Australia

We also provide local and global advice in key practice areas and sectors, and via integrated solutions.

• Banking & Finance
• Capital Markets
• Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
• Dispute Resolution
• Energy & Infrastructure
• Intellectual Property
• Data & Technology
• Healthcare
• Private Equity
• Tax

From Summer Clerk to Partner: Ryan Grant's Journey at Baker McKenzie

What makes a successful legal career? Sydney partner Ryan Grant provides a hugely insightful overview of his career with the Firm in our case study.

Find out more about Ryan Grant's Journey at Baker McKenzie

Clerkship Program

Our Clerkship Program provides insight into life at Baker McKenzie. You’ll get the chance to do substantive work for market-leading local and global clients, build your network, learn about our practices, clients and structure, and hear about our global training and work opportunities. The majority of our Graduate positions are given to former Clerks. We also provide Clerks with the opportunity to undertake Paralegal roles.

To learn more about life as a Clerk, visit our Prosple page.

Graduate Program

Our Graduate Program builds on the Clerkship. You will complete three rotations across our practice groups, working with some of the world's largest local and global companies. You will be assigned a supervising Partner and Associate 'buddy' in each rotation to maximise your mentoring, development and on-the-job and formal learning.

We organise seminars on core legal topics and practical skills sessions for Graduates, and cover the costs of your Practical Legal Training, admission and practising certificate.

To learn more about life as a Graduate, visit our Prosple page.

For more information on our Clerkship and Graduate Programs, please contact:

Sydney: Apolonia Mendel, Talent Management Consultant, +61 2 8922 5201 or Email: Apolonia Mendel

Melbourne: Natalie Mascarenhas, Senior Consultant - Graduate Resourcing, +61 3 9617 4349 or Email: Natalie Mascarenhas

Pro Bono

We believe that providing pro bono legal services is a fundamental professional responsibility. As lawyers, we have specific skills and the best way to assist those in need is to utilise those skills.

Underscoring our commitment, all our lawyers are expected to work on pro bono matters and we have a dedicated pro bono practice group. We are a signatory to the National Pro Bono Target of at least 35 hours of pro bono legal work per lawyer per year and have our own Australian office target of at least 50 pro bono hours per lawyer per year.

In FY24, we contributed more than 9,572 pro bono hours to individual members of our community, charities and other not-for-profit organisations, equating to an average of 35.4 pro bono hours per lawyer.

The nature of our work is vast and varied. Our work covers many areas, including youth, poverty, health, the environment; domestic violence; the elderly, asylum seekers and refugees, people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, human trafficking and modern slavery; LGBTI issues; and much more.

Our pro bono work extends globally, including the Asia Pacific region.

Community Service

Our people have the opportunity to make a contribution in the community by participating in a variety of community engagement initiatives which are structured under the pillars of:

• Charity Partnerships

There are many opportunities to support our nominated Charity Partners. We are currently supporting ID. Know Yourself (First Nations mentoring organisation for kids in out-of-home care), Project Etico (social enterprise hotel - disability training, employment and independent living) and RACS (Refugee Advice & Casework Service).

• Volunteering Programs

Some volunteering initiatives include the Gawura Morning Reading Program (focused on improved literacy skills for First Nations children), Eat Up sessions (to provide lunch to kids that would otherwise go hungry leading to improved health, learning and social outcomes) and The Alfresco Community Kitchen sessions (a meal service for people in-need).

• Workplace Giving

Through our Workplace Giving Program everyone is encouraged to donate to causes they feel are important and contribute to appeals the firm organises to raise funds or in-kind donations.