Summer Clerkship Opportunities 2024/2025 (Nov 2024)

Dentons is a leading commercial law firm in New Zealand, with the largest global reach of any firm in the New Zealand market. We have unparalleled access to sector experts, training, talent support and business development collaboration across the globe. This means the opportunities are endless for our people!

The challenges our clients are navigating and the opportunities they are advancing are changing at an accelerating pace. We are a law firm that embraces change and helps our clients grow, protect, operate and finance their organisation. This why we offer clients more than legal insight, we help them find business solutions to achieve your goals.

Building the law firm of the future now

We believe in being ‘in and of the community’ and are passionate about making a difference in New Zealand. Building the law firm of the future requires exceptional people, those who are challengers. With the opportunity to rotate between two teams over their time in the firm, providing a broader understanding of the work we do and how our teams operate.

What are we looking for?

If you are committed to fast tracking your future, then you can be confident that joining as a Graduate with Dentons Kensington Swan will give you what you need as you take the first steps in forging your career. If you are ambitious and ready to take on significant challenges from day one, we’d like to hear from you.

• An individual who does what you say you'll do and be willing to help others
• Hold a record of work experience (paid or voluntary), team involvement
• Excelling in your law degree and have experienced challenges and successes both academically and in employment.

Individuality is prized just as much as willingness to collaborate or take responsibility. You can be confident that joining Dentons Kensington Swan as a Summer Clerk will provide you a pathway to becoming a recognised lawyer.

When would I join?

Our Summer Clerks join us in November and work up until mid-February in both the Wellington and Auckland offices.
As a Summer Clerk you would be given countless opportunities to learn and develop in an environment that is collaborative, challenging, forward-thinking, and values all our people at every stage in their career.
 
What do we offer?

We offer you the opportunity to be part of a positive and inclusive team that works in partnership with our clients and other teams locally and across the Dentons network, where you will get plenty of valuable experience and mentoring. We are a future focused firm, and that ethos extends to our people too.

At Dentons, we offer a competitive remuneration package along with benefits that will make a positive difference to your work/life balance.

• We pay you for the close down period over the Christmas/New Year break
• $1000 clothing allowance 
• We dress for our day and our role
• Regular social events, including Friday Fives, sporting and charity events, annual balls, family Christmas parties, and an end of year function
• Dedicated wellness programme including EAP support.

Dentons is Rainbow Tick certified. 

We believe inclusion drives diversity and fostering an environment where our people thrive through diversity of thought and shared experience makes us the successful global firm we are. 

We encourage applications irrespective of race, ethnicity, culture, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability.

Dentons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an environment where everyone respects and supports each other.

For more information about our practices check out our page.

Applications open Thursday 7 March at 12.00 pm and close on 28 March at midnight. 

Pre-register

Pre-register here so you'll get notified once the opportunity is open!