Clayton Utz Clerkship Application
One of Australia's oldest firms with an entrepreneurial spirit and over a million pro bono hours
Program Overview
- Criterion: Entrepreneurial spirit and can‑do attitude - Criterion: Authenticity, collaboration and excellence in client service - Criterion: Plain speaking and honest advice - Criterion: Commitment to pro bono work and social impact - Mentoring: Direct exposure to partners and senior lawyers during assignments - Mentoring: Partner, coach and buddy assigned in each rotation - Mentoring: Regular feedback on research, client memos and court attendance - Development: Hands‑on experience in legal research, drafting and client meetings - Development: Tailored development sessions and practical learning opportunities - Pathway: Clerkship serves as the step before the Graduate Program with conversion potential
Locations
- NSW
- VIC
- QLD
- WA
- ACT
Firm Values
- - Identity: One of Australia’s oldest and largest law firms with six city offices
- - Identity: Nearly 200 partners delivering full‑service commercial law
- - Identity: Heritage of over a century of legal excellence
- - Values: Authenticity in client service
- - Values: Collaboration across teams and disciplines
- - Values: Excellence in legal outcomes
- - Values: Entrepreneurial spirit and can‑do attitude
- - Culture: Fast‑paced
- fluid work environment with no fixed routine
- - Culture: Direct exposure to partners and senior lawyers through mentoring
- - Culture: Strong commitment to pro bono work and social impact
- - Differentiator: Over one million pro bono hours delivered nationally
- - Differentiator: Clayton Utz Foundation community grants program supporting NGOs
- - Differentiator: Award‑winning M&A and trademark law practice recognized internationally
Awards & Recognition
- - Award: Workplace Gender Equality Agency Employer of Choice for Gender Equality 2026 (11th consecutive year)
- - Award: Managing Partner of the Year Emma Covacevich Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards 2024
- - Award: Special Counsel of the Year Luke Furness Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards 2024
- - Award: Trade Mark Law Firm of the Year Managing IP Asia‑Pacific Awards 2024
- - Award: M&A Deal of the Year (Premium) ALB Japan Law Award for Toshiba acquisition 2024
- - Award: Best Lawyers Australia 2027 — over 200 lawyers listed
- - Matter: Advised Exxaro Resources on A$930 million acquisition (Corporate & M&A) March 2026
- - Matter: Advised National Storage REIT on A$4 billion acquisition (Corporate & M&A) December 2025
- - Matter: Advised Mandalay Resources on A$559 million merger with Alkane Resources (Corporate & M&A) August 2025
- - Matter: Advised Duxton Farms on acquisition of four agricultural businesses (Agribusiness) November 2025
- - Matter: Advised Sugar Terminals Limited on terminal transition agreement (Infrastructure) April 2026
- - Recognition: Over one million pro bono hours delivered nationally since 1997
Community & Pro Bono
- Program: National Pro Bono Target signed - Focus: First Nations communities - Focus: Homelessness and at‑risk individuals - Focus: Family violence survivors - Initiative: Clayton Utz Foundation community grants program - Impact: Over one million pro bono hours delivered - Partner: Community legal centres across Australia