Harwood Andrews Lawyers Internship Program

Head of School, Professor Anne Rees, in conjunction with Harwood Andrews Lawyers are pleased to again offer the 2009 intake into the two year Internship Program for Deakin law students.
Harwood Andrews Lawyers are currently looking for two students (one student for the Geelong office and one for the Melbourne office) to engage in an internship program. The selected students will gain experience within the Business law and Litigation departments. Examples of the types of work that might be undertaken are:

Assisting in aspects of complex commercial transactions and disputes
Undertaking research in the areas of law in which the firm practices
Compiling weekly case/legislation updates and commentary on changes in the Law
Assisting in the preparation of newsletter articles circulated to clients and referrers
Updating the annual editions of the Trust Structures Guide
Drafting of memos and documentation
Assisting lawyers in researching specific areas of law to enable them to undertake presentations to clients or at department meetings

Students would be required to:

Have a keen interest in commercial, taxation and trust matters
Be available to work one day per week for a period of two years
Be a third year LLB student or fourth year combined law student, thereby having two years study to complete from the start of semester one 2009.

Remuneration will be paid and the program will also count towards the 30-day professional work experience requirement for the Deakin University Law degree.

Applications close Friday 24 October 2008

Harwood Andrews Lawyers Internship Application - Melbourne Office
Harwood Andrews Lawyers Internship Application - Geelong Office

Please include a cover letter with your application.

Further Information

For further informaiton contact the LLB Program Co-ordinator Ann McGillivray via email at ann.mcgillivray@deakin.edu.au or telephone (03) 5227 2814.

You will find more information about Harwood Andrews lawyers at www.harwoodandrews.com.au.