Employment - Career Opportunities

Cowell Clarke strives to be an employer of choice. Cowell Clarke looks to employ talented lawyers who are able to practice in South Australia.

As our firm continues to grow, we need lawyers at all levels and in all areas of our practice from time to time.

We offer the opportunity to do first class work for an excellent client group in an enjoyable work environment.

Summer Clerkships

Summer Clerkships are important because they often lead to full time positions. Most of the junior solicitors who have joined our firm have been introduced to us through Summer Clerkships or alternatively through Practical Legal Training placements.

A Summer Clerkship should be an opportunity for you to learn the skills that will make you an excellent lawyer regardless of the area in which you wish to practice.

While there are a lot of theories about the best way to train a Summer Clerk or a young practitioner, there is one thing you cannot doubt. You won't learn to be a good lawyer by spending the first three years of your practice photocopying. At Cowell Clarke, you will have access to, and work with, senior lawyers who are recognized as being the best in their fields. Similarly, you will have client contact and be asked to assume responsibility for your work, with proper supervision, sooner rather than later.

Cowell Clarke has the benefit of being big enough to cover many areas of practice while being small enough to ensure you will be given the opportunity to put into practice what you have learnt in theory over the past few years.

Applications

Cowell Clarke offers 6 clerkships each year, 2 in each of December, January and February.

Applications close on 30 April each year for clerkships commencing in December that year. Interviews are conducted in late May and selections are made by 30 June.

Your application should provide us with a cover letter, which contains your curriculum vitae and your academic transcript.

Your application should be addressed to our Managing Partner:

Ms. Carolyn Mitchell
Cowell Clarke
Level 5
63 Pirie Street
ADELAIDE SA 5000