We deliveroutstanding legal services to corporate, public sector and privateclients, both Australian-based and those offshore doing business inAustralia. Our purpose is to enable our clients, our people and ourcommunities to thrive.
Some of ourrecent awards and citations include:
* Recognised as a Top 100Graduate Employer with Prosple for 2025
* Recognised as a Top 25Graduate Employer and a Top 10 Intern Program with theAustralian Associate of Graduate Employment (AAGE) for2025
* BestAustralian Law Firm (>$200m revenue) at the 2025 ClientChoice Awards
* Ranked7 th in the Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firmsfor 2024 and 2025
* Law Firmof the Year at the 2023 Lawyers Weekly Australian LawAwards
* Workplace GenderEquality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality(EOCGE) citation holder since 2018
We are knownfor having a great culture that is warm and welcoming, progressive,inclusive and supportive, and that is underpinned by our enduringvalues - known asHallmarks .
We are alsorenowned for our Smarter Law approach.SmarterLaw means we look beyond the status quo to thinkdifferently and find solutions. Smarter Law includes enablingtechnology, challenging business models, innovative pricing andcreative resourcing.
We are a firmof the future. We offer our people interesting and challengingwork, and access to great clients. To learn more about HW visitourwebsite.
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Click theapply button below, or contact our Early Careers team with any queriesrelating to our Seasonal Clerkship Program.
At Hall &Wilcox, we are committed to creating and maintaining a workplacethat actively seeks to include, welcome and value uniquecontributions of all people. We encourage applications fromcandidates of all cultural backgrounds (including First Nations),age, abilities, sexual orientation and genderidentities.
We are alsocommitted to supporting candidates with disability so that everycandidate is offered a fair, equitable and supportive recruitmentexperience. If you require any adjustments or support to completeyour application, or if you have any questions, please contact usat for a confidential discussion.
Ourrecruitment process
We arecommitted to the Seasonal Clerkship Program because we recognisethat today's clerks are tomorrow's leaders. We invest significanttime into our recruitment process to ensure that we recruit theright people.
We reviewapplications in a different manner; candidate details such as name,address, gender and secondary school will remain anonymous to uswhile we review your application. We do this with the goal ofeliminating any unconscious or hidden bias that may exist in ourreview of clerkship applications.
Applicationsfor our 2025/2026 Melbourne Seasonal Clerkship Program close at11.59 pm AEST on Sunday 10 August 2025.
For moreinformation about our Seasonal Clerkship Program please visit ourwebsite.
This vacancyis being managed directly by the People & Culture team. We willcontact our preferred agency partners should we require anyassistance.
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