Allens
Areas of Legal Practice
Banking & Finance, Competition, Consumer & Regulatory, Corporate, including: Funds, Super & Wealth, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Disputes and Investigations, including: Commercial Disputes Employment & Safety Restructuring & Insolvency, Intellectual Property and Patent & Trademark Attorneys, Projects & Development, including Projects Real Estate & Development, Tax Number of Lawyers 757 Lawyers and 135 Partners What Specific Qualites Does the Firm Look for in a Potential Clerk? We’re proud that there isn’t an ‘Allens’ type’. We know that diverse perspectives help solve complex problems, strengthen teams and enrich client relationships. The more you enjoy working with a diverse range of people, the greater your success will be. While we celebrate our differences, it’s important to understand what unites us. These are attributes that our people have in common. These help us to succeed as a team and individually: • Initiative: a curious mind is vital. The more adaptable you’re able to be and the more energy you bring with you, the more you’ll get out of a career at Allens. • Excellence: it’s a guarantee we give our clients. Intellectually rigorous, driven and eager to learn. • Commerciality: law is more than an academic pursuit; it’s about understanding the client – their objectives and the challenges they face – as well as the wider commercial environment in which we operate. • Flexibility: a key priority for the firm is to ensure our people feel they are trusted to work in a way that allows them to balance the needs of the firm alongside the pursuit of their own career and life goals irrespective of gender, age or life stage. • Commitment: positive people thrive in our environment. We look for people who can build sustainable careers with us, and successfully juggle work and a personal life while maintaining their wellbeing. Sydney Clerkship Intake TBC, dependent on business need After Becoming a Clerk, What are the Prospects of Obtaining a Graduate Role? We aim to fill our graduate programs with our summer clerks. We endeavor to make graduate offers to all of our clerks unless for whatever reason it isn’t in the best interests of the firm or the individual. How Does Your Firm Value Corporate Responsibility? We use our position to give back to our community. We stand up for what we believe in and strive to make a real difference. Not only because it’s the right thing to do, but because we are truly motivated by positive change. You’ll find individuals and teams across the firm committed to providing access to justice, alleviating disadvantage, promoting reconciliation and protecting the environment. At Allens, we are proud of the important role we play in our community. From support for marriage equality to campaigning for refugee rights and going carbon neutral, we use our technical knowledge and professional skills to help others. > Pro bono Pro bono work is a valued part of life at Allens. Join us and you’ll have the opportunity to apply your skills and contribute to causes and organisations. You’ll also be encouraged to take part in challenging matters and develop new skills that complement what you already know. > Reconciliation We believe in creating a just society. We’re committed to ensuring the same level of opportunity exists for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as for other Australians. That’s why we launched our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) more than eight years ago. Since then, 23 Allens staff have spent a total of 154 weeks living and working alongside Indigenous communities from Arnhem Land to inner Sydney to the West Kimberley.
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> Environment We take responsibility for our impact on the planet and work together to reduce it. We’re committed to organisational sustainability and best practice environmental management. Our staff-led Footprint Committee drives us to keep improving and inspire action within the firm. We’re proud to be the first Australian law firm to achieve certification as carbon neutral. We extend our influence to outside of the firm too. > Philanthropy At Allens, we have philanthropy committees in each office. This means we’re supporting the causes closest to our community. Our people work hard to support and advocate for charities and community organisations by hosting fundraising days and events. Our legal professionals can take part in volunteering opportunities of their choosing, ranging from making meals for homeless people to mentoring disadvantaged children. What is Unique About this Firm’s Culture? We are working to create a culture where our people feel they are trusted to work in a way that allows them to balance the needs of the firm alongside the pursuit of their own career and life goals irrespective of gender, age or life stage. Allens is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that celebrates diversity and values the contribution that different backgrounds and life experience bring to our firm. We recruit, develop and promote talented people, and we – and our clients – benefit from the different backgrounds, experiences and points of view that shape their thinking. Our diversity and inclusion strategy is focused on seven segments: Gender, Culture, Social, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI), Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander (ATSI), Disability and Carers How does your Firm Encourage a Work-Life Balance? We expect a lot from our people. Real commitment and excellent performance. So it’s only fair that we offer a benefits package that reflects your dedication, provides support and allows for development inside and outside the firm. Our rewards and benefits package is paired with a supportive and inclusive culture to ensure that you have every opportunity to succeed. Clerks will work with some of the most experienced lawyers in Australia and encounter first-hand the type of work you could do as a lawyer at Allens. You’ll get to be part of a team, assisting with real matters. Your performance coach and buddy will be there to support you, help you make the most of your clerkship, get to know our people, and thrive. We believe that we stand out as an employer because of our high-quality technical training and excellent learning environment. We’ll work with you to develop your understanding of commercial law and build your skills, providing the foundation you need to become a successful lawyer. You’ll be involved in some of the market’s most complex domestic and global transactions. Our clerkship program is a stepping stone to bigger things – most clerks go on to become graduates with us. Here is a quick rundown of what you can look forward to: • • • • • • • • •
A personalised induction program that introduces you to our people and the work we do; On-the-job training with support from a partner and a junior lawyer, who will act as your performance coach and buddy; Learning opportunities across practice areas and partners, as we don’t work in silos; The chance to work on real matters with many of Australia’s and the world’s top 100 companies; The opportunity to get involved in community and pro bono work, and learn about our committees and interest groups; The chance to learn about working within our alliance with Linklaters and about secondment opportunities; Seminars that will build a strong foundation of skills to help you become an excellent lawyer and thrive in our ever‑changing world; Social events, where you will really get to know us; and The opportunity to network with some of the best in the profession.
