Allens Clerkship Application
Partnered with Linklaters to deliver world‑class legal solutions.
Program Overview
- Criterion: Curious and driven with deep investment in delivering outcomes that matter - Criterion: Initiative and thoughtful challenge - Criterion: Willingness to stretch beyond comfort zone - Criterion: Online strengths‑based assessment required - Mentoring: Supported by a partner, senior lawyer and junior lawyer - Mentoring: Performance coach, development lawyer and buddy provide guidance, feedback and coaching - Development: Personalised induction program - Development: On‑the‑job training with learning opportunities across practice areas - Development: Seminars building future‑focused skills - Development: Exposure to Linklaters alliance and international secondment opportunities - Pathway: Many clerks go on to become graduates at Allens - Program: Ten and five week clerkship programs over summer with practice group rotations
Locations
- NSW
- VIC
- QLD
- WA
Firm Values
- - Identity: Australia’s oldest law firm with 200‑year heritage since 1822
- - Identity: Nationwide presence in NSW QLD VIC WA and global Linklaters alliance
- - Values: Striving for excellence
- - Values: Eyes on the horizon
- - Values: In it together
- - Values: Courageous and creative
- - Values: Fostering greatness
- - Culture: Inclusive and sustainable teamwork environment
- - Culture: Strong mentorship with performance coach and junior buddy system
- - Culture: High‑impact pro bono programmes like Jawun and ICLC clinic
- - Differentiator: Dedicated innovation hub launching enterprise ChatGPT version
- - Differentiator: Direct clerkship pathway to graduate positions with high conversion rate
- - Differentiator: Commitment to Indigenous empowerment and environmental stewardship
Awards & Recognition
- - Award: TrustLaw Impact Award 2024
- - Recognition: Launched enterprise version of ChatGPT (Innovation)
- - Recognition: Appointed 16 new partners nationally Apr 2026
- - Matter: Advised Qube Holdings on $11.7B take‑private acquisition (Corporate & M&A) Feb 2026
- - Matter: Advised Aware Super on merger with TelstraSuper creating ~$237B fund (Funds Management) 2025‑2026
- - Matter: Advised Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation on financing Jinbi Solar Stage 1 (Energy & Resources) 2025‑2026
- - Matter: Advised TasNetworks on North West Transmission Developments project (Infrastructure) 2025‑2026
Community & Pro Bono
- Program: Jawun secondment program for Indigenous communities - Program: ICLC pro bono clinic supporting LGBTQIA+ employment rights - Focus: First Nations community empowerment through Jawun - Focus: Employment law support for vulnerable NSW clients - Initiative: Technology recycling partnership with Quadrent and The Smith Family - Initiative: WWF volunteer image‑tagging project for platypus reintroduction - Impact: 350 weeks of Jawun secondments completed to date - Impact: 40 volunteers tagged over 2000 images in 45 minutes - Partner: Justice Action collaboration on Just Us prisoner newsletter - Partner: WWF‑Australia environmental volunteer initiative