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 a win-win-win.
Hamilton Locke, our driving force is PX – People Experience.
We are very proud to have been named an Employer of Choice at the 2024 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards and most recently, being recognised as a 2025 ‘Best Place to Work’ by the AFR. These wins are a testament to our endless efforts in creating, fostering, and maintaining a culture-led firm, where our people experience (PX) is at the heart of everything we do.
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.
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;
In addition, we offer an opportunity to undertake a rotation in our Source business, which offers in-house 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 in-house and private practice day-to-day.
Graduate Program and Clerkship Program
Complete an application, which includes responses to short answer questions. Successful applicants will then be contacted by a member of our People Team to arrange your first interview.
First-round interviews are conducted by a member of our People Team and a senior lawyer from Hamilton Locke.
The second round of interviews involves meeting two Hamilton Locke partners.
We then progress to offer successful candidates an opportunity to join our clerkship or graduate program.
About you
We’re looking for someone who:
Benefits and Career Rewards
Graduate Lawyer at Hamilton Locke
Bachelor of Security Studies & Bachelor of Laws (Honours) at Macquarie University