Prosple Australia/GradAustralia Profiles

As a clerk, you get exposure to great matters – massive commercial deals and important government work.

I feel very lucky to be able to work on unique constitutional issues or complex administrative law questions and to work alongside leading constitutional law specialists and experts.

I love being given tasks I have never done before and using all the skills I have learnt during my degree and through my experience to give it a go. I get this nerdy buzz when I feel myself stepping out of my comfort zone and growing.

CU people take their work seriously, but not themselves. This creates an excellent learning environment and enables you to be yourself at work. 

My work can affect people in a very real way – working on a coronial inquest means I can help to give a family answers about their loved one’s death.

As a graduate solicitor, I have rotated through four different legal practice areas. I’m now in the final rotation of the graduate program, working in the inquiries practice group.

Inevitably you can find yourself doing tasks that may not seem earth-shattering when you're doing them. However, being able to enjoy work by making strong relationships with my colleagues has made every second worthwhile.

How you treat other people is always worth more than the work you do.