Prosple Australia/GradAustralia Profiles

The opportunity to do pro bono work and help vulnerable members of the community is a really rewarding part of my role at Ashurst, so I always make sure to put my hand up to help out when I have the capacity.

As an Ashurst graduate rotating through the Planning, Access and Environment (PAE) team, no two days are ever the same.

I was listening carefully to each doctor present their evidence and how both sides weigh up this evidence. At the conclusion, Counsel asks me my thoughts and I am surprised with how much comes out of my mouth. I’m in the right place, I think to myself.

Every year, each clerkship cohort participates in the tendering project, where they pitch the firm to a prospective client – it really gets your competitive side going as you want your team to be the one to land the client!

Sparke Helmore has a lot of secondment opportunities for its lawyers, which is invaluable to build client relationships early in your career, as well as learn a lot about a client's needs and internal processes