Wotton + Kearney Clerkship Application
Australia’s largest specialist insurance law firm with a Sydney-led national practice
Program Overview
- Structure: Rotation across liability, professional indemnity, property, and financial lines - Structure: Programs in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane - Structure: Summer clerkship; strong pathway to graduate position as an insurance specialist - Mentoring: Partner and senior associate mentors guide clerks through each rotation - Mentoring: Graduate buddy provides day-to-day support - Development: Substantive work on complex insurance claims and coverage disputes - Development: Technical training in insurance law, policy interpretation, and claims handling - Development: Exposure to international reinsurance matters through global insurer relationships
Practice Areas
- Liability: Public liability, products liability, and casualty - Professional Indemnity: Professional liability for legal, medical, financial, and other professionals - Property Insurance: Industrial special risks, business interruption, and property damage - Financial Lines: Directors and officers, management liability, and cyber insurance - Reinsurance: Treaty and facultative reinsurance disputes and advisory - Construction Insurance: Contractors all risks, contract works, and project-specific covers
Locations
- NSW
- VIC
- QLD
Firm Values
- - Identity: Australia’s largest specialist insurance law firm
- offices in Sydney
- Melbourne
- Brisbane
- and Auckland
- - Identity: Founded 1997
- over 200 lawyers exclusively practising insurance law
- - Values: Deep insurance expertise delivered with commercial pragmatism
- - Values: Collaborative culture with genuine commitment to clerk development
- - Values: Diversity and inclusion as a core business value
- - Culture: Specialist focus means clerks develop deep expertise quickly
- - Culture: Close-knit teams with high partner access and mentoring
- - Differentiator: Only major Australian firm that exclusively practises insurance law
- - Differentiator: Acts for all major Australian and international insurers
- - Differentiator: Strong career path — specialists command premium in the market
Awards & Recognition
- - Award: Best Lawyers Australia 2026 — recognised for Insurance Law
- - Ranking: Doyle’s Guide — consistently Tier 1 for Insurance Law nationally
- - Award: Insurance Law Firm of the Year — multiple industry awards
- - Matter: Acts for all major Australian and international insurers on complex claims
Community & Pro Bono
- Program: Pro bono practice supporting community legal centres and access to justice - Focus: Legal assistance for vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals - Initiative: Diversity and inclusion programmes across all offices - Initiative: Gender equity focus — high representation of women at senior levels - Partner: Community legal centres in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane