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Applications close	10 September 2008
Offers made	8 October 2008
Offers accepted or declined	10 October 2008

Apply: To apply for a summer clerk position with Deacons, please use CV Mail. Log on at www.cvmail.com.au

Summer Clerkship Program

As a summer clerk at Deacons, your clerkship will be a challenging, rewarding and enjoyable experience. You will get to know our partners and staff and experience our culture of open communication and teamwork first hand, whilst gaining an appreciation of how we operate.

Our summer clerkship program is designed to ensure that you receive well-rounded practical experience that also includes formal training to further develop your knowledge and skills. The training that you will be exposed to include formal induction and training on internal systems and processes, firm wide CLE attendance and participation, legal skills training and mentoring.

The program runs for a 7 week period over January and February and rather than have formal rotations, you will be allocated to one business unit to maximize your experience at Deacons.

Another significant aspect of the clerkship is the social activities that you will be engaged in. As a summer clerk at Deacons you will be involved in inter-firm and Deacons specific activities including cocktail parties, lunches, sporting events, firm wide social events, and other various social activities.

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Graduate Program

In the Brisbane Office, our graduate program runs for an 18-month period and consists of three rotations. The rotations allow you to experience a wide variety of legal work and when it comes time to move into an area of law in which you wish to practice, you'll be able to identify with confidence the area that best suits your particular talents and career goals.

You will also experience, among other things:

A wide variety of both litigious and non-litigious work
The opportunity to work directly with partners and senior lawyers who will guide and instruct you
Responsibility for various assignments and matters
Well-rounded practical and formal training

The main intention is to develop your knowledge and skills to provide a strong foundation for your future career.

All our Graduates are involved in a regular feedback process. This provides an opportunity for ongoing communication between partners and staff and ensures our graduates maximise their learning experience.

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Brisbane Careers Expo

The Careers Expo will be held on Monday 28 July 2008 at the Sebel and Citigate, we will post further details when available and look forward to meeting with you then to discuss your career opportunities in person.

For any information about our programs in Brisbane please contact:

Stephanie Sinton
Junior Human Resources Advisor
Level 17, 175 Eagle Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
Tel: +61 7 3309 0824
Mob: +61 414 318 078
Email: stephanie.sinton@deacons.com.au

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