BAKER MCKENZIE
Offices in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney bakermckenzie.com/ en/careers
About the Firm What are your core values? Quality and excellence together with integrity, honesty, candor, teamwork and responsiveness are central in us delivering outstanding service to our clients. • We are passionately global, and leverage our global expertise for our Australian and global clients at every opportunity, recognizing our strength is in our diversity. • We are a truly multi-cultural firm united by a genuine and robust culture of friendship, inclusion and collaboration. • We are commercial pragmatists who make complex issues simple for our clients and we are passionately committed to service excellence.
Baker McKenzie is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive culture for all its employees, with equal opportunity for all to progress and have a meaningful career with our Firm. Our mission is to foster an environment where individuals of every ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, age, disability, career status, and working style may succeed professionally and fully contribute to the goals of the Firm. As the first truly global law firm, we understand that organisations work best when people with different backgrounds and multiple points of view are brought together. Our award-winning diversity strategy, initiatives and programs are focused in five key areas, in which all our people can participate:
• We strive to stay ahead • BakerWomen – gender diversity, including the of the curve, we bring implementation of our gender entrepreneurial energy to our diversity strategy to support work, we embrace innovative the progression of women as change – and our curiosity a strategic priority for the Firm continues to push boundaries. – ethnic, • We actively encourage and • BakerDNA indigenous & cultural diversity support engaging with our community, through our pro • BakerWellbeing – mental health and wellbeing, bono and community service. workplace flexibility and • We want everyone to reach supporting parents/carers their potential so we invest in world-class development • BakerPride – lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and and mobility programs for our intersex diversity people.
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• Baker Indigenous Engagement – commitment to engagement with our Indigenous community achieving better social, economic and cultural outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and to making a real difference in the lives of our nation’s First Peoples. Our bAgile program encourages a range of flexible work opportunities for all. We invite you to let us know of any reasonable adjustments you require to equitably participate in the recruitment process or in performing the requirements of a role at Baker McKenzie. How would you describe your firm’s culture? Many of our seasonal clerks, graduates and lawyers say one of the reasons they join us is because of our people and culture. In Melbourne, the size of our office enables everyone to get to know each other - plus we have the benefit of a strong global connection to our other offices, offering something unique and special to our people. Our people are genuinely friendly and diverse, and enjoy coming to work every day. Our social and sports committee contributes to the Firm’s social glue - offering regular Firm drinks, events and sporting activities.
