King & Wood Mallesons
King & Wood Mallesons Clerkship Program 2020 - Brisbane
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Opportunity details
- Internship
- Apply by 27 Mar 2020
Clerkships give you a clearer picture of what it's like to be a lawyer at King & Wood Mallesons. You'll get to know our people, the way we like to work, our culture, practice areas, clients and much more. For many, the clerkship experience is the first career step in their future career in law.
How it works:
We've designed a program to help you make the most of your time with us. During your clerkship, you'll learn:
- The day-to-day skills to get you started – taking instructions, meeting with clients, drafting memos and documents, managing your practice and professional relationships.
- The core practice teams at King & Wood Mallesons – who they are, what they do, how they're structured, the clients they work for, and of course, your role within them.
- Our culture – working within your team, you'll be exposed to (and encouraged) to get actively involved in the many activities and events that help create our unique culture.
- Our people – you'll find that people from every part of the business will help you along, sharing their knowledge, and ensuring you have everything you need to fit in and do well.
You will be allocated a supervisor, development coach and buddy in your practice group, and you'll work closely with the partners, senior associates and solicitors in that team. It's a hands-on role, so you won’t just be watching from the sidelines. During your time in the team, you'll be involved in telephone conversations, meetings, client visits and the deals or matters the team is working on.
Our clerks also have the opportunity to get involved in the many social and sporting activities that go on in the firm as well as the broader community in which we live.
Academic Transcripts
Please submit your application with the most up-to-date academics that you have at the time. If you are invited to the first interview, please bring a hard copy of your latest official transcript for us to sight. Please note there is no need to email through your transcript after the closing date for applications.
For further information on clerkships, please contact Megan Chalmers, People & Development Advisor, on +61 7 3244 8704 or email enquiries to megan.chalmers@au.kwm.com
About the employer
King & Wood Mallesons
4.3
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Law
KWM is a new breed of law firm.
Pros and cons of working at King & Wood Mallesons
Pros
The people, the top tier work, top tier clients.
Firstly, the people. I have really enjoyed working with all the teams that I completed my rotations with. Everyone is welcoming, friendly and generally interested in your wellbeing and learning. Secondly, the work. KWM has a great reputation and attracts some of the best legal work in Australia. For me this has meant exposure to some very high profile deals at an early stage in my career.
Fantastic training, great resources, exposure to brilliant legal minds, personal development opportunities, interesting work, perks such as gym membership/subsidised food/etc.
It is highly regarded in the legal world so, by association, I too have the opportunity to become highly regarded in the legal world.
There is a very structured graduate program where graduates are able to rotate through different practice areas and discover where their interest lies. We are also supported by friendly colleagues and ongoing training and development. There are also flexible working arrangements.
Cons
Lack of control over deadlines and working hours.
Long hours, hard work - but that's the nature of the industry.
Sometimes the job is demanding and leaves little time for work life balance.
There are not many minuses about working for KWM, perhaps the high pressure environment can be stressful at times. However, this environment can also be highly motivating and pushes me to work at my maximum level.