We want enthusiastic, talented people, who care about the law, are team players, who want stretch in their lives and who recognise that, by focusing on client needs, they will best satisfy their own.
Frequently Asked Questions
How big is the firm?
We are about twenty five in number and have an energetic and youthful team who thrive on finding innovative solutions for commercial clients in interesting industries.
Which do you regard as interesting industries?
Telecommunications, information technology, travel and tourism, sport, construction, manufacturing and distribution, higher education, finance and management are all sectors that present fascinating legal problems.
What sort of work do you do for these clients?
Our legal work falls into two broad categories. The first is business advisory (commercial law and tax & superannuation) and the second is dispute resolution. Our professional teams within the firm are organised around this approach.
Is there anything distinctive about the way your firm practises?
We concentrate on larger assignments that demand a team approach and we are very "hands on". We include our junior lawyers in all stages of transactions to ensure they receive wide and varied experience.
What are the advantages of your approach?
Our approach ensures that young graduates quickly meet clients, go to meetings, and appear in courts and tribunals and have considerable contact with a senior practitioner who assumes a true mentoring role.
Does your firm provide career opportunities?
Promotion is on merit and can be rapid. Most importantly, we produce extremely competent, well-rounded lawyers.
How does a small firm secure prestige clients?
Reputation is now both a firm thing and an individual thing. In other words, clients are increasingly drawn to practitioners who have an industry wide reputation and who are available. Our key has been to develop a reputation for excellence in selected work categories.
What skills does a successful traineeship graduate need at your firm?
Sound academic ability, links to the community, enthusiasm, a love of language, advocacy and passion about something are some of the things we look for.
How structured is the environment?
The professional environment has been described as a "loose-tight" structure. We work in teams. Teams form around client demands and are not an end in themselves. Traineeship graduates receive exposure to the full range of problems within a work group, including business advisory and dispute resolution.
