HHG Legal Group

cases it will be within a few hours, if not before.

• Regular Communication

- Our clients choose their level of service. If they wish we can leave no stone unturned and reach out daily however there are cost implications, so we will manage expectations from the outset. Equally they can opt for a light-touch approach and everything in between and regular communication ensure our clients are being serviced at the level they want. • Transparency of pricing - we will set the standards and expectations from the outset and are committed to giving full transparency when it comes to the scope of work involved and any unexpected variations.

We care - Ultimately, we want to deliver the best service and outcome possible at what can be a very disconcerting time for clients. We value our client relationships and want to build on them, for the long term.

What are some notable awards your firm has recently received?

Over the last five years alone, HHG Legal Group has been recognised numerous times for its legal excellence and commitment to client service. Both the firm, as well as many of our capable and highly regarded practitioners, have been bestowed or been finalists for a number of legal and philanthropic awards such a: • Doyle’s Guides • Lawyers Weekly Law

Awards • International Advisory

Experts Awards • The Law Society of Western

Australia – Lawyer of the

Year Award • The Department of the

Attorney General (WA) –

Community Service Award • Best Lawyers in Australia received several accolades and recognitions including: • 2020 Australasian Law

Award for Excellence –

State/Regional Firm of the

Year • 2020 Doyle’s Guide:

Recommended Wills and

Estate Litigation Firm • Recognition in 2021 Best

Lawyers in Australia list for work in Family Law – Simon

Creek, Executive Chairman and Special Counsel • Recognition in 2021 Best

Lawyers in Australia list for work in Real Property

Law – Anne Hurley, Special

Counsel

What significant work has your firm recently undertaken? Corporate & Commercial Law

• Successfully represented financial planners pursuing damages for a seller’s misleading conduct and breach of obligations in a business sale. • Assisted many in-house and private lawyers on novel and complex applications of Personal Property

Securities Act provisions. • Acted for an Indigenous

Corporation’s subsidiary in partnership matters with

Federal statutory body relating to a solar power facility.

Property & Planning

• Advising local governments in managing public liability risks in relation to approval and management of unique community and sporting events on public land. • Acted for client in a family dispute over land with a value circa $12 million. • Acted for a local government in the grant of a 50-year lease over a site with contamination.

Building & Construction Law

• Acting for contractors owed money and defending defect claims in various arbitration matters. • Representing a global contractor in a multimillion dollar claim against an Australian contractor under a failed infrastructure project.

Wills, Estate & Succession Planning

• Complex business and farming succession matters involving multiple entities and multimillion-dollar transfers and transactions. • Complex estate administration dealing with many types of assets, different trusts and companies, self-managed super fund issues, assets in Australia and overseas as well as beneficiaries’ resident in and out of

Australia.

Family & De Facto Law

• Successfully represented a family law client in obtaining an order so that she retained the family home and half the husband’s superannuation portfolio. • Provided difficult and complex advice to a 10-year-old child in protection matters where both parents have complex social needs. • Obtained a recovery order for the return of a child where the Father had ‘taken off’ with him, placing the child in danger.

What kind of pro bono work does the firm engage in?

Over the last twenty years there have been significant and unprecedented cuts to Legal Aid funding, placing vulnerable individuals further at risk. To lessen this gap, HHG Giving Back provides free legal assistance clinics and not-for-profit sponsorships, ensuring that help is accessible to those in need. In addition to this, HHG Legal Group is a very active contributor to Law Access, which assists hundreds of Western Australians per year who cannot personally fund, or access government funded legal services. In addition to

Law Access, HHG Legal Group assists other community-based legal services with pro bono work, these include, but are not limited to, the Peel Community Legal Service, Employment Law Service, Women’s Legal Service, Alzheimer’s WA and Fresh Start Recovery Programme.

In 2020 HHG Giving Back extended its pro bono service and provides invaluable legal clinics for Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren (WA) Inc, facilitated by former Attorney General, Hon Cheryl Edwardes AM, also HHG Giving Back’s newly appointed Chair.

CLERKSHIP INFORMATION

During which periods do you offer clerkships?

Typically, HHG takes on clerks anytime from October through to January however we also recruit graduates throughout the year, as required. What sets us apart is we can offer unrivalled exposure to matters across all disciplines and client types, whether commercial, government or private client, however we do not adhere to the strict annual recruitment dates recommended by the Law Schools, due to the dynamic nature of our firm.

How many clerkship positions are available for 2021?

Four, one per practice group. • Family & De Facto Law • Wills, Estates & Succession

Planning • Corporate & Commercial (including Employment

Law) and Property Law • Dispute Resolution and

Litigation

What tasks do clerks usually undertake?

Legal research; and Drafting legal articles and media briefs

How can a clerk stand out or make a good impression?

• Solid academic record • World view or travel • Altruistic/ Good community experience

Do you offer clerkships to non-penultimate year students?

Yes we offer clerkships to final year students.

GRADUATE JOB INFORMATION

What does your firm look for in a graduate?

We look for individuals who: • Convey their passion for the law. • Look for solutions not just problems. • Commercial thinking – good social media profile and exposure. • Show initiative.

How many graduate positions are available in 2021?

We do not have a fixed number of Law Graduates places each year, it will depend on the growth of the practice areas and the capacity of the supervising lawyers. This year we proudly took on 4 graduates who were placed in our Perth, Joondalup, Albany and Bunbury offices.

Does your firm offer any international opportunities for graduates or junior lawyers?

HHG Legal Group provides legal services across our five offices in the Perth CBD, Mandurah, Albany, Bunbury and Joondalup. Although we cannot offer graduates any international opportunities, what we can offer is a lifestyle choice.

We can offer the corporate “Terrace” culture at our stateof-the-art inner CBD office or for those living in Perth’s northern corridor, an office close to home with minimal commute time, in Joondalup. We can also offer a regional and semi-regional lifestyle in either the Great Southern, South-West or Peel regions,

INTERVIEWS

What does your firm like to see in a clerkship or graduate job interview?

• That research has been done! We won’t identify where because we want candidates to show initiative. • Demonstrate any relevant experience and knowledge of the practice area you are keen on. • Be prepared to be asked why you are looking at a particular practice area. • Establish your passion for the law, and rationale for why you are today seeking a career in the legal profession.

How can students best prepare for an interview with your firm?

We look for people who are: • Personable – we have a collegiate and team culture across all practice areas. • Demonstrate good initiative for getting relevant experience, even if not in the legal space. • Have good life references. • Are amenable to working across WA, Great Southern and Peel regions. • Possess emotional intelligence. • Shows commercial nous (across all practices).

CASUAL/ PART TIME EMPLOYMENT

Does your firm offer any casual or part-time employment?

At HHG Legal Group, we are always on the lookout for enthusiastic law students and graduates who want to gain real life experience within the firm. Several our Law Graduates commenced their HHG life as casual interns, gaining a real feel for our processes and culture prior to being offered a formal graduate position.

How can students find internship, graduate casual/ part-time opportunities and apply?

At HHG, our graduate and internship recruitment process: 1. Application – applicants can apply through our career microsite at https:// hhg-legal.breezy.hr/ - we suggest they visit our website to find out about our values and practice areas at https://www.hhg. com.au. 2. 1st Interview (Longlist of candidates) – a video interview initially across

Microsoft Teams or Zoom to discuss reasons they are looking to get into law and establish any preferences for direction and practice area. 3. 2nd Interview (Shortlist of candidates, typically 12) – face to face interviews with prospective shortlist of candidates over a couple of days 4. Team building and game play – we look at all twelve candidates’ verbal reasoning, problem solving, team play, communication, leadership and emotional intelligence to go towards the final hiring decision.

This is an extremely effective way to ensure graduates possess all the characteristics we look for in an HHG team members and provide a way for them to stand out from their fellow candidates.

HopgoodGanim

Allendale Square - Level 27 77 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 Maddie Johnston | careers@ hopgoodganim.com.au | 08 9211 8111

Two Offices, Perth and Brisbane

Commercial Property, Corporate and M&A, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Planning and Environment, Resources and Energy

ABOUT THE FIRM

What are your firm’s core values? Be exceptional

Uncompromising on quality and striving for excellence.

In it together

Deeply collaborative, both internally and externally.

Keep it real

Authentic to the core. Genuine, open, and absolutely honest.

Spirited and caring

Witty, irreverent, but with deep respect and care

Top of our game

Forward, thinking, curious, evolving, and we challenge the status quo. How would you describe your firm’s culture?

HopgoodGanim enjoys a reputation as a place where people love to come to work. We describe our culture as ‘The HG Way’ and central to this is a theme of ‘Business Mateship’. Business Mateship was a phrase we coined many years ago to capture the culture of friendship created by our founding partners and to describe how the people of HopgoodGanim, our clients, and other stakeholders come together and interact. That is, we believe in treating each other, and our clients, as we would treat our friends.

How does your firm distinguish itself from other law firms?

More than 40 years ago, HopgoodGanim was founded by two great friends with a focus on commercial litigation and family law. Today, HopgoodGanim is a leading independent legal and advisory national firm. We continue to house one of Australia’s largest and most well-regarded family and relationship law practices. You may have asked yourself what makes HopgoodGanim different to any other firm? We believe it is the close relationships we have with our clients and each other. We do our very best work when we know our clients personally and we know their businesses inside and out. Inside our firm, people genuinely like each other, refer to each other as friends and work collaboratively to achieve the best outcomes possible for our clients.

What are some notable awards your firm has recently received?

Doyles Guide: • HopgoodGanim – Leading

Corporate Law Firm, WA (2018-2020) • HopgoodGanim – Leading

Energy & Resources Firm,

WA (2017-2020) • HopgoodGanim – Leading

Property & Real Estate

Firm, WA (2019 -2020) • HopgoodGanim – Leading Insolvency & Restructuring

Firm, WA (2018-2019) Chambers Asia- Pacific / Chambers Global: • Capital Markets: Equity (Recognised) – 2017-2021 (Global) • Native Title: Proponents (Band 2) – 2017-2021 (Asia

Pacific) • Energy and Natural

Resources in Australia (Band 5) – 2021 (Global)

What significant work has your firm recently undertaken?

• Advised Metals X Limited on their recent sale of their copper portfolio for $60 million (February 2021) and earlier on their $32 million farm-out and joint venture with IGO Limited for IGO to earn a 70% interest in their Paterson Exploration project (August 2020) • Advised PYX Resources on their listing on the

NSX (January) 2021 and their acquisition of Tisma

Development (HK) Limited (February 2021) • Advised Douugh Limited on their $6m IPO and listing on the ASX (October 2020) • Advised Red 5 Limited on their $125m share placement (April 2020)