McCullough Robertson Clerkship Application
Celebrating a century of trusted legal excellence since 1926.
Program Overview
- Criterion: Commitment to client‑focused service - Criterion: Hands‑on approach to legal work - Criterion: Collaborative and team‑oriented mindset - Criterion: Strong commitment to diversity and inclusion - Criterion: Ability to understand complex industry contexts - Mentoring: Direct exposure to partners during clerkship - Mentoring: Structured feedback from senior lawyers - Development: Curated training sessions delivered by partners - Development: Practical legal experience across practice groups - Pathway: High conversion rate to graduate positions
Locations
- NSW
- QLD
Firm Values
- - Identity: Australian law firm with over 450 staff since 1926
- - Identity: Presence in NSW and QLD
- - Values: Commitment to client‑focused service
- - Values: Hands‑on approach to legal work
- - Values: Collaborative and team‑oriented mindset
- - Values: Strong commitment to diversity and inclusion
- - Culture: AWEI Gold Tier Employer
- - Culture: Structured clerkship with hands‑on experience
- - Culture: Direct exposure to partners and senior lawyers
- - Differentiator: Community Partnership Program delivering sustainable change
- - Differentiator: Pro bono secondments with LawRight community legal clinic
- - Differentiator: Innovation recognised by Financial Times 2024
Awards & Recognition
- - Award: QLS Pro Bono Team of the Year 2025
- - Award: Best Lawyers Australia 2026 44 senior recognitions
- - Award: AWEI Gold Tier Small Employer 2026 Australian LGBTQ+ Inclusion Awards
- - Award: Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation 15 consecutive years
- - Ranking: Chambers Australia 2025 — ranked in 15 practice areas with 12 lawyers
- - Ranking: Legal 500 Tier 1 Corporate M&A
- - Ranking: AFR Best Law Firms top tier 2025
- - Matter: Advised Suzerain Investment Holdings friendly off market takeover Entertainment Rewards Ltd Corporate M&A
- - Matter: Advised Consolidated Pastoral Company $300M acquisition Beetaloo Station Agricultural Transactions
- - Matter: Represented Queensland Ballet pro bono launch Forever Fund Arts Law
- - Recognition: Named Innovation Law Firm Financial Times 2024
Community & Pro Bono
- Program: Pro bono secondments and community legal clinics support - Program: Founding member of LawRight community legal centre (established 2001) - Program: Pro bono support for Queensland Ballet endowment fund launch - Focus: Access to justice for vulnerable individuals - Focus: Community housing sector support - Focus: Arts and cultural organisations - Initiative: Community Partnership Program delivering sustainable change - Initiative: AWEI Gold Small Employer of the Year diversity commitment - Impact: Pro bono legal advice across employment bankruptcy discrimination privacy consumer law judicial review federal tribunal appeals - Partner: Royal Flying Doctor Service Queensland partnership since 2006 - Partner: LawRight community legal centre