Allens
Allens 2019 Indigenous Legal Internship
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Opportunity details
- Internship
- Apply by 19 Apr 2019
About Allens
This is a time of unprecedented change. At Allens, we're ready. With a legacy that spans 200 years, we've pioneered significant change. It's a part of who we are.
Our people go further to support our clients, using sharp commercial insight and creativity to enrich long‑standing relationships and build new ones. We go further for each other and our community. We're people you want to work with: we're generous with our time and ready to help. No matter what the future holds, we're in it together.
Our strategic partnership
Our alliance with Linklaters gives our people enormous opportunities to accelerate their careers. Join us and you'll be part of a global network. For our clients, the alliance means access to strong teams in 40 offices across 28 countries. Our global teams act as one, sharing their knowledge, best-practice approaches and talents to help solve our clients' most complex problems, seamlessly. While both Allens and Linklaters excel in their markets, we are stronger together. Having international counterparts allows us to experience new things, develop new thinking and constantly evolve.
Indigenous Internship Program
Allens offers national legal internships to law students in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth who are in their second year of study or above and who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
Our two week internship program is an opportunity to find out more about working in a commercial legal environment and the steps you need to take to get there.
The program will run from Monday, 8 July – Friday, 19 July 2019 in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
Applications close at 5pm Friday, 19 April 2019.
Please address your application to Lisa Millar, Resourcing Manager. If you have any questions or require further information, please contact Lisa on 02 9230 5075 or email Student.Careers@allens.com.au
About the employer
Allens
4.8
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Law
Allens is a market leading commercial law firm, focused on supporting our clients to solve their most complex legal problems.
Pros and cons of working at Allens
Pros
The continued focus on education and development.
Extremely good training; working with leading lawyers who are committed to your development. Friendly, very inclusive culture. Working on high profile and complex matters
The people, the training, the support initiatives, the development programs such as Allens accelerate. I mostly proud of Allens LGBT initiatives as well as support for indigenous reconciliation plans and pro bono activities.
Supportive and friendly work environment, exceptional training and challenging work.
Excellent resources and support, working with other highly engaged people, working for great clients on interesting matters
Cons
The hours required to sometimes work.
The internal pressure to perform and working long hours.
The hours can be brutal.
Expensive to park in the city
As with all elite law firms, there can be high pressure and long hours, but the work environment helps with that.