A leading independent law firm, servicing corporate, public sector and private clients, both Australian-based and international.
With offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth and Sydney, Hall & Wilcox conducts business in all Australian jurisdictions.
The firm has more than 150 partners and 1500 personnel, a number that has grown consistently over recent years.
Hall & Wilcox was ranked 4 in Lawyers Weekly's Top 25 Attraction Firms 2023–24. This ranking, based on a market-wide survey, asks respondents about their preferred firms if they were to move. The ranking demonstrates the industry's perception of Hall & Wilcox as a great place to work.
With a 7.2% gender pay gap (median total renumeration) and 40% female representation at the partnership level, the firm is exceeding targets for diversity and inclusion, a commitment it no doubt continues to maintain. The firm has received repeated recognition as a WGEA employer of choice and strives to continuously learn and improve, for the betterment of their people.
The firm offers extremely flexible working conditions, including work from home for all people whose responsibilities allow it.
- Flexible Working
- Extra Leave Entitlements
- Gym Discount
- Competetive Salaries
Established in 1917 by Alfred Hall and Francis Wilcox, Hall & Wilcox has been a part of the Australian legal landscape since World War I.
Shhhh - we're still working on this firm, the about information will be updated soon.
Early careers
Hall & Wilcox's graduate program is a cutting-edge rotational program that combines extensive on-the-job training with the support and assistance you need in completing PLT requirements.
You’ll be given opportunities to experience a range of practice areas through rotations (wherever possible) and the chance to gain a holistic understanding of the legal issues confronting national and global businesses. This will help you make an informed decision about the area you want to work in following your graduate year.
Hall & Wilcox run two seasonal clerkships – winter and summer – in their Melbourne and Perth offices.
Seasonal clerks are offered excellent opportunities to learn from and network with the best in the legal industry. You will be fully integrated into our practice areas and client services teams to gain hands-on experience.
It takes a diverse range of skill sets to support a thriving law firm. With more than 1500 people, Hall & Wilcox have opportunities spanning a diverse range of corporate services teams.
The firm hires and values professionals, with or without legal industry experience, in the following areas:
- Business development, marketing and communications
- Client solutions and legal operations
- Finance
- People and culture
- Information technology
- Knowledge management
- Legal excellence and risk management
- Office services (including front of house, mailroom, facilities management and word processing/document support).
Resources & Topic Summaries
We're excited to be developing a new suite of helpful tools built for law students, by law students. The content on this page and many like it, will evolve over the coming months.
