Macpherson Kelley
2021 Victorian Graduate Program
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- $65,000 - $69,999 / Year
- $65,000 - $69,999
- 5 vacancies
- Apply by 7 Sep 2020
Apply for the 2021 Macpherson Kelley Graduate Program
At Macpherson Kelley, we do things a bit differently.
Our values of 'talk straight', 'play as a team' and 'better each day', are what we at strive to achieve every single day.
We're straight talkers who take care of our client's legal concerns, giving them the freedom to focus on what they do best. We're pragmatic in the advice we give and bold in our recommendations. We take our jobs seriously, but not ourselves.
We are a national commercial law firm focused on the mid-market with offices in Brisbane, Dandenong, Melbourne and Sydney. We're structured to meet the needs of and deliver value to businesses who need direct, succinct guidance, without the extravagance of a traditional top tier firm. We offer you the opportunity to build your career in the real business world. It is our goal for our people, and clients, to be our strongest advocates.
OPPORTUNITY
The Victorian Graduate Program is part of our National program. It is a 12 month program where you will rotate across a number of different practice areas that will expose you to a variety of different commercial law firm experiences. To support your on the job learning, you will complete supervised legal training all while receiving close mentoring and coaching from your peers and supervising Principals.
We focus on building strong business minded lawyers, who can work closely with clients and understand their challenges and opportunities and add value to their businesses. To do this we believe it is essential to give our graduates hands on experience as early as possible in their career. This might mean you will be on the floor of a client's factory, in a car yard or transport depot, in a client's commercial office in the CBD or front and centre at a mediation.
ABOUT YOU
We are most interested in you as a person. We would like to hear more about your interests outside the law and the individual strengths you can bring to Macpherson Kelley. It's not about filling a mould for us, we want people to join us who exemplify our values from a range of diverse backgrounds.
It is likely you are someone who demonstrates resilience and a 'can do' attitude in everything that you do. You never like to see an opportunity pass you by, especially if it is one that involves working in a team. You are a pragmatic and commercial thinker who enjoys solving problems with the client at the heart of your solution. You are known for your outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
THE EXTRAS
There are many benefits we offer to support our flexible, innovative and positive work environment. We offer recognition and performance bonus schemes, genuine work life flexibility and access to social, wellness, sporting activities. You will have the opportunity to participate as a member of the MK Foundation and involve yourself in many community-based activities.
APPLY NOW
Follow the link to apply. All applicants must include a cover letter outlining your interest in joining the Macpherson Kelley Graduate Program, CV and Academic Transcript. Applications close Monday 7 September at 11:59pm.
For more information, visit our website.
Reviews
Your role and responsibilities as a graduate vary so much rotation to rotation. Currently, I spend a lot of time reviewing contracts and preparing for litigation generally.
I receive some research tasks and drafting tasks but would like a heavier workload and more responsibility
I have been doing a lot of unbillable work which has been great for my development in other key areas; i.e,, drafting articles for the MK website, cold call emails to prospective clients but I wish I had the opportunity to have more billable work. Perhaps this is because the team doesn't have enough at the moment.
About the employer
Macpherson Kelley
4.3
100 - 500 employees
Law
Macpherson Kelley is a hands-on commercial law firm, known for our business mindset, client service, innovation and investment in great relationships.
Pros and cons of working at Macpherson Kelley
Pros
The people. Everyone is friendly, welcoming and seems to genuinely want to help out one another. Makes working here enjoyable.
Exposure to multiple practice areas as a graduate & the flexibility to work from home is amasing.
There is a friendly and welcoming culture. Senior people take a genuine interest in graduate development.
Benefits include a culture that values diversity and inclusivity. As a junior having the ability to work directly with senior lawyers offers huge learning benefits. Additionally, the size of the firm enables juniors to gain a real sense of responsibility on matters at an early stage.
The social life at MK is great, I feel very supported by both my team and the firm as a whole.
Cons
The pay is slightly lower than some of my other graduate friends, however, I do nowhere near as much overtime as them
Workflow fluctuates a lot - sometimes there are periods where it can be very quiet.
There's a bit of separation between the Melbourne and Dandenong offices, it would be nice if there was more overlap.
Different teams have different cultures.
Long commute.