Melbourne Law Graduate Positions (2023) (merged) (Mar 2023)

About us

Arnold Bloch Leibler is a premium Australian commercial law firm renowned for advising clients on their most important transactions, commercial issues and disputes. From offices in Melbourne and Sydney, the firm provides advice to a diverse range of entrepreneurial Australian listed companies, private businesses, high-net-worth individuals and international corporations. The firm also has a dedicated public interest practice providing advice to charities and not-for-profit organisations relating to significant legal, social, environmental and cultural issues

We pride ourselves on our ability to deliver innovative strategic guidance and solutions to complex problems related to our clients' commercial interests, legal position and reputation.

We organise our practice groups to allow our lawyers to be broad generalists and our groups are split between transactions and disputes. Our services cover:

• banking & finance;
• competition;
• corporate & commercial;
• dispute resolution & litigation;
• native title & public interest law;
• property & development;
• reconstruction & insolvency;
• taxation;
• technology & intellectual property; and
• workplace advisory.

We are seeking outstanding graduates to join ABL across our Litigation, Banking & Finance, Competition and Property practice areas in 2023. This role would suit either final year students completing their law degree, recent graduates or someone who has recently commenced their career and is looking to join private practice.

About Our Graduate Program

At Arnold Bloch Leibler we believe success comes from investing in personal and professional growth. That's why we've stepped outside the square to provide a unique in-house graduate training program.

Rather than attending an external course, as a graduate, you will learn on the ground, from our best and brightest partners and senior associates - leaders in their respective fields who provide supervised training and continuous mentoring. The Supervised Legal Training (SLT) program is designed to be practical, engaging and upskill our lawyers for practice, based on guidelines set out by the Counsel of Legal Education. If you are newly admitted, you will have the opportunity to partake in the in-house training program as it will assist with your learning and development whilst working in a commercial law firm.

You will join a practice group and have a supervising partner who will invest heavily in your development and get you involved in a wide variety of matters throughout your graduate year. You will benefit from real work experience, direct client contact and a bespoke training program that will set you apart from your peers in the profession.

Your engagement is our focus, and we know it is important to make the right career choices. ABL is a commercial law firm that gives graduate trainees the flexibility to either become outstanding generalists, or specialists in their chosen practice area. At ABL, it is the hope that every graduate trainee will one day become a Partner.

For more information about our graduate ethos, please visit www.abl.com.au/careers/graduates/

About You

We're looking for exceptional graduates who are self-starters with highly developed analytical skills, an eye for detail and strong interpersonal skills. You have an exceptional legal mind, as well as commercial and strategic nous. You enjoy feeling challenged, and to be given opportunities to take on additional responsibility with autonomy. You want to feel like you are an important member of, and making a meaningful and valued contribution to, a team that is consistently outperforming its competitors. You are ambitious, enjoy success and are ready to perform at your own high standard.

You will have:

• completed your law degree or completing your final semester with excellent academic results;
• an ability to communicate, both in writing and orally, clearly and concisely;
• excellent attention to detail;
• strong interpersonal skills;
• an ability to understand and identify the key issues in a legal matter;
• good judgement and common sense;
• the ability to work both independently and as part of a team; and
• a passion for a career in commercial law.

Staff Benefits

The salary package offered for this position is competitive and includes a range of benefits:

• dedicated in-house Supervised Legal Training Program delivered by partners
• a fully subsidised corporate gym membership and wellness program
• in-house fully subsidised cafe
• prime CBD location
• fully subsidised legal advice for wills, estate planning and conveyancing
• discounted corporate health insurance through a leading Australian health fund
• discounted mortgage, credit card and other financial services through a major Australian bank.

Applications

If you are interested in working at a dynamic firm that has built its success on legal innovation and outstanding career opportunities, please apply now via our website, addressing your application to Radhika Peri, Human Resources Manager. Please include a covering letter, CV and full academic transcript.