TOTTLE PARTNERS
Level 40, 108 St Georges Terrace, Perth 6000 tottle.com/careers
About the Firm
How does Tottle Partners distinguish itself?
What kind of pro bono work does the firm engage in?
What are your firm’s core values?
Our lawyers do not have to wait years to do challenging and interesting work; they work directly with our clients and senior lawyers from day one. We operate an ‘open door’ policy and do not work in a rigid hierarchy or team structure, which provides our lawyers with the opportunity to work with many of their colleagues in the firm and gain experience in a range of practice areas. With many of our partners having left large national firms to join Tottle Partners, we know the importance of flexible work practices and enabling our staff to achieve a positive work/ life balance.
We act pro bono for a range of not-for-profit and community organisations. We are a signatory to the National Pro Bono Target and are committed to achieving the goals set out in the Western Australian Pro Bono Services Model and to supporting the statement of principles incorporated into the Target.
Tottle Partners values expertise, service and value. Expertise: Our clients benefit from the extensive capability, experience and consistency of our talented lawyers, who are specialists in the areas in which they practise. Service: We pride ourselves on providing a personalised, direct service. We are well resourced and committed to understanding our clients and their interests and forging strong relationships with them over years of working with them. Value: We are focused on results, not process driven. We have a strong pragmatic and ‘value for money’ approach. We understand our clients’ need for certainty regarding costs. How would you describe your firm’s culture?
What notable awards has Tottle Partners received? The firm and its lawyers have repeatedly been recognised locally, nationally, and internationally in reputable peer and client guides as leaders in the areas in which we practice.
During which periods do you offer clerkships? Our clerkship program is open to students in their penultimate year of study, running for a period of 2 weeks throughout the summer and winter university holidays. What tasks do clerks usually undertake?
Our program provides clerks with the opportunity to gain experience in multiple areas of commercial practice and have direct access to partners. They are not limited to working within only What significant work one practice group. Applicants has your firm recently can read about one of our recent undertaken? clerk’s experiences at www.tottle. Resolving arbitration proceedings com/careers, which is indicative in New Zealand relating to a of the tasks are clerks usually Government prison expansion undertake. program
The Tottle Partners culture is founded on all of our staff supporting and respecting each other and knowing that they are valued for their contribution. We are proud of our down to earth culture, where we work hard but know there is more to life than the daily grind. Acting for a leading University to establish and successful complete its major building program 134
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