Clerks and Graduates

Andersons’ Clerkship and PLT programs provide invaluable, practical experience and the chance to explore a range of practice areas.

Transitioning from university to the legal profession is an exciting and daunting time in any law student’s life. At Andersons, we provide a range of immersive opportunities for law students and recent graduates to gain legal experience and practical training to facilitate this important transition.

As a clerk, you will be exposed to our Commercial, Personal Injury, Wills and Estates and Family Law teams.

You will work within a team of clerks, gaining experience and exposure on real client matters. You will be led by and gain hands-on experience from a range of practitioners at various levels, including two partners dedicated to overseeing the clerkship program.

Your day-to-day will include undertaking legal research, drafting correspondence and a range of legal documents, attending client meetings, observing court proceedings and alternative dispute resolution.

Andersons’ Clerkships operate over a consecutive six-week period and clerks are required to commit to a minimum of three days per week.

The program runs all year, and dates suitable to successful applicants can be negotiated with our Recruitment Team.

Applications are open to third year law students and above only.

Practical Legal Training at Andersons.

Andersons offers a number of PLT placements each year with graduates given the opportunity to negotiate the length of their placement depending on their study commitments and training provider’s requirements.

We will only consider PLT applications during our Clerkship Program application period.

If you are looking to undertake your PLT placement with Andersons, please specify this in your Clerkship application.

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Catherine Kanellos – 2020 Law Clerk

“Clerking has given me the opportunity to put my knowledge into practice in real-life scenarios. Working as a Clerk has provided the practical framework that a lecture theatre could never quite demonstrate. The support and guidance from the team has been a priceless experience in gaining real-life knowledge of the reality of work as a lawyer.

With exposure to a number of areas of law, my experience as a Clerk has also been a valuable tool in deciding which pathway to take my career and which area of law I am interested in practising.”

Winston Li – 2021 Law Clerk

“The Andersons Clerkship was an incredible opportunity to be exposed to a range of different practice areas open to aspiring lawyers, and it helped me to find my own ambitions in legal practice.

I was able to be deeply involved in matters across all practices: attending Court, drafting pleadings and correspondence, and taking a pivotal role in researching the substantive issues of a client’s case.

I always felt emboldened to take initiative and responsibility for my work. Practitioners from the Solicitors up to Partners were always willing to hear my take on issues that I worked on.”

Kira Millikan – 2022 Law Clerk

“Clerking at Andersons has been an invaluable opportunity to develop practical legal skills in a friendly and nurturing environment. Working across the firm’s various practice areas has given me an insight into how each area operates in practice, and allowed me to learn from the firm’s wide array of knowledgeable professionals.

Every day as a clerk comes with new challenges and experiences, and working alongside the supportive team at Andersons has been the perfect environment to develop important skills for practice.”