2023-2024 Seasonal Clerkship - Sydney

At Ashurst, we hold clerkships in each of our offices to give you an intensive experience of our culture and the kind of work we do. The role will give you great exposure to high quality commercial legal work and provide you the opportunity to apply and develop your skills across a broader range of practice areas, clients and industries. Our clerkship programme includes a range of activities and events designed for you to get to know is as a firm and find out if a career at Ashurst is what you are looking for. It includes a comprehensive induction programme, events to understand each practice area and activities to ensure you build connections and relationships within the clerkship cohort and across the firm. 

You will rotate through two teams during your clerkship at Ashurst. Depending on the team you are rotating in, you can expect to be involved in a wide variety of work and activities:

• Drafting documents, court documents and advices,
• Research for client advice and contracts,
• Preparing briefs to counsel,
• Attending and taking notes at client meetings and meetings with counsel,
• Preparing file notes and case summaries,
• Reviewing contracts,
• Assisting with pro-bono matters and research projects.

We ensure you are adequately supported throughout the programme with an allocated buddy, supervising partner and lawyer who will guide your experience, provide you with on-the-job training and support.

Apart from the legal and commercial skills you will develop in your day to day work with our practice groups and clients, you will also be provided with ongoing support, training and mentorship from our senior legal practitioners and access to the firm’s award winning Learning & Development programmes. Our clerks and graduates take part in a combination of legal expertise, industry and business skills sessions which lay the foundations for continuous learning at Ashurst. In addition, our graduates complete our in-house fully funded PLT course delivered by the College of Law.