Baker McKenzie Clerkship Application
Global firm offering early responsibility on real client matters from day one
Program Overview
- Criterion: Genuine desire to work with us and understand our market position - Criterion: Well‑rounded with extracurricular leadership experience - Criterion: Strong performance mindset and motivation to be the best - Criterion: Intellectual curiosity and sound academic background - Criterion: Business acumen and practical approach to problems - Criterion: Global mindset with passion for service excellence - Criterion: Proactive ownership of your career development - Criterion: Integrity, honesty and candour in all actions - Mentoring: Supervising partner and associate “buddy” provide guidance - Mentoring: Structured feedback throughout the clerkship - Development: Induction and practical legal research, drafting, tech training - Development: National learning program for junior lawyers - Development: Speed‑networking, practice‑group sessions and social events - Pathway: Post‑clerkship paralegal roles and graduate conversion opportunities - Program: Seasonal Clerkship offering early responsibility on real client matters
Locations
- NSW
- VIC
- QLD
Firm Values
- - Identity: Global firm offering early responsibility on real client matters from day one
- - Identity: Operates in NSW
- QLD and VIC and serves clients worldwide
- - Values: Collaboration
- - Values: Innovation
- - Values: Inclusion
- - Culture: Seasonal Clerkship provides real lawyer experience
- - Culture: Mentoring by supervising partner and associate buddy
- - Culture: Structured feedback throughout the clerkship
- - Differentiator: Global pro bono practice focusing on human rights and access to justice
- - Differentiator: Recognised as most innovative law firm by Financial Times 2024
Awards & Recognition
- - Award: Leading Digital Infrastructure Advisor TMT Finance APAC Awards 2025
- - Award: Digital Infrastructure M&A Deal of the Year TMT Finance APAC Awards 2025
- - Award: Beacon of Justice Award NLADA 2025 (fifth consecutive year)
- - Ranking: Legal 500 Corporate & M&A Australia
- - Matter: Advised RPMGlobal Holdings on AUD 1.123 billion acquisition (Corporate & M&A)
- - Matter: Advised Beetaloo Energy Australia on AUD 66.3 million placement (Capital Markets)
- - Matter: Acted as global counsel to Medtronic on USD 5.3 billion carve‑out (Corporate & Finance)
- - Matter: Advised Genki Global Dining Concepts on Sushi Sushi acquisition (M&A)
- - Recognition: Named among top 20 most innovative global law firms by Financial Times 2025
- - Recognition: Employer of Choice for Gender Equality WGEA (since 2010)
Community & Pro Bono
- Program: Global pro bono practice across Australian offices - Program: Partnership with Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS) in NSW - Focus: Human rights legal assistance - Focus: Refugee and asylum seeker legal support - Focus: Access to justice for underserved communities - Focus: Disability inclusion through Global Disability Legislation Index - Initiative: Girls and Justice program supporting child‑centred justice - Impact: 9,572 pro bono hours contributed in FY24 (35.4 hours per lawyer) - Partner: Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS) - Partner: The Valuable 500 disability inclusion initiative