With clerkship season in most states looming in the next few months, Survive Law has put together a quick index to help you plan ahead for what firms you're thinking about applying to, and stay on top of the application deadlines.
QLD
Applications open: 9am, Monday, 4 March 2019
Applications close: 9am, Monday 1 April 2019
Offers can be made: Monday 20 May and must be accepted/declined by 5pm, Tuesday 21 May
Program dates: Winter: June - July 2019 Summer: November - December 2019
Participating firms
Ashurst
Allens
Barry.Nilsson.
Carter Newell Lawyers
Clayton Utz
Gadens
Herbert Smith Freehills
HopgoodGanim Lawyers
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Jones Day
King & Wood Mallesons
Maurice Blackburn
Mills Oakley
Norton Rose Fulbright
Thomson Geer
ACT
Applications open: Tuesday 11 June 2019
Applications close: 11:59pm, Sunday 14 July 2019
Offers can be made: Wednesday, 18 September 2019 and must be accepted/declined by Friday, 20 September 2019
Program dates: November 2019 - February 2020
Participating firms
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
Maddocks
Mills Oakley
MinterEllison
NSW
Applications open: 9am, Tuesday 11 June 2019
Applications close: 11:59pm, Sunday 14 July 2019
Offers can be made: Wednesday, 18 September 2019 and must be accepted/declined by Friday, 20 September 2019
Program dates: November 2019 - February 2020
Participating firms
Allens
Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Clayton Utz
Clifford Chance (winter internship)
Clyde & Co
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
DLA Piper
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
HWL Ebsworth
Jones Day
KPMG
Maddocks
Maurice Blackburn
Mills Oakley
Minter Ellison
NSW Department of Justice
Norton Rose Fulbright
PwC
Thomson Geer
White & Case
VIC
Applications open: Monday, 8 July 2019
Applications close: 11:59pm, Sunday 11 August 2019
Offers can be made: 10am, Thursday, 10 October 2019 and must be accepted/declined by 2pm, 10 October 2019
Program dates: Summer 1: November - December 2019 Summer 2: January - February 2020 Winter: June - July 2020
Participating firms
Allens
Arnold Bloch Leibler
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
BJT Legal
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Coulter Roache
DLA Piper
Gilbert + Tobin
Hall & Wilcox
Herbert Smith Freehills
HWL Ebsworth
Johnson Winter & Slattery
K & L Gates
King & Wood Mallesons
Lander & Rogers
Maddens Lawyers
Maddocks
Maurice Blackburn
Meridian Lawyers
Mills Oakley
MinterEllison
Norton Rose Fulbright
Office of Public Prosecutions
Russell Kennedy
Thomson Geer
Transport Accident Commission
Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office
WA
Applications open: Monday, 15 July 2019
Applications close: 11:59pm, Sunday 4 August 2019
Offers can be made: 9am, 20 September 2019 and must be accepted/declined by 1pm, 20 September 2019
Program dates: Summer 1: November - December 2019 Summer 2: January - February 2020 Winter: June - July 2020
Participating firms
Allen & Overy
Allens Linklaters
Allion Partners
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Clifford Chance
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
DLA Piper
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
Hopgood Ganim Lawyers
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Jones Day
K&L Gates
King & Wood Mallesons
Mills Oakley
MinterEllison
Norton Rose Fulbright
WA ODPP
Need some help?
Survive Law has put together a few resources to answer all your clerkship questions!
Mastering the Application: Everything you need to know from Careers Fairs to Cover Letters.
Interview Survival Guide: What to do if you land a clerkship interview!
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