K&L Gates

About the Firm

What are your firm’s core values? At K&L Gates, one of our core values is to create and sustain a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture that encourages satisfaction and productivity for all of our lawyers and professional staff. It is our strategic priority to maintain an inclusive culture that enriches the experience of our lawyers, enabling them to better serve our clients. We do this by: • Ensuring that inclusion is always top-of-mind; • Expanding the K&L Gates profile in the talent market; and • Executing a talent development program that improves lawyer integration and retention.

How would you describe your firm’s culture? At K&L Gates, we believe our culture is unique. It reflects the personality of our people as being down to earth, collaborative, straight talking, socially responsible and possessing a strong work ethic. We recognise the individual needs and differences each person brings to the firm. Our aim is to create a supportive culture which fosters an environment where everyone can work to their full potential. This is achieved through our extensive range of learning and development programs; industry group collaborations; practice group meetings; flexible work programs and health and wellbeing programs. Our people are ambitious and work hard to ensure that our clients’ needs are met. We also like to have fun, connect with each other in an informal and social sense so coming to work is enjoyable.

How does your firm distinguish itself from other law firms? K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located across five continents. In Australia we have four offices in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. We are a fully integrated network of lawyers and legal professionals who believe that clients need more than technical legal skills; they need insightful and practical advice on the diverse issues that affect their businesses, delivered with unparalleled client service. Our combination of practice strength, global platform, and unsurpassed client service is a true differentiator in the legal services marketplace. With a strong presence in key capital cities and world commercial and financial centres, we represent a broad array of Global 500, Fortune 100, and Level 32, 44 St Georges Terrace, Perth 6000

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FTSE 100 corporations in nearly every major industry, including energy, financial services, health care, infrastructure, life sciences, manufacturing, sustainable development, technology, telecommunications and transportation amongst others. Are you looking for a law firm that really is different? Where you can be empowered to DISCOVER quality work and clients, DEVELOP through opportunities to learn more while growing your career, and THRIVE in a diverse and inclusive culture? Then join our global community of talented visionaries.

What kind of pro bono work does the firm engage in? We actively encourage our lawyers to provide pro bono legal representation and to participate in other charitable, community, educational, and professional activities. Our annual Global Day of Service program helps to foster and strengthen connections across the firm’s global platform and promote, recognise, and celebrate our commitment to community service around the world. In 2020, we devoted more than 46,000 hours to Pro Bono Cases.

What notable awards has K&L Gates recently received? •Ranked #1 as the Top

Performer SEO Law Firm by

Good2bSocial’s 2018 Social

Law Firm Index and #2 for

Thought Leadership in 2019. •K&L Gates was again among the top five firms — out of more than 14,000 ranked — for most national first-tier rankings in the 2020 U.S. News-Best Lawyers

“Best Law Firms” survey and were also recognised as “Law

Form of the Year” in the area of

Corporate Law. •For the eighth year in a row, K&L

Gates was ranked by Law360 in the publication’s Global 20 survey as one of 20 leading globally law firms based on international presence and the capabilities to handle complex cross-border matters. •A broad cross-section of our lawyers continue to be listed amongst Australia’s elite in the

Chambers Asia Pacific and

Asia Pacific Legal 500 legal directories, and the annual Best

Lawyers listing published in the

Australian Financial Review. •The firm is consistently recognised by the Australian

Government Workplace

Gender Equality Agency as an

Employer of Choice for Gender

Equality. •Our firm was awarded the named Employer of Choice in the large firm category by

Australasian Lawyer. •K&L Gates has also been honoured as a top achiever in advancing diversity within the legal profession. •Recognised as a Leading Client Service Strategist by BTI

Consulting Group 2018 •Listed by Australasian Lawyer as one of Australia’s most innovative law firms for our ground-breaking CLE On-

Demand offering.

What significant work has your firm recently undertaken? Matters are confidential. However, here is a list of representative clients: • Bill & Melinda Gates

Foundation • BlueScope Steel • Canadian Solar (Australia) • Commonwealth Bank of

Australia • Coty, Inc. (Adidas, Burberry,

Calvin Klien, Gucci, GHD and others) • EnergyAustralia • Leighton Contractors • Medibank Private • Microsoft Corporation • National Australia Bank • Starbucks Corporation • United Petroleum Pty Ltd • Wells Fargo / Wachovia • Westinghouse Electric

Company, LLC • Westpac Banking

Corporation • World Wrestling

Entertainment, Inc. During which periods do you offer clerkships? At present the firm is not offering clerkships programs. Instead the firm offers a casual paralegal program for final year students. We take onboard about 4-5 paralegals and involve them in meaningful work. Our casual paralegal job advertisements can be found at www.klgates.com and advertising commences January 2022 and concludes February 2022, with commencement of paralegal work in March 2022.

Graduates

What does your firm look for in a graduate? •Strong academic results - We pay particular attention to marks attained in black letter law subjects. •Consistent, ongoing work experience throughout university - This does not necessarily have to be in the legal industry. We recognise that client service experience is valuable. •Ongoing involvement in extracurricular activities – university societies, voluntary work, sports teams etc. •Strong communication skills; written and verbal. •Leadership experience. •A diverse range of experiences with people from various backgrounds. •Evidence of business acumen and an interest in commercial law demonstrated in application.

How many positions are available in 2022? 2-3 positions

Does your firm offer any international opportunities for graduates or junior lawyers? Yes, visiting other K&L Gates offices or working with clients.

Student Jobs

Does your firm offer any casual or part-time employment? Yes. At present the firm offers a casual paralegal program for final year students. We take onboard about 4-5 paralegals and involve them in meaningful work. We also have secretarial roles and opportunities in our support areas, such as Client Services.

How can students find these opportunities and apply? Our job advertisements can be found at www.klgates.com What does your firm like to see in a job interview? K&L Gates is about more than practising law or making a living. It’s about building something amazing—creating a legacy for you, the firm, our clients and the communities we serve. We look to recruit well-rounded, talented people, to provide the opportunities and support for them to achieve their best. It sounds simple, and to us it is. Our aim is to develop commercially orientated and entrepreneurial lawyers. Solid academic results are important but to be a future lawyer in our firm you need to demonstrate talent and skill in a variety of areas. We are looking for smart, imaginative and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us. Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place.

How can students best prepare for an interview with your firm? Interview questions aside, overall job interview preparation for graduates is key to ensuring a positive first impression. You can improve your chances of job interview success at K&L Gates with these tips: •Know the firm well - Research the firm, practice areas, lawyers, etc. This is a vital step towards showing your commitment. Have a thorough look at our website, videos and social channels, plus use a search engine to find any news articles we have appeared in.

What is our mission or vision?

How did we begin and when?

What are some of our major projects? •Target the job description - Make sure you read the key responsibilities and requirements for the role, so that during the interview you can weave these and reflect based in your strengths and experience. This will go a long way towards proving your suitability and capacity for the role, and demonstrates why you are the right candidate to the interview. •Be transparent/genuine, show your passions, values, motivations. We recognise the diversity each person brings to our firm, and our aim is to have not only great professionals but also amazing people that help to enhance our culture.

How can students apply for a graduate position? We generally recruit our graduates from within the firm (such as previous seasonal clerks or casual paralegals. Stand-out candidates are often enthusiastic and eager to learn with great academic and extra-curricular achievement.