White & Case
Vacation Clerkships (Rolling Intake)
Melbourne
Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- AUD 60000 / Year
- pro-rated for the internship period
- 16-20 vacancies
- Apply by 11 Aug 2025
- Start date Ongoing
A vacation clerkship is a great way to experience first-hand what life is like as a White & Case graduate.
You'll be welcomed into our team, where you'll undertake a number of meaningful and challenging tasks. You'll have the opportunity to attend client meetings, work on pro bono matters and broaden your understanding of the life cycle of the deals or matters that your team is working on.
There will be opportunities to learn about our global firm and our Australia and Asia-Pacific practice areas in more detail, and understand the graduate program we offer. Throughout the clerkship, you will work closely with your Supervisor (a partner), a Mentor (an associate), and a Buddy (a junior associate or current graduate), who will provide you with assistance, advice, and both formal and informal feedback. Additionally, in-house training and events will allow you to better understand the work we do and the service we offer to our clients.
The social side of Firm life is important, and you will have plenty of opportunities to play an active part in our Melbourne office by participating in office-wide social or sporting events—a great chance to get to know our small and engaged team on a more informal level
For more details on our application process and program dates for our 2025–2026 Vacation Clerkship, please visit our Australia Careers website.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Law, Legal Studies & Justice +more
- Associate Degree or higher
Reviews
I'm a graduate in the M&A and will be responsible for due diligence for a deal. Due diligence could include conducting relevant searches of the target company and review corporate documents.
My responsibilities are varied which makes it very engaging. I have the opportunity to work with partners, senior associates and other junior lawyers which makes the work rewarding.
Legal work - lots of client interaction and managing documents. No two days are the same.
About the employer
White & Case
4.3
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Law
White & Case is a global elite law firm with a top-tier Australian offering.
Pros and cons of working at White & Case
Pros
Rewarding and challenging work means I'm learning every day, and the seniors have been happy to help at every turn
Quality of the work, exposure to industry-leading matters, ownership, and responsibility over the work.
I really enjoy the international aspect and being able to work with people globally.
The culture! People here are extremely friendly and willing to teach.
Lots of opportunity to take on real responsibility and speak directly with clients, from the very beginning.
Cons
Truly international law firm means that you may have to work outside normal hours, especially if you're working on projects with teams in Europe or the USA.
The hours can be long - especially on overseas deals.
There is minimal after hours interaction, perhaps both due to it being a smaller office in Sydney and due to the workload.
Bureaucracy
Can also be tough to organise outside activities, because everybody is on different schedules