Clyde & Co Clerkship Application
Global law firm specialising in insurance, energy and marine with entrepreneurial spirit and inclusive culture
Program Overview
- Criterion: Penultimate or final year law student - Criterion: High academic performance - Criterion: Right to work in Australia (citizen, PR, or valid work visa) - Criterion: Strong written communication skills - Criterion: Commercial awareness - Criterion: Interest in insurance, aviation, cyber, energy, marine, natural resources, or construction sectors - Mentoring: Partner and senior lawyer interviews - Development: Exposure to multiple practice groups through rotations - Development: Hands-on experience across insurance, aviation, cyber, energy, marine, natural resources, commercial, infrastructure, and international arbitration - Pathway: Primary pipeline to 2027 Graduate Programme - Program: 8-week Sydney summer clerkship with 2 rotations; 4-week Perth summer clerkship with exposure to different practice groups
Locations
- NSW
- WA
Firm Values
- - Identity: Global firm in 26+ countries
- specialising in insurance
- energy
- marine
- - Identity: Established heritage with entrepreneurial challenger spirit
- - Values: Work as One—globally connected with firm-first mentality
- - Values: Excel with Clients—deliver unique excellence
- client-centric approach
- - Values: Celebrate Difference—diversity drives greater achievement
- - Values: Act Boldly—seek opportunities
- take action
- learn continuously
- - Culture: Inclusive environment fostering high performance
- - Culture: Innovation-driven with curiosity at core
- - Culture: Joyful workplace celebrating collective success
- - Culture: Growth mindset with entrepreneurial approach
- - Differentiator: Specialised expertise across insurance
- energy
- marine sectors
- - Differentiator: Global perspective combined with local market knowledge
Awards & Recognition
- - Award: Pro Bono Firm of the Year, Legalcommunity MENA Awards 2024
- - Award: Law Firm of the Year Insurance, Middle East Insurance Industry Awards 2025
- - Award: Law Firm of the Year, The Oath Middle East Legal Awards 2025
- - Award: Insurance Law Firm of the Year, Lexology European Awards 2025
- - Award: Shipping & Transport Law Firm of the Year, Lexology European Awards 2025
- - Award: Best Insurance Law Firm (Hong Kong), InsuranceAsia News Country Awards for Excellence 2026
- - Ranking: Chambers Asia-Pacific: Insurance (Band 1, Australia)
- - Ranking: Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Insurance and reinsurance
- - Recognition: Insurance and reinsurance practice across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Middle East regions
- - Award: Garth Tinsley finalist/winner, Australian Law Awards 2024
- - Recognition: Exceeded A$100m annual revenue milestone in Australia (2023)
Community & Pro Bono
- Program: Justice Connect Pro Bono Portal - Focus: Legal access and justice for underserved communities - Partner: Justice Connect - Impact: Member since 2017, providing ongoing pro bono services - Program: Young Lives - Focus: Supporting children and families navigating the legal system - Initiative: Legal assistance and guidance for vulnerable youth and families - Initiative: Pro bono staff: Lawyers and legal professionals - Program: Equality Before the Law - Focus: Expanding legal access and promoting justice equity - Initiative: Pro bono legal services to underserved populations - Partner: Legal clinics and NGOs globally - Program: Sustainability & Climate Change - Focus: Environmental law and climate justice - Initiative: Trainee-led Climate Change Group providing pro bono expertise - Initiative: Pro bono staff: Trainee lawyers - Program: Employee-Led Pro Bono Framework - Focus: Flexible, employee-identified causes - Initiative: Staff-driven pro bono and social impact projects - Impact: Enables diverse causes across the firm - Program: Food Bank Support - Focus: Community welfare and food security - Initiative: Employee volunteering at food banks - Initiative: Pro bono staff: All staff levels - Program: School Reading Assistance - Focus: Educational support for disadvantaged children - Initiative: Employee volunteers supporting literacy programs - Initiative: Pro bono staff: All staff levels - Program: Global Legal Clinic Partnerships - Focus: International legal access and justice - Partner: Legal clinics and NGOs worldwide - Impact: Cross-border pro bono service delivery