Our Clerkship Program
Lipman Karas offers clerkships to penultimate and final year students who have demonstrated academic excellence and practical ability and who through their studies and extracurricular activities show a commitment to the highest levels of achievement.
Our clerkship program is progressive, flexible and adaptable to the individual's needs. Talented, energetic and committed individuals are provided with a unique opportunity to develop their professional careers and personal skills in a rewarding team environment.
A clerkship at Lipman Karas ensures exposure to a diverse range of professional and practical tasks. Our team based approach ensures direct contact and communication with principals and senior members of Lipman Karas.
We incorporate practical and academic based activities into our clerkship program so that successful candidates will experience varied and challenging work, including:
- Drafting and presenting research memoranda and advice to senior practitioners
- Preparing court documents
- Attendances at court
- Involvement in all facets of case preparation
- Assistance in preparing client advices
You will also be exposed to the practical side of working in a law firm, receive training on our office procedures and resources and participate in legal education.
From a career perspective, Lipman Karas offers practitioners a chance to work on commercial matters that are unique in both magnitude and complexity. We compete actively and successfully with national firms for the most significant and challenging projects. A career at Lipman Karas provides opportunities and experiences that are unrivalled in South Australia.
Australia
Tel +61 8 8239 4600
Hong Kong
Tel +852 3761 3900
