2023 National Law Graduate Program - Sydney null

• 12 month National Graduate Program
• Hands-on experience for career development from the start
• Supportive, experienced supervisors

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY 

We focus on building strong business-minded lawyers, who can work closely with clients and understand their challenges and opportunities and add value to their businesses. To do this we believe it is essential to give our graduates hands-on experience as early as possible in their career. This might mean you will be on the floor of a client’s factory, in a car yard or transport depot, in a client’s commercial office in the CBD or front and centre at a mediation.

We have an exciting opportunity for talented and ambitious law graduates to join our National Graduate Program in our Sydney office:

• This is a full-time 12-month program.
• You will rotate across a number of different practice areas that will expose you to a variety of different commercial law firm experiences;
• To support your on-the-job learning, you will complete practical legal training (PLT) through College of Law all while receiving close mentoring and coaching from your peers and supervising Principals.

ABOUT YOU

We are most interested in you as a person and how your experiences to date will set you up for success. We would like to hear about your interests outside the law and the individual strengths you can bring to Macpherson Kelley. For us it’s not about filling a mould, we want people to join us who exemplify our values from a range of diverse backgrounds. 

It is likely you are someone who demonstrates resilience and a ‘can do’ attitude in everything that you do. You never like to see an opportunity pass you by, especially if it is one that involves working in a team. You are a pragmatic and commercial thinker who enjoys solving problems.  You are known for your outstanding interpersonal and communication skills. 

MACPHERSON KELLEY

Macpherson Kelley is a full-service national Commercial law firm with offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Dandenong and Melbourne CBD. 

We're straight talkers who deliver pragmatic advice but first and foremost, we understand how to do the basics well. We’re unafraid to go the extra mile for our clients, providing bold recommendations with their business interests in mind.

CULTURE 

At Macpherson Kelley we celebrate diversity and inclusion in the workplace and foster a collaborative working environment. We are grounded and connected and see our people as an integral part of the bigger picture. Development is not just a buzzword at Macpherson Kelley, there’s plenty of variety and opportunity to grow your career in our wide range of practice areas.

We celebrate diversity and inclusion in the workplace and foster a collaborative office environment. Working across teams and offices, we see our people as an integral part of the big picture. 

As a national firm with a wide range of practice areas, there’s plenty of variety and opportunity to grow your career. Development is not just a buzzword for us – we value you and your career. 

OUR EXTRAS 

• We are proud to offer genuine flexibility through our Flex+ program. We trust you to get the work done, the when, how and where is flexible. 
• A market-leading MK Business School and learning program.
• The Macpherson Kelley Foundation and workplace giving program provides a meaningful and effective way to engage with our communities. 
• Our Wellness+ initiative includes a range of social, wellness, sporting, and community-based activities to take care of your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. 

READY TO APPLY?

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Please note to advance in the recruitment process you must be available to attend the Assessment Centre in person on Wednesday 26 October 2022.