Johnson Winter Slattery Clerkship Application
Australian Law Firm of the Year 2025 with strength across technology, energy and disputes
Program Overview
- Criterion: Strong academic performance - Criterion: Excellent communication skills - Criterion: Collaborative approach - Criterion: Drive to achieve the best outcomes for clients - Mentoring: Hands‑on, highly ranked partners closely involved in matters and junior development - Mentoring: Structured development program with mentoring and support - Development: Work on complex, high‑profile matters for leading Australian and global clients - Development: Develop strong commercial judgment, not just technical legal skills - Development: Exposure to cross‑border matters with leading international firms - Pathway: Clerkship is key pathway to graduate roles with graduate offer upon completion - Program: 8‑10 week program in Sydney and Canberra; 4 weeks in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide; 3 weeks in Perth
Locations
- NSW
- VIC
- QLD
- WA
- SA
- ACT
Firm Values
- - Identity: Leading Australian law firm with 500+ professionals and 80+ partners
- - Identity: Offices in Sydney Melbourne Adelaide Canberra Brisbane and Perth
- - Values: Pragmatic and strategic client service
- - Values: Commitment to social justice and responsible business
- - Values: Diversity equity and inclusion focus
- - Values: Strong national pro bono programme
- - Culture: Collaborative environment with senior lawyer mentorship
- - Culture: Structured development program for clerks
- - Culture: Hands‑on experience across multiple practice areas
- - Culture: Supportive hard‑working social firm culture
- - Differentiator: Seasonal Clerkships offering branded hands‑on experience
- - Differentiator: Award‑winning leader in Technology Media Telecom and Energy law
Awards & Recognition
- - Award: TMT M&A Legal Adviser of the Year Mergermarket M&A Awards Australia 2023
- - Award: Best Australian Law Firm Beaton Client Choice Awards 2025
- - Award: Best Professional Services Firm Beaton Client Choice Awards 2025
- - Award: Energy Law Firm of the Year Best Lawyers
- - Ranking: Chambers Asia‑Pacific 2026 — ranked in TMT IT & Telecommunications (Band 4)
- - Ranking: Legal 500 — Tier 1 in Energy Law
- - Matter: Advised Utilities Trust of Australia on acquisition of Sydney Desalination Plant — Infrastructure M&A
- - Matter: Counseled EQT on sale of Nexon Asia Pacific — Technology M&A
- - Matter: Assisted EBR Systems with A$62 million capital raising — Corporate Finance
- - Recognition: Seasonal Clerkships programme highlighted for hands‑on experience across practice areas
Community & Pro Bono
- Program: Strong national pro bono programme - Program: Legal clinics, charity partnerships and secondments, strategic projects - Focus: First Nations Australians - Focus: Vulnerable children - Focus: Disability services and advocacy - Focus: Economic disadvantage - Impact: Over 39 pro bono hours per lawyer FY2025 - Partner: Youth Law Australia — seconded lawyers enabled assistance to 229 additional children