Prosple Australia/GradAustralia Profiles

Alice Colquhoun studied a Bachelor of Law at the University of Queensland and is now a Law Graduate at Johnson Winter Slattery.

Elpitha Stavropoulos studied ​a Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences ​at the University of Sydney, and is now a Graduate Analyst at APRA.

We have a great low-leverage model at JWS so juniors are really heavily involved.

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.

In the early years of working at JWS, you get the opportunity to work in a wide variety of practice areas rather than settling in a specific team.

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

The Partner with who I work for has an open-door policy, and it absolutely applies even with him working in the Sydney office and me in the Canberra office. I’m a bit stuck on what to do in one of my files, so I give him a call to discuss my ideas and get his thoughts.

Valerie Wong studied Bachelor of Commerce (International Studies) at University of New South Wales and is now Graduate Analyst, Frontline Supervisor at Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)