Clayton Utz
2024/25 Melbourne Clerkship Program
Confident, Incisive and Engaging
Legal
Full-time
Office | Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Entry Level · A role for someone with underlying potential, good motivation and ability to learn. Typically no direct experience is required.
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Why Clayton Utz
For over 180 years, our confident approach to complex transactions and litigation has seen us grow into Australia’s leading independent law firm With a genuine commitment to client service, we are trusted advisers to a range of government departments and agencies, as well as leading Australian and international corporations.
About the role
Imagine your tomorrow. Sometimes it's hard enough to know where you will be tomorrow, let alone in ten years. Who knows what the world will look like then. But you know you want to be ready for it. You want to help create it. That means building up your legal skills, industry knowledge and networks. Doing work that stretches you and shapes society. Learning more about yourself and the world. Forging connections in Australia and overseas. Making friends. We get that. It's what we do every day. Let us help you do it too. Our Clerkship Program is the step before our Graduate Program and gives you a feel for what it’s like to be a Graduate and why Clayton Utz is a great place to start your career. As a law student in your penultimate year, you will be exposed to the fast pace of a full-service commercial law firm. See the law in action in a firm where individuality is embraced, and innovation actively encouraged. In the Clerkship Program, you will... · explore new areas of commercial law through 2 practice group rotations; · work on challenging, complex and high-profile transactions and matters; · be supported in each rotation by a Partner, Special Counsel / Senior Associate and Lawyer; · expand your knowledge of commercial law and build practical skills through development sessions; · give back through Pro bono work and our Community Connect program; and · participate in social and sporting activities.
What you'll be responsible for
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Legal Research
Conduct legal and factual research to collate findings, and inform business and legal decisions.
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Legal Operations
Review laws and standards to implement, update and maintain the organization’s policies, standards, and procedures.
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Legal Advisory and Risk Management
Advise on the whole spectrum of legal matters that apply to the business and its offerings.
Skills you'll need
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Negotiation
Persuades others to shift their views and/or behaviours with the goal of reaching consensus
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Critical thinking
Identifies and synthesizes patterns and trends amongst various sources of information to reach a meaningful conclusion, perspective or insight
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Attention to detail
Accurately identifies and rectifies discrepancies or errors that exists in information and deliverables