Want the facts from others who’ve been there and done that? Our 2011 graduates talk about their experiences, what they learned in their graduate year, the kind of work they've been doing and why they chose Lander & Rogers.
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Natalia Antolak-Saper
"Life at Landers is always busy! There's something happening all the time which makes every day at work different and exciting. On average, I get to the office at 8:30am and have usually left the desk by 6:00pm. I think the firm believes that as long as your work is completed and of high quality, then additional "face time" is unnecessary."
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Nic Cozens
"When I was a clerk, I found that people here were friendly, enthusiastic about their work, and generally left the office at a reasonable time of day. I was also impressed by how useful and knowledgeable the junior lawyers were—this is a terrific place to train."
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Eliza Elliott
"Landers' culture is inclusive and encourages its staff to maintain their non-legal passions and interests. It genuinely believes in offering its staff, including graduates and junior lawyers, wonderful career opportunities and a work/life balance, the importance of which, particularly in the current climate, cannot be underestimated."
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Laila Hamzi
"The advice I'd give to law students weighing up where to work is to think about the sort of lawyer you would like to be. Look at the partners at the firms you’re considering and see which ones you would prefer to end up like. Never underestimate the value of solid firm culture. The work will come, but you have to be happy while you’re doing it."
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Tim Harper
"Life at Landers is great! There is a good balance between challenging work, learning and development and social activities. There is an expectation of excellence, but also an expectation that that excellence will be recognised and rewarded."
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Claire Hunting
"My clerkship at Landers stood out from the rest. I loved the people, the work and how much time and energy the senior practitioners put into developing the skills of the junior lawyers. I loved the happy office environment and how, even as a seasonal, I was included in client meetings and negotiations. My theory was that you spend too many hours at work to not love being there each day."
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Liz Kofoed
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The advice I’d give to law students weighing up where to work is to follow your instincts. Know what your real career goals and values are and don’t be swayed from them by peer pressure or other people’s expectations. There can be a lot of pressure on law students to conform to the conventional path and just go for the biggest commercial firm you can get into. At the end
of the day it’s your career and your life. So choose the place that fits best with who you are and what really matters to you.
The advice I’d give to law students weighing up where to work is to follow your instincts. Know what your real career goals and values are and don’t be swayed from them by peer pressure or other people’s expectations. There can be a lot of pressure on law students to conform to the conventional path and just go for the biggest commercial firm you can get into. At the end
of the day it’s your career and your life. So choose the place that fits best with who you are and what really matters to you.
The advice I’d give to law students weighing up where to work is to follow your instincts. Know what your real career goals and values are and don’t be swayed from them by peer pressure or other people’s expectations. There can be a lot of pressure on law students to conform to the conventional path and just go for the biggest commercial firm you can get into. At the end
of the day it’s your career and your life. So choose the place that fits best with who you are and what really matters to you.
The advice I’d give to law students weighing up where to work is to follow your instincts. Know what your real career goals and values are and don’t be swayed from them by peer pressure or other people’s expectations. There can be a lot of pressure on law students to conform to the conventional path and just go for the biggest commercial firm you can get into. At the end
of the day it’s your career and your life. So choose the place that fits best with who you are and what really matters to you.
The best moment of my graduate year at Landers was undoubtedly our admission. It was such a happy day, and having our families there to share it was very special. We celebrated the culmination of years of study and hard work with a beautiful lunch, generously hosted by the partners, and everyone at the firm was so excited for us and made every effort to make sure the day was one we will always remember."
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Adele Moloney
"Appearing or instructing in court has been a highlight of my graduate year. However, my best moments occurred when working in collaboration with a more senior lawyer to prodce something which is of value to our clients and/or the firm. An example of this was my involvement in a cross-group due diligence project which was complex and required close attention to detail."
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Dhruv Nagrath
"My favourite moment so far at Landers was representing the firm at the NSW Young Lawyers Golden Gavel Competition – a humorous public speaking competition in front of 500 lawyers in May last year. It was great to have two tables of Landers colleagues there to cheer me on and I was lucky enough to win an award."
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Persia Navidi
"I worked on a high profile defamation matter in my first rotation in Commercial Disputes. It was my first exposure to a defamation hearing and I was able to get involved by attending meetings with Counsel, the client and witnesses. It also involved my first encounter with the media and their cameras waiting for some snaps of the parties after the hearing – another interesting experience!"
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Natalie Rodwell
"The most interesting matter I have worked on, so far, involved the negotiation of a services contract for a hydro-electric dam in Papua New Guinea which was to provide energy to the Australian grid."
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Robbie Stephenson
"I’ve learned that so much of the knowledge required to practise law is not learned at university, but through the accumulation of experience during the graduate year and beyond. With rotations through more than half of the firm’s practice groups in the graduate year, life at the firm means you're constantly learning and developing. Depending on the group you’re in, this can mean appearing in the Magistrates’ or County Court each morning, attending worksite inspections or meeting the firm’s clients."
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Michael Thomas
"I joined Landers because I wanted to work at a leading national law firm that would provide me with quality work as a junior, has a professional yet friendly culture and is committed to investing in and retaining its graduates and junior lawyers. I chose Landers because I wanted to work one-on-one with senior lawyers who are leaders in their field."
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Rebecca Wong
"I enjoyed my time with Landers during my summer clerkship and felt that I fit in well with the culture, so I was excited to be offered a graduate position. Choosing where to work is obviously a very difficult choice for law students. My advice is to go with your gut feel and ignore the pressures from everyone else!"
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Jacinta Zhang
"From the very first interview, Landers stood out because of its people. I felt comfortable and as if I was having a casual conversation with people who really wanted to get to know me. I knew that I wanted to choose a firm with a group of friendly and down-to-earth people who I could work and get along well with. Culture is something which a lot of firms try to sell, but I really believed that the collegiate and friendly culture at Landers existed and was different to the other firms."
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