Macpherson Kelley Clerkship Application
Commercial law firm serving businesses across QLD and VIC.
Program Overview
- Structure: Graduate program with exposure to commercial law practices - Mentoring: Senior lawyer mentorship and partner access throughout program - Development: Hands-on client work and practical skills training - Pathway: Graduate program designed as direct pathway to ongoing employment
Practice Areas
Corporate/Commercial, Employment, Property, Dispute Resolution, Franchising
Locations
- QLD
- VIC
Firm Values
- - Identity: National commercial law firm founded in 1905 with over 120 years of continuous practice
- - Identity: 300 people across five offices in Brisbane
- Dandenong
- Melbourne
- Sydney
- and Adelaide
- - Identity: Resolves approximately 10
- 000 client matters per year across SME and mid-market businesses
- - Values: Talk Straight — telling it as it is and having difficult conversations when needed
- - Values: Play as a Team — collaborative ethos emphasising mutual support and shared success
- - Values: Better Each Day — commitment to continuous improvement and embracing change
- - Culture: Flex+ flexible working program
- Wellness+ program for mental
- emotional
- and physical health
- - Culture: MK Business School offering workshops
- seminars
- and coaching alongside legal skills development
- - Culture: Macpherson Kelley Foundation supporting charities focused on children
- disadvantaged communities
- and animal welfare
- - Differentiator: Top 10 law graduate employer (Prosple 2026)
- Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firms
- - Differentiator: Australasian Lawyer 5-Star Employer of Choice
- Client Culture Leading Firm 2025 for Service Excellence
- - Differentiator: Chambers Band 1 for Media
- Doyle's Guide recommended firm
- specialist in agribusiness
- tech
- and franchising