Solomon Brothers Clerkship Application
Perth's independent legal firm with four decades of family expertise and genuine partnership values
Program Overview
- Criterion: Open to candidates without prior clerkship experience - Criterion: Open to candidates without prior paralegal experience - Criterion: Academic transcript required - Criterion: Cover letter and CV required - Mentoring: Mentorship from partners - Mentoring: Mentorship from senior associates - Mentoring: Mentorship from solicitors - Development: Experience across corporate law - Development: Experience across commercial law - Development: Experience across property law - Development: Experience across wills law - Development: Experience across insolvency law - Development: Experience across construction law - Development: PLT support through College of Law (funded by firm) - Pathway: Law Graduate position available
Locations
- WA
Firm Values
- - Identity: Founded 1987
- Perth-based firm with family legal heritage dating to early 1900s
- - Identity: Boutique firm spun out from national practice
- - Identity: Only Perth member of Lawyers Associated Worldwide
- - Values: Personalised service delivery
- - Values: Cost-effectiveness without compromising quality
- - Values: Timely matter resolution
- - Culture: Long-term team stability (80%+ career-long retention)
- - Culture: Equity partner continuity and loyalty
- - Culture: Dynamic
- collaborative environment
- - Differentiator: All matters personally supervised by partners
- - Differentiator: High-quality service at accessible price points
- - Differentiator: Global network access through LAW membership
- - Differentiator: Boutique agility with family firm values
Awards & Recognition
- - Award: Best Lawyers® in Australia 2025 - Multiple Practice Areas
- - Award: Best Lawyers Construction Law - Recommended 2025
- - Award: Best Lawyers Construction Law - Recommended 2024
- - Award: Best Lawyers Construction Law - Recommended 2023
- - Award: Best Lawyers Litigation - Recommended 2024
- - Award: Best Lawyers Litigation - Recommended 2023
Community & Pro Bono
- Program: National Pro Bono Target initiative - Focus: Charitable and not-for-profit sector legal support - Initiative: Pro bono legal advice to charities and not-for-profit organisations - Impact: No published metrics available - Partner: Australian Pro Bono Centre