Employment Law: Semester Clerkship Program – 2 days per week
WestmoreJacobs is a boutique employment law firm that punches above its weight.
Most of the firm’s clients are employers with around 200 to 600 staff. Small business clients are generally limited to professional services such as IT, accounting and legal services. WestmoreJacob’s focus is performing “quality work for quality clients”.
Program benefits
The successful candidate will gain hands-on experience what it’s like to work in a boutique employment law practice. Other Benefits include:
- opportunities to apply legal theory to complex, real-life workplace issues;
- weekly one-on-one mentoring with the Principal Lawyer; and
- access to employment law training materials and resources.
The position
Requirements of the role include:
- completing your final or penultimate year; or
- completing PLT in the last 6 months or near completion.
Other requirements include:
- an ability to work from our Kew East offices, 832 High Street, on Thursdays (Fridays are working from home);
- an average of at least 70% in law subjects; and
- an interest in employment law, having studied it at University.
How to apply
Applicants should include their resume, academic transcript, and a covering letter of no more than one page. The letter should clearly set out three dot points, addressing the following:
- the candidate’s current average academic score in law subjects studied at University, expressed as a percentage;
- whether the candidate is comfortable working for a firm that mostly acts for employers, including in factually sensitive matters; and
- why the candidate is interested in employment law.
Applications to be emailed to ops@westmorejacobs.com.au. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by our Operations Manager.
While we thank all applicants for their interest, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.