Firm Profile Contact information Address: Level 19, Angel Place, 123 Pitt Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Web: www.landers.com.au HR Contact: Laura Grant, Graduate Resourcing Consultant Email: lgrant@landers.com.au Phone: 03 9269 9333 About Lander & Rogers Lander & Rogers is a successful and growing Australian law firm operating nationally from Melbourne and Sydney. Our clients include many mid and large sized Australian companies and Australian subsidiaries of global companies. We have a distinctively happy workplace, achieved through selectively recruiting people who think and act collaboratively and will strengthen our culture. The firm comprises 57 partners and more than 350 lawyers, support and internal services staff. We have grown organically, resulting in a highly cohesive firm sharing a strong work and services ethic, and high staff and partner retention rates. The firm’s legal services are multi-disciplinary in nature and in our Sydney office cover Corporate, Commercial Disputes, Insurance Law & Litigation, Property, Projects & Infrastructure and Workplace Relations & Safety. Our commitment to our client relationships, both professional and personal, is one of the reasons we believe we stand out from other firms. Our strong relationships with many household and global brands, such as Wesfarmers, Qantas, Telstra, Ford, Bosch, AECOM, ExxonMobil, Orica, Bunnings, M2, Mercer, BlackRock and Stockland are testament to our offering. Pro Bono & Community Support Lander & Rogers is committed to developing a culture and business which supports the undertaking of pro bono work and other similar initiatives in the community. We have a market leading pro bono program in place which focuses on matters of access to justice, social inclusion and community service work. We have a pro bono partner appointed to drive the practice of pro bono at the firm and we treat pro bono work as equally important to the firm as paid work. Everyone in the firm is encouraged to participate in and engage with our pro bono work. Our program includes: • pro bono legal work • volunteering and secondment opportunities • fundraising campaigns and educational forums • work place giving Land on your feet with a clerkship at Lander & Rogers Our summer clerkship program is built on learning and fun and we’ll do everything we can to show you the way by giving you a chance to have a go for yourself. On joining us you’ll be teamed with two lawyers for each of your two rotations (one experienced, and another a little closer in level to you) who will immerse you in the day to day running of their practices. What that means on a practical level will vary depending on the practice group you join (we’ll ask you to indicate your preferences), and could involve: • • • • • • Researching points of law and summarising your findings Drafting correspondence Court documents and sections of commercial agreements Reviewing and analysing legislation and case law Observing our lawyers in action at meetings, conferences, mediations and court Attending practice group discussions. These experiences will provide you with a much clearer idea of what it means to be a lawyer. You’ll also develop a better feel for the human side of Lander & Rogers, such as why our people work here, where they’ve come from, and what they do when they’re not being lawyers. We value our people and understand the importance of our staff maintaining a healthy and balanced lifestyle and we encourage our summer clerks to get involved in life at Landers as much as possible during their time with us. Our health and wellbeing committee, LandersMax!, encourages our people to get involved in various activities, including BootCamp, Pilates, tennis, triathlon and indoor sports competitions, language classes, in-house massage and much more. What we look for We're in the business of dealing with people, whether that is each other, our clients, barristers or you. So, we aim to recruit people who are friendly, down to earth, and who can engage with a whole range of people in the workplace. Clerkship Guide 2013 65