Thomsons Clerkship Application
Recently rebranded national firm with a collegiate culture and strong commercial focus
Program Overview
- Criterion: Hard‑working and motivated - Criterion: Enthusiastic about commencing career with a dynamic collaborative firm - Criterion: Ambition to develop a career in law - Criterion: Drive to make ambitions a reality - Mentoring: Supervising partner, their team, and a mentor throughout program - Mentoring: Corporate services team available to assist - Development: Hands‑on experience, training, coaching and observation - Development: Two different practice areas over eight weeks - Development: Client meetings, court proceedings, legal research, drafting, due diligence - Development: Continuing legal education programs - Pathway: Eligible for consideration for graduate program commencing 2028 (12 months with rotations) - Program: 8‑week Sydney summer clerkship with two practice area rotations
Locations
- NSW
- VIC
- QLD
- SA
- WA
Firm Values
- - Identity: Major Australian corporate law firm with 900+ staff and 155+ partners
- - Identity: Rebranded to Thomsons in May 2026
- - Identity: Operates in NSW QLD SA VIC WA and major capital cities
- - Values: Deliver outstanding legal skills and service
- - Values: Focus on achieving commercial goals for clients
- - Values: Uphold the highest cultural and ethical standards
- - Values: Promote balanced lifestyle and wellness activities
- - Values: National pro bono commitment
- - Culture: Flexible friendly personable collegiate work environment
- - Culture: Respectful accountability and open communication
- - Culture: Structured mentorship with partner mentor and junior buddy
- - Culture: Emphasis on work‑life balance and inclusive environment
- - Differentiator: Spin‑out Faculti Lawyers delivering tech‑augmented legal services
- - Differentiator: Clerkship experience counts toward graduate conversion opportunities
- - Differentiator: Eight‑week Sydney clerkship split into two four‑week blocks
Awards & Recognition
- - Award: Best Lawyers 2025 eight lawyers named Lawyer of the Year
- - Award: Best Lawyers 2026 117 lawyers listed
- - Ranking: Best Lawyers 2025 top Australian corporate law firms
- - Ranking: Best Lawyers 2026 continued top tier listing
- - Matter: Advised Qoria Limited on A$3 billion merger (Corporate M&A)
- - Matter: Advised Orezone Gold on US$593 million acquisition of Casa Berardi mine (M&A)
- - Matter: Acted for BMC Minerals on A$100 million ASX IPO (Capital Markets)
- - Matter: Advised consortium on A$1 billion acquisition of Freight Management Holdings (M&A)
- - Recognition: National pro bono programme with up to 100 hour allowance per practitioner
- - Recognition: Integrated pro bono programme with 35 hour target and community legal centre partnerships
Community & Pro Bono
- Program: National pro bono practice with financial credit for approved pro bono hours - Program: Pro bono secondments embedded in graduate rotation - Focus: Disability advocacy - Focus: Immigration law assistance - Initiative: Reconciliation Action Plan implementation - Impact: 35 pro bono hours target per practitioner annually - Partner: Community legal centres across all office locations - Partner: Universities supporting pro bono legal clinics