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Background

Allens Arthur Robinson’s vision is to be the leading law firm in Australia and Asia . Having offices in 12 cities and seven countries, the firm’s combination of experience and expertise has been instrumental in successfully handling some of the region’s highest profile deals. Lawyers from AAR can often offer an unrivalled knowledge of local law, language and business culture, making our solutions-driven advice essential to any major transaction.

AAR has some of the world’s longest ongoing client relationships, stretching back more than 150 years. It’s a fact of which we are immensely proud and never take for granted. More than half of Australia ’s top 100 companies, and more than 20 of the world’s largest companies, choose AAR as their legal adviser. For examples: Coles Myer, Macquarie Bank-led consortium, Sydney Airport …

AAR was ranked in the top tier in banking & finance, capital markets in Australia: debt, competition/antitrust, corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, energy & natural resources, intellectual property, projects, and tax in the 2005-06 Chambers Global awards. Recently Allens Arthur Robinson was again judged Australia ’s ‘Best Large Professional Services Firm’, as well as the nation’s ‘Best Large Law Firm’ and ‘Best Queensland Professional Services Firm’ in the BRW-St.George Client Choice Awards 2006.

Site: http://www.aar.com.au

Practice:

Banking & Finance, Biotech & Health, Capital Markets, Communications, Media & Technology, Company Secretariat, Competition Law, Compliance & Governance, Energy, Construction, Environment & Planning, Funds Management – Real Estate & Superannuation, Infrastructure, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance & Reinsurance, Intellectual Property, International Trade Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Mergers & Acquisitions, Native Title, Patent & Trade Marks, Privacy, Product Liability, Project Finance, Resources, Securitization, Tax, Water, Workplace Relations

Job description:

Paralegal - so helping the lawyers in every and any way you can including legal research, etc.

Comments:

They’re after well rounded people- so you are a nerd but you also do extracurricular. I was involved in societies on campus, attended conferences and organizations outside of uni. Its also important that you have good grades! So you have to be able to balance! It also helped that I had worked previously- not necessarily a legal job. I worked at Myer for a while and am currently still a Sydney Uni Event Ambassador.

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