CAREERS

Summer Clerk 23/24

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

It's that time of the year when you, as budding lawyers, are looking for summer clerk gigs. We’re looking for a few amazing students who share our passion and interest in Tech, Media and IP to join the team.

It's important for you try a mix of legal work while you're still figuring out how you want to use your law degree. As New Zealand’s leading Tech, Media and IP firm, our summer clerk programme lets you get a taste across corporate, commercial and litigation roles.

We are all about expanding horizons for our clients and each other. You’ll be learning from the best Tech, Media and IP lawyers around, with the added bonus of working with clients you’ll know and care about. Our clients include startups, not-for-profits, NZ corporates and global tech companies.

About our programme

Our summer clerk programme is aimed at students in their penultimate year of study.

Key dates for our 2023/2024 programme

10 March: Applications open

28 March: Applications close

10/11 May: Interviews & HGM summer clerk Event

17 May: Offers

What you need

Your CV, transcript(s) and two short videos (recommended 30 - 90 seconds each).

These videos help us get a better idea about you from the get-go. While we do love great production value, we're not expecting Taika quality here.

Video 1: This video is about you (obviously) because who you are, and your fit with our awesome team, is really important.

Video 2: This video is about what draws you to the type of work we do. It might sound a bit self-centred, but as a specialist Tech, Media and IP firm, it’s less about us and more about making sure you know what you’re getting yourself into.

Application Process

Before you kick into your application, make sure to check out our explainer videos within Preview Me – you can hear a bit more about HGM, what you can expect during the summer clerk recruitment process and take a look at what our 22/23 SCs have to say about their summer at HGM.

Click here to take a look at our info and get started on your application.

HGM Summer Clerk Event & Start Date

Shortlisted candidates are invited to meet our awesome team at a low-key function at our office. This gives you a chance to meet us all and ask anyone in the team if the firm is as great as it seems (it is). It’s also a great opportunity to have an informal chat (not that our interviews are really all that formal) to get to know you.

The summer clerk programme starts in November, after you've completed your exams, and runs through until mid-February. You’ll also get a chance to enjoy some of the summer with a few paid weeks off over Christmas / New Year.

Summer Clerking at HGM

Apart from the great experience we hope you’ll have with us, here are some of the other benefits:

- Competitive salary

- Clothing allowance

- Relocation allowance, if you’re based out of Auckland

- Paid holiday over Christmas / New Year

- Exposure to all our practice areas, working across the whole team

- Real work for real clients

- Excellent training, including participation in our professional development sessions

- A very good coffee machine and regularly replenished cracker jar – cheds are the current favourite

- HGM social events

A word from our previous years' Summer Clerks

Contact us

All the very best for your application and do get in touch if you have any questions or need more info.

Preferred name

Preferred contact #

Email address

Address during the semester (Street, suburb, town)

End of the semester Address

Contract Law grade (in X+ / X / X- format, e.g. B+)

Tort Law grade (in X+ / X / X- format, e.g. B+)

If there is anything which has affected your grades please explain below (optional)

What is the expected completion date of your degree(s)? (Month / Year)

Have you completed, or are you in the process of completing, a law degree (LLB)?

Do you have a strong interest in commercial and corporate law papers, such as Company Law, Technology Law, and IP Law? (Optional)

Are you allowed to work in NZ?

Would you be able to work in Auckland between November 2020 and February 2021?

Do you have at least a B average across all completed law papers?

If offered to you, would you be able to work in an Auckland based and full-time graduate position from February 2022?

As part of your application, we ask you to submit two short videos to tell us about yourself and why you’d like to work with us.

Be yourself - the video doesn't have to be worthy of an Oscar nomination, but we really find these useful to get to know you a little better. We promise it’ll only be viewed internally by those involved in the recruitment process.
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Whilst you can upload video files here we highly recommend online capture software Loom create your videos. Once created you can add the link to your application.

Video - About You - In a short video (up to minute) please tell us a little bit about yourself.

Video - Why you want to work with us - We are passionate about what we do. Create another short video telling us why you’d like to work with us.

Please upload a copy of your CV and academic transcript.

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