HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS

profile: HWL EBSWORTH LAWYERS

www.hwlebsworth.com.au brisbane.applications@hwle.com.au Level 19, 480 Queen Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000

Clerkship: 2 March-27 March Graduate: 3 August-17 August

WHO ARE YOU & WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE? HWL Ebsworth is a full service commercial law firm providing expert legal services at competitive rates, focusing on client outcomes. Our point of difference is the inherent trust we develop with clients, which is built upon our understanding of their unique business needs and a relationship driven approach. This, coupled with highly competitive pricing makes us one of Australia’s preeminent commercial firms.

Through our combination of legal specialists and industry experience, HWL Ebsworth has established a reputation as a legal service provider of choice for organisations across Australia and internationally. HWL Ebsworth continues to go from strength to strength and is currently ranked as the largest legal partnership in Australia according to the most recent partnership surveys published by The Australian and the Australian Financial Review. We are the only commercial law firm with an office in every Australian State and Territory. The firm comprises of over 1,000 staff nationally, including over 200 Partners across our nine locations.

THE CULTURE OF THE FIRM The Partnership is dynamic, forward thinking and committed to developing a supportive working environment for our staff. We embrace a culture that is the product of our values - honesty, courage, relationships, maintaining high professional standards and a high performance culture. We practice an open door policy where Partners and Senior Management are available to discuss new ideas and initiatives to best service our clients’ needs. We encourage our staff to maintain a healthy balance between work and personal life.

WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A POTENTIAL EMPLOYEE? We seek to attract high quality lawyers and support them with the best training, knowledge management resources and IT systems. HWL Ebsworth seek well-rounded applicants for our Law Graduate Program who espouse to our firm values and are committed to a long-term career with the firm.

WHAT BENEFITS CAN YOU OFFER YOUR EMPLOYEES? HWL Ebsworth is committed to the ongoing professional development of our staff and providing the opportunity for employees to progress their career at the firm. This is sup- ported by our biannual performance discussions and merit based Career Development Program initiatives. The firm also runs an internal CLE program which allows staff the opportunity to deliver seminars on topical areas of which they are a specialist. This ensures our staff are up to speed with industry legal and regulatory developments and also allows staff the opportunity to increase their knowledge in an area of law that they may not have been exposed to. The firm also has a well established pro-bono program and all Law Graduates are strongly encouraged to participate.

WHAT DOES YOUR CLERKSHIP PROGRAM INVOLVE? The HWL Ebsworth Winter Clerkship Program will provide a 3 week placement with the opportunity to gain experience within one Practice Group of the firm. Clerks will be paired with a Supervising Partner and a Mentor who will provide guidance and support throughout the Clerkship and deliver comprehensive feedback at the conclusion of the Clerkship. You will participate in a customised induction program that will assist in familiarising you with our systems, processes and values. During the Clerkship you will experience what it is like to be an employee of HWL Ebsworth.

WHAT DOES YOUR GRADUATE PROGRAM INVOLVE? The HWL Ebsworth Law Graduate Program is currently offered as a Supervised Traineeship, offering rotations through key practice areas of the firm. In addition to the hands-on rotations, Law Graduates will be provided with study support to complete the necessary external programmed legal training required for Admission in Queensland.