Perth 2025/26 Seasonal Clerkship Program

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Perth, Western Australia Piper Alderman Management Full time

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Piper Alderman is looking for a number of ambitious and hard-working penultimate and final year law students to join our seasonal clerkship programs. As a seasonal clerk, you will participate in one of the firm's annual intakes:

- Summer 1 clerkship program: November/December 2025
- Summer 2 clerkship program: January/February 2026
- Winter clerkship program: June/July 2026

You must be available full time for the duration of each program. If you are looking for an opportunity to gain experience in a commercial law firm, challenge yourself and work across multiple teams while surrounded by leading practitioners to facilitate your growth and development, this is the perfect role for you

As a law clerk you will be given the opportunity to do real legal work from the get-go, in a supportive and collaborative learning environment which encourages you to balance and blend your university commitments with work experience. We aim to build a strong pipeline of rising talent and as a result, we look to recruit our graduate lawyers from our clerkship program.

When you join us for a seasonal clerkship, you will see the opportunity to immerse yourself in interesting, thought-provoking tasks such as legal research for current matters, drafting correspondence and legal documents, attendance and note taking at client meetings, gathering and analysing case facts and collating documents for counsel briefing and court hearings.

**About you**
- Demonstrated academic excellence throughout your tertiary studies
- Thorough research skills and excellent attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to draft basic correspondence
- An ability to demonstrate initiative and take a proactive approach to solving problems and building relationships
- An ability to digest instructions quickly and quality produce results
- Please note that you must be in your final year of your law degree to be eligible for this role

**About Us**

Piper Alderman is a full-service, national, commercial law firm with offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. With 160 years' experience and over 450 employees nationally, we have achieved our impressive growth and success by listening to our clients and creating practical and innovative legal solutions.

**Our perks**

We have a variety of employee benefits aimed at supporting our people including, but not limited to:

- Learning and development opportunities to support career growth including generous study support options.
- An attractive Parental Leave policy offering up to 26 weeks paid leave.
- Purchased annual leave options.
- A range of fun office and team events all year round so we make sure we are connecting socially as often as possible
- A range of corporate discounts.
- Employee-led Diversity & Inclusion and Reconciliation Committees and the opportunity to participate in pro-bono work.

Piper Alderman is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We aim to attract and retain the best people and provide an environment where those people can be their authentic selves. We value diversity of thought and experience and aim to ensure all our people are valued and respected. People from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
- . Applications close at 11.59pm on Sunday, 27 July 2025._



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