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Norton Rose Fulbright Graduate Programs & Internships

  • Law

About us

Our values of Quality, Unity and Integrity are the foundation of our culture.

Our focus is on providing consistently high-quality legal services to clients across the business as industry experts. We operate in a team culture, collaborating and sharing information and knowledge across disciplines and markets to achieve the best results for our clients. We value our people – they are our most important asset and we promote a culture of respect for the individual. We build long term relationships with our clients and colleagues by being trustworthy, open and fair. We value our culture and work hard to preserve it.

We acknowledge that flexibility and responsiveness in serving our clients and meeting our business objectives are fundamental to our continued success. We also recognise that everyone in the business has responsibilities outside of work and that providing flexible work arrangements can assist in achieving an appropriate balance between responsibilities at work and personal responsibilities outside of work.

In addition to flexible working arrangements, we offer employees purchased flexible leave, have a social club that regularly runs events for its members and supports attendance at various charity and sporting events across the country.

Our National Clerkship Program

Our National Clerkship Program offers a real taste of life as a Graduate, including attending clients meetings and teleconferences, visits to court, research, preparation of court documents, drafting deeds/contracts, discovery and much more.

There will also be additional activities for you to take advantage of including:

  • Key skills training with our Learning and Development team
  • Q&A sessions with our leaders
  • Presentations about practice areas and deals
  • Networking and social events

Our National Graduate Program

We have designed the graduate program to give you the widest exposure to our world. It features a minimum of two rotations across twelve months (and maximum of four rotations over twenty-four months), each of which will broaden your understanding of our work, our clients and our global reach.

When you commence as a graduate, we will support your Practical Legal Training through the College of Law. You will receive onsite training, study leave allowance and the cost of your course covered.

You will also be eligible to apply for a 6-month rotation to one of our international offices.

Throughout the graduate program, we provide in-house specialist training through our world-class global learning and development framework. Our training will build your career both as a lawyer and a business adviser. In addition to all of this, we will provide you with all the support, insights and advice you could possibly need to help you realise your potential and decide on your future direction.

What we look for?

Successful candidates should be in their penultimate year of studying law. Life experience is also highly regarded at Norton Rose Fulbright, be it in the form of work experience; involvement with the campus, or non-campus, clubs and societies; travel; or even a previous career before embarking on law.

The way summer clerks and graduates interact with our clients is as important as their working relationships with colleagues. A genuine passion for the law will not only drive career progression but inspire candidates to be part of a great team. At Norton Rose Fulbright you will enjoy a high level of access to Partners, working in a non-hierarchical and supportive culture.

Although academic achievement is important it is considered in the much broader context of your other life experiences.

Graduate Reviews

Overall Score
4.1
Overall score based on 50 reviews
They Score Best in…
8.5
Office Work Environment
8.5
Diversity
8.4
Training
8.3
Recruitment
8.5
Office Work Environment
8.5
Diversity
8.4
Training
8.3
Recruitment
What Graduates Say About Them
  • The quality of work is fantastic & rewarding. The opportunity to connect with colleagues internationally is great too.
  • The people and the culture. Working alongside my colleague’s everyday makes our work, which is already fantastic, very enjoyable.
  • The HR team does an excellent job of choosing the right mix of clerks and/or graduates. I truly feel like I have HR to thank for finding me new friends. The structure of the buddy program and mentor program is generally strong for first year law graduates.
  • The people I work with are very welcoming and helpful. I also really appreciate my graduate cohort and the support we have.
  • It never feels like NRF just does things to tick a box - instead they do it because they genuinely care. The culture in my team, office and firm as a whole feels like a big family.
  • The best things about working at my company are the people here who are incredibly supportive and truly care about developing a graduate's career. Additionally, the fast paced nature and exciting projects we work on are extremely interesting. Graduates get thrown in the deep end and are allowed to do important work as a result.
  • Career progression. Being a part of the Graduate program, you become a part of a program where in two years, you progress from a Graduate to an Associate. You are provided with the proper training and tools to really kick start your legal career.
  • The hours can be long but that's to be expected of a top tier law firm.
  • Obviously practice area resourcing is dictated by demand so sometimes it is difficult to work in the specific team that you want - this is true of all firms.
  • There can be an inconsistent workload (often COVID related).
  • It can be hard to get varied work if you are working exclusively under a specific person.
  • Global politics of a large firm
  • Sometimes long working hours
  • The varied pace of work can be difficult to deal with where sometimes you are flat out and other times it can be difficult to find work.

Jobs & Opportunities

Locations With Jobs & Opportunities
  • Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
Hiring candidates with qualifications in
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Law, Legal Studies & Justice
Current Jobs & Opportunities

Internship, Clerkship or Placement

Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
Our Clerkship Program is designed to give you access to the world’s most complex and exciting legal matters as you start your legal career.
Applications Close
30 Jul 2024
Start Date
20 Nov 2024
Salary
AUD 65,000 - 75,000 / Year

Graduate Success Stories


  • Graduate stories
If you have the opportunity to do a graduate program, take it and try as many different areas as you can!  You may think you know what type of law you want to specialise in, but you never know what is out there unless you give it a shot. 

Sassica Hoolahan

  • Graduate stories
If you have the opportunity to do a graduate program, take it and try as many different areas as you can!  You may think you know what type of law you want to specialise in, but you never know what is out there unless you give it a shot. 

Sassica Hoolahan

  • Graduate stories
If you have the opportunity to do a graduate program, take it and try as many different areas as you can!  You may think you know what type of law you want to specialise in, but you never know what is out there unless you give it a shot. 

Sassica Hoolahan

  • Graduate stories
If you have the opportunity to do a graduate program, take it and try as many different areas as you can!  You may think you know what type of law you want to specialise in, but you never know what is out there unless you give it a shot. 

Sassica Hoolahan

A Day In The Life Of


  • Day in the life

Shumi Ruan

Norton Rose Fulbright has a really strong Pro Bono team which always encourages graduates and lawyers to put their hands up and get involved from the outset.
  • Day in the life

Shumi Ruan

Norton Rose Fulbright has a really strong Pro Bono team which always encourages graduates and lawyers to put their hands up and get involved from the outset.
  • Day in the life

Mauricio Da Rocha

Mauricio Da Rocha graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and Juris Doctor from the University of Western Australia and is now an Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright.
  • Day in the life

Mauricio Da Rocha

Mauricio Da Rocha graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and Juris Doctor from the University of Western Australia and is now an Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright.
  • Day in the life

Shumi Ruan

Norton Rose Fulbright has a really strong Pro Bono team which always encourages graduates and lawyers to put their hands up and get involved from the outset.
  • Day in the life

Shumi Ruan

Norton Rose Fulbright has a really strong Pro Bono team which always encourages graduates and lawyers to put their hands up and get involved from the outset.
  • Day in the life

Mauricio Da Rocha

Mauricio Da Rocha graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and Juris Doctor from the University of Western Australia and is now an Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright.
  • Day in the life

Mauricio Da Rocha

Mauricio Da Rocha graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and Juris Doctor from the University of Western Australia and is now an Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright.

Videos


Norton Rose Fulbright Live Q&A 2022

Join Ryan Leckie, Helaine Ktenas, Becky Padmore, Dylan McKimmie, Dylan Sault, and Tahnee Sparkman from Norton Rose Fulbright as they answer your burning questions about their graduate program.

Preparing for an interview at a top legal firm

Got an interview coming up? You are only give this one chance to showcase why they should choose you, so make it count.

Norton Rose Fulbright Live Q&A 2022

Join Ryan Leckie, Helaine Ktenas, Becky Padmore, Dylan McKimmie, Dylan Sault, and Tahnee Sparkman from Norton Rose Fulbright as they answer your burning questions about their graduate program.

Preparing for an interview at a top legal firm

Got an interview coming up? You are only give this one chance to showcase why they should choose you, so make it count.

Advice


Standout for all the right reasons this clerkship season

Sarah Sheppard, Graduate at Norton Rose Fulbright gives advice on how you can standout for all the right reasons this clerkship season.

How to ace that interview

Ashleigh Giles, Lawyer from Norton Rose Fulbright has listed her top tips on how to ace that clerkship interview.

Standout for all the right reasons this clerkship season

Sarah Sheppard, Graduate at Norton Rose Fulbright gives advice on how you can standout for all the right reasons this clerkship season.

How to ace that interview

Ashleigh Giles, Lawyer from Norton Rose Fulbright has listed her top tips on how to ace that clerkship interview.