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Clerkship program

Our Clerkship Program is the step before our Legal Graduate Program, and gives you a feel for what it’s like to be a Graduate and why Clayton Utz is a great place to start your career.

Program details

As a law student in your penultimate year, you'll be exposed to the fast pace of a full-service commercial law firm, and see the law in action at a firm where individuality is embraced, and innovation actively encouraged.

Because you'll be working in a fast-moving, fluid place, we can't promise a set routine, but the types of work clerks usually do can include:

  • Research;
  • Writing clients memos/letters;
  • Attending client meetings with lawyers;
  • Attending court with lawyers;
  • Pro bono work;
  • Liaising with internal colleagues; and
  • Preparing for hearings.
 

How to apply

Clerkship applications are now closed. 

Please refer to your location below for upcoming recruitment dates.

We want every candidate to have equal access and opportunities, so please contact us if you need any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application.

 
I gained an understanding of the firm's stand-out culture through the diverse backgrounds of my colleagues, the generosity of seniors with their time, and the friendly, down-to-earth atmosphere.

- Amel Saeed, Lawyer

Key Dates

Program Dates

Summer: 17 November - 12 December 2025
Autumn: 27 April - 22 May 2026
Winter: 15 June - 10 July 2026

Recruitment Dates

Applications open: 9am, Monday 14 July 2025
Applications close: 5pm, Friday 8 August 2025

Networking evening

September 2025

Interviews

September – October 2025

Offers

9am, Wednesday 8 October 2025

Offers accepted/declined

1pm, Thursday 9 October 2025

Program Dates

Summer: 24 November 2025 - 6 February 2026 

Recruitment Dates

Applications open: 9am, Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Applications close: Midnight Sunday, 13 July 2025

Networking evening

August 2025

Interviews

August - September 2025

Offers

9am, Wednesday 10 September 2025

Offers accepted/declined

1pm, Thursday 11 September 2025

Program Dates

Summer: 17 November - 12 December 2025
Winter: 15 June - 10 July 2026

Recruitment Dates

Applications open: 9am, Monday 7 July 2025
Applications close: Midnight, Sunday 10 August 2025

Networking evening

September 2025

Interviews

September – October 2025

Offers

10am, Thursday 16 October 2025

Offers accepted/declined

2pm, Thursday 16 October 2025

Program Dates

Summer 1: 17 November - 5 December 2025
Summer 2: 19 January - 6 February 2026
Winter: 15 June - 3 July 2026

Recruitment Dates

Applications open: 9am, Monday 23 June 2025
Applications close: Midnight, Sunday 27 July 2025

Networking evening

August 2025

Interviews

August 2025

Offers

9am, Friday 12 September 2025 

Offers accepted/declined

1pm, Friday 12 September 2025

Program Dates

Summer: 24 November 2025 - 6 February 2026 

Recruitment Dates

Applications open: 9am, Wednesday 11 June 2025
Applications close: Midnight, Sunday 13 July 2025

Networking evening

August 2025

Interviews

August - September 2025

Offers

9am, Wednesday 10 September 2025

Offers accepted/declined

1pm, Thursday 11 September 2025

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