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1 2 SULS Vice President (Careers) 2010: Surya Gopalan Design and Layout: Olivia

1 2 SULS Vice President (Careers) 2010: Surya Gopalan Design and Layout: Olivia Teh (SULS Publications Director) 2010 Editors: Matthew Balzarolo (Publications Sub-committee) Jacques McElhone (Publications Sub-committee) CAREERS SUB-COMMITTEE: Haresh Ekambareshwar, James Johnston, Shannon Yan, Samantha Brown, Jason Namkoong, Rachel Cao, Andrew Rajanagayam, David Foong, James Sin, Gareth Pan, Sharon Cong, Jana Loh, June Yuan, Sophie Lloyd and Kaine McDonald, Jennifer Garrick and Clementine Rendle, Tim Wu, Alice Deng, Michael Gabriel Acknowledgments: Thanks to all contributing organisations from a wide range of areas, the Careers Sub-committee,who put in the effort to ensure the submission of contributors, to Olivia Teh who was responsible for layout, formatting and to her editorial team, Matthew Balzarolo and Jacques McElhone their efforts in ensuring congruency in this publication. Thanks also to Christopher Angelos and his SULS Careers team in 2009 for their work in setting a conceptual base for this 2010 Guide to build upon and for their work in compiling profiles last year Printing: KopyStop 36 Mountain St, Broadway, NSW 2007 DISCLAIMER: SULS takes no responsibility for any errors or omissions contained herein, and expressly disclaims any loss or damage by such errors or omissions. This guide is no substitute for professional advice, and we advise readers to rely on their own enquiries rather than any of the information contained in this guide, when making decisions affecting their interests. The content of this publication is correct as of the date of publication. 3 It is my pleasure to introduce the Sydney University Law Society Careers Guide 2010. Building on the strengths of past years’ guides, we have broadened the guide’s scope while deepening its engagement in areas traditionally addressed. We have continued to tailor law firm and corporate profiles to address the information most relevant to law students. We have also built upon the work of previous years in presenting students with a full service ‘human resources’ section, equipping students with all the skills they need to translate their experiences into applications. We have substantially developed profiles of public sector organisations on both a state and national level to better reflect the important role lawyers play in advocacy and policy- making. In addition we have introduced a new section relating to careers at the Bar and we have broadened the guide’s remit in addressing career opportunities in Asia. Significantly, we have chosen to omit reference to legal careers in social justice in this edition of the guide. Appreciative of the important role lawyers play in that ‘industry’, we have decided to produce a comprehensive stand-alone guide complete with a broad cross- section of organisations, individual profiles and a step-by-step guide to assist students pursue an interest in the area. I am grateful to the SULS Careers Sub-Committee in 2010 for their work. The Section Co- ordinators have done an excellent job in determining the direction of their section and coordinating the work of committee members. Special thanks must also to Olivia Teh, Matt Balzarolo and Jacques McElhone who worked tirelessly to piece together the information received and realise a tremendously innovative design and layout for the Guide. We hope the guide proves to be a useful resource for law students and graduates alike and on behalf of SULS I wish you all the best with your career-related endeavours. Surya Gopalan SULS Vice-President (Careers) 2010 4 At Sydney Law School we provide a world-class legal education that prepares you for the global and international environment in which you will provide legal advice. It is no longer enough to understand the legal system in your own country. The challenges posed by global warming require international solutions; national trade measures must comply with the rules of the WTO and international trade agreements; intellectual property rights need protection both nationally and globally; the jurisdictional reach of criminal laws extend to the acts of the armed forces overseas and also to the international activities of directors of nationally based corporations. Lawyers need international and comparative legal training to respond to these increasingly global problems. There has never been a greater demand for legal advice and innovative approaches to problem solving than today. There are now more employment and career opportunities for law students and law graduates than ever before. You may secure a Summer clerkship at a prominent Sydney law firm; you may decide to wait and apply for a graduate position within private legal practice or another legal field; you may undertake an overseas clerkship or internship in the United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong or the United States; you may choose to pursue a career in a field where law graduates are increasingly in demand such as management consultancy or investment banking; or you may decide to return to University and pursue an LLM by Coursework or a PhD and perhaps a career in academia. In turn, legal studies open up many career paths. While you might choose to practice as a barrister or solicitor, our graduates also become corporate counsel, government policy advisors, teachers, business executives, novelists, journalists and artists. Many graduates work with international organisations, such as the United Nations or the World Bank, or with pro-bono legal services. Indeed, we believe that over 50 per cent of our law graduates do not practice in the traditional legal profession. It is important that you follow your passions, wherever they may lead. The career path you choose today is unlikely to determine your entire future; you may decide one day that private practice is not for you and move into the field of community legal service; you may start out as a judge's tipstaff and end up writing a screenplay. Your law degree should open up opportunities for you rather than limit your options. Take with you the skills you have developed for writing, research and analysis, problem-solving and persuasion and apply them in whichever field you find yourself. I hope this Careers Guide proves a helpful resource when deciding upon your future career and employment prospects. This year's guide has expanded its focus on the public sector to better reflect the amenability of your legal education to this area, and the desire of many of your fellow law students to pursue these careers. I commend the SULS Executive and their committees for their excellent efforts to enrich your experience at the Law School. Good luck for your future and please do stay in touch with the Law School. We would love to hear your stories over the coming years. Professor Gillian Triggs, Dean, Sydney Law School 5 Editor-In-Chief Foreword 3 Dean Foreword 4 Section 1: Interviews and Applications 8 Organisation Overview 9 Submitting an Application 10 Writing a Cover Letter 14 Writing a Curriculum Vitae 17 Interview Process 21 Section 2: Commercial Law Firms (Domestic Perspectives) 27 Allens Arthur Robinson 28 Allen & Overy 33 Baker & McKenzie 36 Blake Dawson 41 Clayton Utz 46 Corrs Chambers Westgarth 51 Dibbsbarker 56 DLA Phillips Fox 60 Freehills 65 Gilbert + Tobin 70 Harmers Workplace Lawyers 75 Henry Davis York 79 Hickson Lawyers 84 Holding Redlich 88 Hunt & Hunt 91 Johnson Winter & Slattery 94 Jones Day 98 Mallesons Stephens Jacques 102 Middletons 107 Minter Ellison 111 Section 2: Commercial Law Firms (International Perspectives) 117 Allen & Overy 118 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP 122 Jones Day 125 Linklaters LLP 128 Section 3: Testimonials 131 Practicing Locally 131 Practicing in the United Kingdom 134 Practicing in the United States of America 137 Practicing in Asia 142 6 Section 4: Non-Legal Commercial Institutions 146 Investment Banking 146 Citibank Australia 147 Credit Suisse 151 J.P. Morgan 153 Macquarie Group Australia 155 Morgan Stanley 158 UBS 161 Management Consultancies 165 Bain & Company 166 Boston Consulting Group 167 McKinsey & Company 170 Accountancy & Tax Advisory 171 Deloitte 172 KPMG 176 Section 5: Public Sector Profiles 179 Crown Solicitor’s Office 180 NSW Department of Justice and Attorney General 182 NSW Law Reform Commission 183 NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecution 184 NSW Public Defenders Officer 185 Australian Competition & Consumer Commission 186 Australian Government Solicitors 188 Australian Law Reform Commission 189 Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department 191 Section 6: The Bar 193 Working at the Bar 194 Section 7: Working for a Judge 197 Associateship at the High Court: Jane Taylor 198 Associateship at the Federal Court: Jordan Walsh 200 Associateship at the Supreme Court: Sally Johnston 201 Section 8: Social Justice 202 Social Justice Table of Contents 204 Sponsors & Publications Director Comment 223 7 8 9 Domestic Law Firms Summer Clerkships Summer clerkships are a great opportunity to understand how the commercial law world operates and to get an opening for a possible graduate position. Clerkship programs are primarily offered over the university summer vacation period from the beginning of December to the end of February. Depending on the performance of summer clerks, many firms offer summer vacationers graduate positions at the end of the period. The clerkship interview process begins with many of the domestic law firms coming to the Law School and giving presentations on their summer uploads/Management/ suls-careers-guide-2010.pdf