Clayton Utz
2020 Seasonal Clerkship Program - Perth
Opportunity expired
Opportunity details
- Internship
- Apply by 9 Aug 2020
Our Clerkship programs
If you’re a law student in your penultimate year, our Clerkship Programs will expose you to the fast pace of a full-service commercial law firm and show you the law in action. You'll be working under the guidance of some of the sharpest legal minds in Australia, on challenging, complex and high-profile transactions and matters. You'll be mentored by partners and lawyers who are leaders in their fields, in a firm where individuality is embraced and innovation actively encouraged.
Our Clerkship Programs are our future pipeline for the Graduate Program. They are designed to give you a feel for what it’s like to be a Graduate and they are a great place to start your career.
Aimed at penultimate year law students, our 4-week program gives you a comprehensive orientation and placements in 2 different practice groups. You'll also get additional training, networking opportunities, and be part of our social activities.
Program Dates
We run three Clerkship Programs every year:
Summer 1: 16 November 2020 - 11 December 2020
Summer 2: 25 January 2021 - 19 February 2021
Winter: 21 June 2021 - 16 July 2021
Recruitment Dates
Applications open: 13 July 2020
Applications close: 11:59pm, 9 August 2020
Networking Cocktail Evening (for interviewing candidates): August 2020
Interviews: Late August/Early September 2020
Offers made: 9:00am, 25 September 2020
Offers must be accepted/declined: 1:00pm, 25 September 2020
About the employer
Clayton Utz AU
4.4
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Law
Clayton Utz is a leading Australian law firm, known for the strength of its independent culture and its confident and engaging approach.
Pros and cons of working at Clayton Utz AU
Pros
Learning and Development opportunity, colleagues, social aspects, salary
Building your network with intelligent, driven and extraordinarily capable people. Having constant support and mentorship. Working alongside other young people, who are experiencing what you are and being able to share that.
The quality of work and skill of employees
The people and the variety of work we do.
The people - everyone is so lovely and so different to one another
Cons
Because of its size and the division of labor, at a low level it can be difficult to have control over your own time and the work you do.
Hours and the dinners.
Lack of resourcing
Work/life balance
The long hours can be challenging sometimes