White & Case
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How many partners and lawyers does your firm have?
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In Australia, we have 50 lawyers and 17 partners across Sydney and Melbourne Globally we have over 2000 lawyers
How many clerks are you intending to take on this summer? • •
We offer winter clerkships in our Sydney office, dates adjusted for trimesters We offer Hong Kong winter internships in December and summer internships in July 2021 for students interested in being considered for a Hong Kong training contract in 2023
How many graduate lawyers did you take on this year? • •
10 across Melbourne & Sydney 3 trainees in Hong Kong
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World Bank - Benchmarking Infrastructure project Creating a disaster risk management law index for the International Red Cross Corporate and structuring advice for charities operating in Australia such as the Motor Neurone Disease Association of NSW Reviewing and updating legal compliance registers for the Western Region Centre Against Sexual Assault
What is the Firm’s stance on diversity and inclusion? We say that diversity is in our DNA. Diversity and inclusion are inherent core values for us, embedded in all we do in our offices around the world. We are naturally diverse because of the work we do, the locations we’re in and the type of people and clients we attract. At White & Case, we promote equality at work and an inclusive culture by supporting employee-led diversity networks, flexible working and an open office environment. Our Australia offices host a number of events each year for employees and clients that support our Global Women’s Initiative and other global affinity groups such as LGBT+.
How does your firm embody the notions of social and corporate responsibility?
What opportunities does your firm uniquely offer that may be of interest to prospective graduates?
Global Citizenship describes our role—as a business and as individuals—as active participants in the global community.
Most of our clients are multinational organisations, so almost everything you’ll work on will cover more than one jurisdiction. To help develop a taste for global thinking, we guarantee a six-month overseas seat in our offices across Asia-Pacific and the wider network, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Tokyo. Graduates describe this overseas seat as ’career changing’, as they gain valuable insight into the working practices of another jurisdiction and build professional contacts that will have a lasting impact throughout their careers.
White & Case is committed to fair and ethical operations that respect the interests of our stakeholders and recognise the importance of our natural environment. All of our global citizenship activities, which include our pro bono work and environmental sustainability, are closely aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Our global Pro Bono practice is the centerpiece of our community engagement activities. Last year, lawyers in all our offices and in every practice devoted nearly 120,000 hours to pro bono matters. As a graduate in Australia, you will have unparalleled opportunities to do cutting-edge pro bono work on the issues that matter most to you—both locally and cross-border— with many of the world’s leading NGOs. Approximately 60 percent of our pro bono matters help strengthen human rights around the world. We expect every lawyer to complete a minimum of 20 pro bono hours each year. Examples of Australia pro bono projects: • Justice Connect – Support for Domestic Building Legal Service • Structuring advice for foreign not-for-prowwfit organisations entering Australia
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What is the Firm’s approach to innovation? We devote significant resources to organising and sharing information across our global platform through sophisticated knowledge management practices and integrating the latest legal technologies into our work. Investing in this area improves the quality of the services we provide, reduces risk and generates cost savings for clients. We have a dedicated Practice Innovation team of lawyers and technologists who focus on new legal technology for transactional work, such as due diligence, document automation, closing-activity management and contract analysis and negotiation. Our team use AI-enabled due diligence review platforms, contract analysis technology, eDiscovery, Contract Generation software and Legal Project Management technology.
