The Firm

Clyde & Co is full of exciting opportunities to take on new challenges and realise your potential. Thrive in a team where you feel heard and you belong, working with supportive, collaborative, and talented colleagues. Develop your experience and career with a stimulating variety of work, at a firm with a portfolio of high-profile, global clients. Learn from some of the most respected lawyers in their field.

The Team

It’s an exciting time to join our firm; we’re on a journey of transformation that will set us up for an even brighter future. We’re a fast-growing, leading global firm that works together as one to achieve our ambition.

The Clyde & Co Sydney office specialises in insurance and reinsurance, cyber, energy, marine, and natural resources, amongst other practices.

The Programme

Our Clerkship programme is an 8-week Summer Clerkship, from November 2025 to February 2026 (dates to be confirmed). Clerks rotate through two different practice groups, gaining valuable experience and insights into various areas of law.

What to Expect

As a Clerk, you can expect a variety of tasks, including:

• Real Work Experience: Observe cases, draft responses, provide advice, and conduct research.
• Significant Deals: Get involved in important deals, meetings, and negotiations.
• Litigation Exposure: Attend court hearings, arbitrations, and mediations to see different types of litigation first-hand.
• Insurance Law: Work alongside leading insurance lawyers as they demystify the complexities of insurance law.
• Privacy and Cyber Law: Learn about privacy advice and the cyber landscape in Australia.

What Can We Offer?

If you want to learn and develop your skills, whilst building your career with great learning opportunities, you’ll thrive alongside supportive, talented colleagues and help us to go further.

As a Clerk, you will be entitled to a range of rewards and benefits including:

• Dedicated Support: A Supervising Partner, Early Careers Mentor, and Buddy to help you settle in and provide guidance throughout your placement.
• Tailored Induction: A comprehensive induction programme to get you started.
• Ongoing Training: Internal training designed to equip you with the skills, knowledge, and commercial acumen needed to become a well-rounded lawyer.
• Social Events: Plenty of opportunities to network with fellow clerks and colleagues from across the firm.
• Global Insights: The chance to learn about our global connections and overseas opportunities.

Eligibility

The expectations and standards are high, and you’ll be working at pace and with agility to deliver your best. If you’re a self-starter with a growth mindset, here you can play a big part in a winning team.

We're looking for

• Academic Standing: Applicants should be in their penultimate or final year of a law degree with strong academic performance.
• Working Rights: Must have the right to work in Australia (Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident, or valid Australian Work Visa).
• Availability: Able to commit to paid full-time work for the entire 8-week Summer Clerkship programme.
• 2027 Graduate Programme: This clerkship is designed to identify and hire candidates for the 2027 Graduate Programme, providing a pathway to a rewarding career at Clyde & Co.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your CV, cover letter, and academic transcript. Applications are open from Wednesday 11 June 2025 to Sunday 13 July 2025.

When you work with us, you’ll join a team of 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our drive for success, our pursuit of excellence, and our aim to do our best for our clients and each other has fuelled our growth for over 90 years.

Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity, and foster an inclusive culture to allow everyone to thrive in their career with us.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients we serve.

We welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity. Let us know if you need us to make adjustments or changes to the interview process to help you best demonstrate your suitability for the role. We will do our best to accommodate your request. If you wish to discuss anything regarding the interview process, please let your recruitment contact know ahead of your interview. Find out more about the interview process and examples of adjustments we can put in place.

Please take a moment to read our privacy notice. This describes what personal information Clyde & Co may hold about you and how we use it, your rights, and how to contact us.

Application deadline:
Sunday, 13 July 2025 at 13:59 (UTC)
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