JOB DESCRIPTION
About Herbert Smith Freehills
As one of the world’s leading law firms, we advise many of the largest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. With over 5,000 people, including 3,100 lawyers and over 2,000 business services professionals, operating from our global network of offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is at the heart of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice.
We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. Our environment is one in which high performance is expected, in return, we will provide you with rewards and opportunities tailored to your personal and professional goals.
The Opportunity
The opportunity:TeamSource offers a unique and transparent way of self-managing your career and next opportunity through our online community. As a member of TeamSource, you will have exclusive access to opportunities with Herbert Smith Freehills and our clients, and the option to express interest in any role you feel could be a good fit and meets your individual needs at that point in time. This means you have choice and control over where, when and how you work and you don't need to wait for someone to call you.Our opportunities regularly change from week to week and our contracts, whether they be part-time or full-time, range from a few weeks up to 12 months. We can offer you varied, career-enhancing work with our market leading clients and the flexibility and autonomy to work the way you want to, with the support of a top tier firm. The team:Since 2015 TeamSource, Herbert Smith Freehills’ flexible workforce community, has been connecting lawyers with some of the most in-demand legal opportunities in Australia. Working alongside some of our largest global clients and award-winning teams, as a member of TeamSource you gain exclusive access to in-house and private practice assignments that rarely reach the wider market, providing you with the platform to select the type of experiences you want as a lawyer.Through Team Source’s member base of first-class and technically strong lawyers, our clients have greater access to expertise and niche skills, with more options to build their teams when they require trusted advisors and tailored solutions to their legal needs. We continue to grow and evolve our ways of working in order to offer a bespoke model to both our members and clients To be a successful member of TeamSource you will ideally have: A minimum 4 years’ experience within a commercial private practice or in-house experience with leading organisations (directly or as a secondee)Excellent interpersonal skills and be able to quickly adapt to new working environmentsWorking rights in AustraliaPlease note we are not currently accepting applications for our paralegal community.
Team
Working Pattern
Part time
Location
Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
Contract type
Diversity & Inclusion
At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.
We understand that you have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create a working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which you can perform at your best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across your life.