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Hamilton Locke

  • 100 - 500 employees

Hamilton Locke Graduate Programs & Internships

  • Law

About Us

Hamilton Locke is one of Australia’s fastest growing firms, believing in culture lead meritocracy, where your opportunities are only limited by your imagination, and your potential will be nurtured and supported.

Hamilton Locke is free from old firm thinking. Our Leaders are agile and collaborative, delivering a superior experience for our people and clients. Put simply, our environment allows our people to be the best version of themselves, which enables them to do their best work, and ultimately makes our clients happy. This is win-win-win.

Hamilton Locke, our driving force is PX – People Experience.

We believe that focusing on PX through cultivating a vibrant and healthy work environment is what leads to the best possible CX, or Client Experience, and ultimately success for ourselves, our firm, and our clients.

Our Graduate and Clerkship Programs are designed with the PX emphasis at their core, enabling you to grow and thrive during these crucial early stages of your career in law.

Hamilton Locke has been recognised for a third year in a row by Australasian Lawyer in its 2022 5-Star Employer of Choice list.

Pro Bono & Community Service

Hamilton Locke is committed to our Community and Pro Bono Programs, it is our way of providing assistance where it may not otherwise be available. Our commitment is to make an impact in the community that is positive, sustainable, and meaningful. Our Key partnerships include; The Hunger Project, Ocean Impact Organisation and Your Buddy Check.  

The Opportunity

When joining Hamilton Locke you will work with industry leading legal professionals, across numerous practice areas, including; 

  • Corporate, M&A and Private Equity
  • Tax
  • New Energy and Resources
  • IP & Technology
  • Workplace and Employment
  • Construction & Projects
  • Restructuring & Insolvency
  • Banking & Finance
  • Funds & Financial Services
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Private Clients

In addition, we offer an opportunity to undertake a rotation in our Source business, which offers inhouse Legal Counsel services to a range of clients. This is a unique rotation opportunity in the legal market and will give you the opportunity to understand the differences between inhouse and private practice day-to-day.

Recruitment Process

Graduate Program and Clerkship Program

Complete an application, which includes questions. Successful applicants will then be contact by a member of our talent team to arrange your first interview. 

First interviews are conducted by one of talent team and a Hamilton Locke partner. 

Our second interview involves meeting a current Hamilton Locke graduate and second partner. 

We then progress to offer successful candidates an opportunity to join our graduate or clerkship program. 

About you 

We’re looking for someone who: 

  • wants a supportive, high performing team culture;
  • values being part of a team, takes initiative, accepts responsibility for solving problems and delivering outcomes;
  • is a curious, life-long learner who is open to change, try new things and wants to develop, not just as a professional, but as a person; and
  • is comfortable in ambiguous situations, who is happy to explore new ideas and figure out a way through.

Remuneration & Career Growth

Benefits and Career Rewards 

  • Be mentored in a supportive environment, with access to quality work, great clients and professional development opportunities.
  • A fun, collaborative and high-performing team environment with regular social events, training days and team retreats.
  • A competitive remuneration package, including equity pursuant to the firm’s ESOP.
  • An extra week’s leave, as part of our employee personal development program.
  • Full Day birthday leave.
  • Support in building client relationships and your own practice.
  • Annual HPX Group holiday, we call it Adventure Club.

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