Ashurst Reviews

There is a clear progression path from Graduate to Lawyer to Senior Associate. The path is clear, and the requirements transparent.

Workplace giving, pro bono practice with set targets for all practice staff, reconciliation action plan.

My colleagues are supportive and happy to assist if I am unsure of something. There is a hierarchy at the firm, however, the partners are generally approachable to assist graduates.

The firm has strong diversity committees and champions for women in the law, LGBTI and indigenous issues. There are strong programs in place for female mentorship and an acknowledgement and response to issues of female underrepresentation in higher management. The firm tries very hard to remove biases from recruitment and do recruit from a diverse pool of law students, not just exclusively from seasonal clerkships.

Managing matters, researching a diverse range of legal areas, drafting legal documents, publications.

I have a supervising partner and lawyer assigned to me to support me during rotations.

There is no obligation on women to wear heels or men to wear ties and people show significant individuality through dress (should they choose to).

No formal assessment centres but there were two rounds of face-to-face interviews. Behavioural questions and questions geared towards finding where my interests in law lie.

Covers costs for PLT and offers limited study leave, free gym membership, discounted health insurance.

The knowledge and education component of the Ashurst Graduate Programme is phenomenal. We have almost weekly graduate training sessions on top of the usual training sessions available to the whole firm. I also find my colleagues' willingness to take time out to give me on-the-job training to be particularly excellent.

No pressure to stay back unless needed. Expectations to perform well are high, but this is not to be done at the expense of your well-being. If matters require late and weekend contact hours, this does not go unnoticed.

I have personally been involved in the Environment Committee. We work on reducing the footprint of the firm and running educational seminars on issues affecting our employees.