Posted 12 days ago
Description
Opportunity details
- Opportunity type: Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- Salary: AUD 80,000 - 85,000 / Year
- Number of vacancies: 30-35
- Application open date: Apply by 14 Jul 2025
Overview
Discovering the perfect match for your aspirations is crucial when embarking on your legal journey. Our vacation clerkships offer a unique glimpse into life at Herbert Smith Freehills, a global leader in law, where you'll experience close mentorship, direct client interaction, and the opportunity to contribute to real-world projects, cases, and deals. Many of our graduates have kick-started their careers through these clerkships, making it an excellent opportunity to propel your career forward.
What we can offer
Join us for a part of your summer, and you'll gain a deep understanding of how we meet our clients' needs. Our program is designed to provide practical experience as you dive into diverse and complex matters that are both challenging and rewarding. You'll get a comprehensive introduction to the firm, attend informative sessions on each practice group, and have the chance to contribute to our Digital Legal Delivery and Pro Bono & Citizenship teams.
What we’re looking for
At Herbert Smith Freehills, we believe that exceptional graduates possess both technical excellence and a growth mindset.
We value individuals who bring their best, are curious and who constantly seek to learn and improve from every experience. These graduates embrace challenges, viewing them not as obstacles but as opportunities to stretch their capabilities and achieve outstanding results.
We're looking for people who are proactive, demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to make a real impact, fostering strong relationships with clients and colleagues across our global network.
Our inclusive culture
At Herbert Smith Freehills, we strive to foster a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus, and highly engaged individuals set us apart. We celebrate the uniqueness of our people. Our firm comprises individuals with a range of experiences and backgrounds. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment empowers our people to be their authentic selves at work, feeling valued and able to perform at their best. We understand that our future success hinges not only on being innovative and progressive in the evolving legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling engaged.
We acknowledge that our people have commitments and personal interests outside of work. We strive to create an agile working environment based on mutual trust and respect, where people can perform at their best while maintaining a sustainable balance between their work and non-work lives.
At Herbert Smith Freehills we are committed to the inclusion of all individuals participating in the application and interview process. This includes providing tailored accommodations to those who require them. You can request accommodations at each stage of the recruitment process. If you would prefer to discuss beforehand, please reach out to your local Graduate Recruitment Consultant.
Additional notes
Applications are open to students in their penultimate and final year of their law degree. We accept applications from international students in their penultimate or final year of their Australian or New Zealand law degree, provided you have unrestricted legal rights to work in Australia when you commence your clerkship.
Work rights
The opportunity is available to applicants with the following work rights:
- Australian Citizen
- Australian Permanent Resident
- Australian Work Visa (All Other)
Qualifications & requirements
You should have or be completing the following to apply:
- Bachelor or higher degree
- Any field of study
Hiring criteria
- No prior experience required
Pros and cons of working at Herbert Smith Freehills
Pros
Learning from the best, supportive environment, flexible work policies, strong culture, and excellent training and development opportunities.
Cons
Long hours during big deals, industry-standard workload, and the fast-paced nature of the work, which may limit time for tasks and social bonding events.
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