An internship will give you a deeper insight into the
challenging world of Law. An internship in Australia will also give you
the opportunity to build a network that you may be able to tap into once
you're practising in your home country - and international experience is
highly valued! Good experience and varied
technical and practical knowledge, plus understanding of different
cultures and how to work within them will be excellent for your profession
development - and an outstanding entry on your CV or Résumé!
If there isn't availability in the specific companies listed below at the time you
want to do your internship, we'll arrange a similar internship in a
similar company. We'll discuss your requirements with you to ensure that
your internship provides you with the experience you'd like.
DURATIONS: The durations
given below are recommended durations. However,
we can arrange internships from 4 weeks upwards in these companies or in
similar companies. So if you can't stay for the recommended duration given
below, please contact us and we'll arrange a shorter-term internship for
you.
PP 00004: LAW INTERNSHIP
Location: Sydney
Requirements: At least 1 year studies Duration: 12 weeks or longer
Compensation: Unpaid Price:
£1,295
What's included: Arranging
the internship, pre-departure support and assistance, assistance
with visa application, funds protection insurance, meeting at the
airport, in-country support & backup, 24-hr emergency support,
Certificate of Completion
What's not included:
Flights, accommodation & food, travel insurance, cost of visa,
return transfer to the airport.
This Lawyers & Consultants firm's core business is adding value to your knowledge, intellectual
property, technology and innovation. Accordingly, they audit, manage,
identify, develop, register, protect, value, contract and commercialize
intellectual assets. This is complemented by their expertise in
business structuring, business sale and purchase transactions,
employment law, trade practices, general commercial law and dispute
resolution.
Position Description:
In project work: responsibility for proper and efficient conduct of
assigned tasks for client projects following the practice’s Policy
Manual, process guides and systems. Typical work will include drafting
various types of IP and commercial contracts and progressing trade mark
applications. Unusually for a small firm, this practice maintains a
proprietary and extremely large precedent database with over 2,000
templates (mostly types of contracts. The client base comprises mostly
Sydney-based start-ups and small to medium-sized businesses. A
considerable variety of industries are served; many of the firm’s
clients have interests in information technology or intellectual
property (especially consumer brands).
In research work, conduct research in specific areas of law,
technology and business to develop know-how for client matters and to
improve the firm’s documentation. These may include research into
contract law, intellectual property law and transactions, patents,
management principles, intellectual property valuation and
commercialization, business structuring (e.g. formation of companies and
collaborations) and general business law.
In marketing work, assist in preparation of content to updated their
website and provide content for the
firm's monthly Cue email broadcasts to clients and overseas IP
attorneys.
