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Your Clerkship Experience ProgramAs a seasonal clerk you will experience what its like to be a lawyer at a top tier international law firm. Youll gain hands-on experience working on market leading transactions and complex disputes where youll learn new skills and sharpen your edge.You will get to know our people, the way we work, our culture, practice areas, clients and more and you will be supported every step of the way.Most of our graduates are selected from our summer and winter clerkship programs, making it one of the most important first steps in building your legal career.Together we Learn. Together we Master. Together we Lead.What you''ll learnThroughout your clerkship you will:Master essential skills like drafting legal documents and building professional relationships.Gain insight into KWMs core practice teams and your role within them.Explore our market leading technology tools.Immerse yourself in our vibrant culture through various team social activities and events.Be guided by supportive and knowledgeable people from all areas across the business.Be allocated a supervising partner, development coach, and buddy who will share invaluable insights from their own careers, guiding you through the early stages of yours.Engage with leaders and industry experts in dynamic learning sessions designed to enhance your personal and professional growth.About youWe celebrate the diverse backgrounds and experiences that enrich our one firm culture. A successful KWM clerk:Communicates effectively.Shows genuine interest in corporate or commercial law.Embraces curiosity and a growth mindset.Balances commitments and prioritises tasks.Takes initiative and is committed to delivering quality work.You dont need to be perfect; we thrive by learning from each others strengths!Diversity and InclusionKing & Wood Mallesons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from diverse backgrounds. We welcome, value, support and harness the positive benefits that peoples different life experiences bring, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages.Our standard recruitment process involves an online written application, face-to-face interviews, and networking events. We have a range of inclusive hiring practices. If you want to talk through options, please feel free to contact your centre contact.Am I eligible to apply?Clerkship applications are open to penultimate or final year law students. To be eligible to apply for our clerkship program, you must be an Australian citizen, or permanent resident or hold or be able to obtain, all other approvals necessary for you to work for the firm in Australia for the clerkship and the graduate program. By submitting an application, you confirm that you meet, or are reasonably able to meet, the eligibility requirements.We do accept and welcome applications for the King & Wood Mallesons clerkship program from international students in their penultimate or final year of their Australian or New Zealand law degree, provided that you have unrestricted legal rights to work in Australia when you commence your clerkship and you are able to apply for a visa to continue to work unrestricted in Australia upon graduation. Graduates are responsible for independently obtaining the correct visa.Academic transcriptsWe understand some universities will not release academic transcripts until close to the application deadline. For those students, we ask that you hold off submitting your application until you receive your academics (and before the application deadline), if possible. Please note you can still commence your application and save and continue later. If your university will not be releasing academic results until after applications have closed, please submit your application with your most up-to-date academic record that you have at the time. If you are invited to a first interview, bring a hard copy of your latest official transcript for us to sight. There is no need to email through your transcript after the closing date for applications. #J-18808-Ljbffr