Herbert Smith Freehills
Herbert Smith Freehills Summer Vacation Clerkship - Sydney
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Opportunity details
- Internship
- 30-35 vacancies
- Apply by 14 Jul 2019
THE OPPORTUNITY
Finding the right fit for you is key to deciding where to start your legal career. Since working together is a good way to get to know each other, we offer a range of clerkships in each of our Australian offices. We encourage students to participate in our vacation clerkship program and we fill the majority of our graduate positions through this program.
Spend part of your vacation with us and you’ll get a great understanding of how we go about meeting the needs of our clients. The program includes a detailed introduction to the firm and to each practice group, as well as the opportunity to work with our legal teams on real matters.
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
We recruit people with the desire and ability to be exceptional, commercial lawyers. This means that we look for more than just a great academic record and strong technical aptitude. We seek people who are curious, empathetic and understand the importance of building relationships with clients and colleagues. We also look for an international mind-set and a desire to work within our global network, not just one office.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
We aim to have a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator and where we celebrate the uniqueness of our people. Our firm is made up of people with a range of experience and backgrounds. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means our people feel valued and able to perform at their best by being their authentic selves 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 engaged.
We understand that our people have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create an agile working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which people can perform at their best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across their work and non-work lives.
Please note:
Applications will only be considered for one office of Herbert Smith Freehills, this includes globally. Please only make an application to the office where you intend to start your career as a graduate.
To be eligible to apply, candidates need to have either commenced or recently completed an Australian Bachelor's degree in law or Juris Doctorate.
Applications will close on Sunday 14th July 2019, 11:59pm
About the employer
Herbert Smith Freehills AU
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Law
As one of the world’s leading law firms, we advise many of the biggest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe.
Pros and cons of working at Herbert Smith Freehills AU
Pros
- The networks I am building from the amount of talented people I come into contact with - The steep learning curve; we are constantly being challenged and pushed - The branding associated with my workplace
The high calibre of the training you receive and the respect you are treated with by all staff.
Working on great matters with great people.
I am empowered to grow and take responsibility right from the get-go. There are numerous opportunities for mentoring and development, both legally and commercially.
Working with the best minds in the legal industry and working with sophisticated clients.
Cons
The long hours and high pressure environment.
Hours can be long when busy.
Sometimes the hierarchy can mean work is not provided to you in the most timely way.
Irregular hours and lack of control of workflow.
Sometimes there are long hours and late nights but that is to be expected when working at a top tier commercial law firm.