Ashurst
First Nations Legal Internship (Mar 2024)
Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne
Opportunity expired
Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- AUD 70,000 - 85,000 / Year
- Salary is competitive
- 2-7 vacancies
- Apply by 24 Nov 2023
- Start date 31 Mar 2024 - 17 Apr 2024
"First Nations voices need to be in rooms where decisions are made - our voices deserve to be platformed and prioritised" - Trent Wallace, First Nations Lead.
Trent is a Wongaibon person who was raised in Darkinjung country and now resides in Meanjin (Brisbane).
Ashurst First Nations Legal Internship is one way you can be in the room.
Our First Nations Legal Internship is a two-week paid program, designed to give First Nations law students exposure to a commercial legal environment.
Participants will be involved in legal work as well as undertaking development and research activities. Each student will be assigned a buddy and a supervising lawyer for the duration of the placement.
Applications are now open for the program which will commence in April 2024. Our First Nations Legal Internship will be run in all of our offices across Australia.
Eligibility
This opportunity is available to all First Nations law students who are not in their first or final years of study in 2024. These internships are intended as measures that reflect our commitments set out in our Reconciliation Action Plan, and are designed to meet the relevant exemptions in the applicable state and Commonwealth anti-discrimination legislation.
Application
To apply please go to ashurst.com/careers and search for First Nations Legal Internship.
Please submit your application along with CV and academic transcript by 5:00 pm on Friday, 24 November, 2023. If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Slaney at nicole.slaney@ashurst.com
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Law, Legal Studies & Justice +more
- Certificate or higher
Reviews
My work varies depending on the team i'm in and the people i'm working for. i write advice, support litigation, draft sections of agreements and prepare business development work.
As a graduate i am able to assist on a range of interesting matters and tasks to support senior lawyers
I am graduate with the firm so am involved with any tasks that seniors hand to me.
About the employer
Ashurst
4.4
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Law
Ashurst brings together lawyers of the highest calibre; progressive thinkers driven by the desire to help our clients achieve business success.
Pros and cons of working at Ashurst
Pros
Investment in graduates who are early on in their careers is fantastic. Partners and senior lawyers are largely willing to mentor and take the time to give graduates opportunities to truly experience what their practice is like.
Being a part of a very supportive work environment, where I feel part of a team and valued as an employee.
Graduate culture and team environment surpasses other top tier firms with the opportunity to get involved with clients from the very beginning.
Strong remuneration Strong culture of junior support and continued learning. The firm puts a lot of time and resources into preparing academies and seminars to ensure graduates are informed and educated on their areas outside of just knowing how to perform the tasks.
The people are wonderful, and the work is of a very high quality. The international aspect is wonderful as it gives you exposure to numerous practice areas and people, as well as plenty of opportunities to work abroad.
Cons
Some of the technology used by the firm is outdated and needs to be modernised
Being an international firm means that sometimes general decisions are made that do not provide the best outcomes locally.
The hours can fluctuate but this is usually market driven.
Hours can sometimes be long, but rarely have they been unreasonable.
Due to the nature of working at a top-tier, high-performing law firm, the hours can be quite long and taxing as well as the balance of life and work commitments.