Jackson McDonald Clerkship Application
Full-service firm building careers through practical experience, professional integrity and community contribution
Program Overview
- Criterion: Commercial judgment and practical legal skills - Criterion: Professional networking within WA legal profession - Criterion: Interest in specific practice area specialisation - Criterion: Commitment to pro bono work (Law Access, Curtin Tax Clinic) - Criterion: Willingness to engage with team-based practice environment - Mentoring: Assignment to specific practice area team from Day 1 - Development: Piddington Society PLT course (fully funded with paid study leave) - Development: Practical skills training and commercial judgment development - Development: Professional networking opportunities within WA legal profession - Development: Pro bono participation (Law Access and Curtin Tax Clinic) - Pathway: Secondment opportunities available - Pathway: Graduate conversion potential (one intake per year)
Locations
- WA
Firm Values
- - Identity: Jackson McDonald
- established mid-sized firm with deep Western Australian roots
- - Identity: Long history supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations
- - Values: Complete professionalism upholding highest standards of skill
- - Values: Honesty and ethics with professional and personal integrity
- - Values: Client focus building strong relationships across industries
- - Values: Mutual respect and teamwork through trust and collaboration
- - Values: Community contribution supporting legal profession and charities
- - Culture: Celebrates individual diversity and inclusive environment
- - Culture: Open-plan offices including senior lawyers
- - Culture: Intellectual curiosity driving collaborative approach
- - Differentiator: Deep commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
- - Differentiator: Accessible senior lawyer engagement through open office design
Community & Pro Bono
- Program: Law Access pro bono program (WA) - Program: Curtin Tax Clinic - Focus: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations - Focus: Tax advice for individuals and small businesses - Focus: Diversity, equity, and inclusion - Initiative: Pro bono legal services for eligible Law Access graduates - Initiative: Long-term support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations across WA - Initiative: Equitable workplace initiatives - Partner: Law Access (WA) - Partner: Curtin University Tax Clinic