Brisbane Graduate Program (Mar 2025)

About Us

Do you want to join an award-winning team of lawyers advising forward-thinking businesses and innovators on their most pressing challenges?

Courageous thinking. Collaborative structures. Culture at the fore. These are the qualities that enable us to provide today’s most innovative companies with practical advice that moves the dial. From complex transactions to industry-first challenges, we strike the right balance of out-of-the-box thinking and accountability to our clients. It’s this kind of thinking that has seen us recognised as one of Australia’s fastest-growing law firms for three years running.

At Hamilton Locke, our driving force is ‘people experience’ (PX). We believe that focusing on PX through cultivating a vibrant and healthy work environment is what enables our people to do their best work, which leads to the best possible client experience. 

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

The Opportunity

We are looking for Legal Graduates to join our Firm in a rotational graduate program where you will complete 3x 6 month rotations across our various practice areas, to commence March 2025.

You will have the opportunity to work with industry leading legal professionals across numerous areas of law, including: Corporate & Commercial, Funds & Financial Services, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, IP & Technology, Workplace & Employment, Property, Planning & Environment and Private Clients. In addition, we offer our Graduates an opportunity to rotate in our Source business, which offers inhouse Legal Counsel services to a range of clients, which is a unique rotation opportunity in the legal market.

You’ll benefit from active mentoring, professional development sessions, and plenty of social events and networking opportunities for you to begin building the valuable relationships that will grow with you.

About you 

We are looking for someone who: 

• Has completed their law degree; 
• Is either newly Admitted or working towards Admission; 
• Available to work full time commencing March 2025;
• 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. 

What’s in it for you?

• Comprehensive orientation program.
• Rotations within our different practice areas, as well as the opportunity to rotate into our allied business, Source, to experience in-house style legal services.
• A dedicated mentor and buddy for each of your rotations.
• Aa supportive environment, with access to quality work, great clients and ongoing professional development opportunities. 
• A fun, collaborative and high-performing team environment with regular social events, training days and team retreats. 
• The opportunity to participate in our Graduate Committee and to shape the Graduate experience.
• A competitive remuneration package, including equity pursuant to the firm’s ESOP. 
• Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice and admission support.
• An extra week of paid leave, as part of our da Vinci personal development program. 
• 1 paid day of Birthday Leave each year.

How to Apply? 

If you are interested in this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button and include your CV, Transcript, and responses to the below Application Questions.  

Application Questions 

1.      Why do you think Hamilton Locke is different? (max. 250 words)

2.      At Hamilton Locke our culture and way of operating is guided by our core HALO Values of High Performance, Agility, Leadership and Openness. Of these 4 values which do you relate to the most and why? (max. 250 words)

3.      What was your favourite Law subject and why? And what aspects of this area of law do you believe are outdated and need to be modernised? (max. 250 words)

Applications close on Friday, 23 August 2024. Offers will be made on Friday, 27 September 2024.

For more information on Hamilton Locke, please visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn.