Arnold Bloch Leibler Clerkship Application
Law as an instrument of change, across every practice area
At a Glance
- Clerk intake: 15 positions (2026 season)
- Clerk salary: $1,300/week
- Gender pay gap: 4.8%
Rankings & Recognition
- Corporate M&A, Tax, Property, Litigation, Family Business
Interview Guide
Interview process: Selective process: partner-reviewed applications then a single in-depth partner interview. Heavy emphasis on academic excellence and cultural fit with the firm's entrepreneurial ethos.
Tips: ABL advises many of Australia's most successful family businesses and entrepreneurs. Show genuine interest in corporate advisory and tax. Demonstrate outstanding academic results and research capability.
Workplace & Culture
Gender pay gap: 4.8%
Women in workforce: 64%
Primary carer parental leave: 26 weeks
Source: Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Employer Gender Pay Gaps 2024-25 — CC BY 4.0
Clerkship Programme
- 7 bullets: single-team placement, dedicated supervisor+buddy, real work from day 1
- graduate 12-month single practice area assignment
- 2026/27 apps opened 6 Jul closed 9 Aug 2026
- penultimate-year LIV eligible [Sep 2: site blocked/timeout, populated data stands.]
Awards & Recognition
8 bullets: Best Lawyers 2024/25, Chambers Asia Pacific, Chambers HNW, Legal 500, Doyle's Guide, Lawyers Weekly Pro Bono Program of Year 2017, Victoria Law Foundation Distinguished Pro Bono Service (Leibler) [Sep 2: site blocked/timeout, populated data stands.]
SourcePro Bono & Community
- 7 bullets: FY24 $12m/16,900 hrs record
- 2.7x APBC target
- 150+ NFPs
- focus areas (Indigenous, anti-discrimination, environment)
- no cap
- 2017 Lawyers Weekly award [Sep 2: site blocked/timeout, populated data stands.]
Culture & Values
7 bullets: founded 1953, law as instrument of change, generalist-specialist model, D&I, 30+ yr Indigenous advocacy (Leibler AC), no-cap pro bono culture, ~280-300 staff, Melbourne + Sydney [Sep 2: site blocked/timeout, populated data stands.]
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