Kain Lawyers Clerkship Application
Transaction specialists building lawyers who understand business
Program Overview
- Criterion: Penultimate and final year law students - Criterion: Demonstrated interest in commercial law practice - Criterion: Strong academic performance - Criterion: Professional communication skills - Criterion: Ability to work effectively in team environments - Mentoring: Senior lawyer mentoring on real-world transactions - Development: Rotations through different practice areas with structured clerkship program - Development: TransactionPro 1-year M&A training program covering the entirety of M&A process - Pathway: Graduate conversion opportunities following clerkship completion - Program: SA Uniform Clerkship Scheme participant; 4-week paid placement (23 November – 18 December 2026)
Locations
- SA
Firm Values
- - Identity: Transaction specialists since 2004 with 80+ staff across Sydney
- Melbourne
- Adelaide
- - Identity: Private/public M&A
- ECM
- DCM
- investment funds
- property
- projects
- disputes
- - Values: Unrelenting commercial focus
- - Values: Community commitment embedded in firm DNA
- - Values: Personal and professional development prioritisation
- - Culture: Directors lead all matters and invest in client business understanding
- - Culture: Constructive negotiation approach
- - Differentiator: Kain Foundation embedded since founding
- - Differentiator: Execution excellence with clear commercial outcomes
Awards & Recognition
- - Ranking: Best Lawyers in Australia 2026 Edition (Apr 2025)
- - Ranking: Best Law Firms Australia 2026 (May 2025)
- - Ranking: Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026 — ranked for Corporate and M&A (Jan 2026)
- - Ranking: Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 (Dec 2025)
- - Ranking: Doyle's Guide 2026 — Recommended Leading Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Law Firm (May 2026)
- - Recognition: Sarah Chia — Doyle's Guide 2026 Leading Lawyer, SA Health and Aged Care Law (May 2026)
Community & Pro Bono
- Program: Kain Foundation (established 2004) - Focus: Diverse community causes - Initiative: Mandatory workplace giving program with 1.25% of gross remuneration contributions from all employees, matched dollar-for-dollar by firm owners - Initiative: Integrated volunteering program with 100% staff and shareholder participation - Impact: $2.5 million raised since inception - Impact: 7,291 volunteering hours contributed since inception - Impact: 92% of staff report enhanced job satisfaction - Impact: 100% of participants believe the foundation makes a difference - Partner: Kain Foundation (independently managed entity)