Welcome to the Careers Portfolio!
The Careers Portfolio is responsible for coordinating all career-focused initiatives, including our Clerkship and Careers Seminars, as well as our Beyond Corporate Careers Initiatives. Through innovation and commitment to student development, the Careers Portfolio aims to deliver unrivalled resources that diversify the student experience and help the UTS Law cohort strive for greatness.
Please contact our Vice-President (Careers), Clairessa Ng, at vpca@utslss.com with any queries.
Activities
The Careers Portfolio engages in a number of activities throughout the academic year to help support our student members in thinking about a career in law. The activities that our Portfolio create allow for our student body to engage with networking and understanding different careers within law at all year levels.
Clerkship Seminar Series
The Clerkship Seminar Series is a range of presentations from a plethora of firms. This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with some of the most prestigious firms in the industry, discover what they can offer you, and gain some insider info on how to nail those applications!
Check back here for details regarding the 2025 sessions!
Clerkship Panel
Clerkships are an integral part of a law student’s journey towards a career in corporate law, providing the opportunity to gain invaluable industry insights, skills and experiences. Students attending the UTS LSS Clerkship Panel for 2025 will hear from a panel of UTS Law Students who have recently clerked at a variety of firms, sharing their clerkship experiences and providing their insights into the application process. This is an incredible opportunity for anyone interested in applying for a clerkship or curious about the clerkship application process.
The 2025 Clerkship Panel will take place online on Tuesday, 1 April 2025 at 6:30-8:00pm! Register your attendance here: https://bit.ly/ClerkshipPanel2025
Clerkship Networking Evening
As one of the biggest evenings in the Careers calendar, the Clerkship Networking Evening is hosted at the Aerial UTS Function Centre with a diversity of top-tier firms in attendance. Representatives from firms, including Graduates, Clerks, Partners and HR Representatives, are ready to answer any clerkship and firm-related questions students may have. This is an unmissable opportunity for students.
Check back here for details regarding the 2025 session!
Skills Workshops
Founded on the critical skills required to thrive in any career, our Skills Workshops allow you to hear directly from firms as they give their best tips and tricks on what they look for in an applicant, how best to build your image and experience, and how to set yourself up to succeed in an ever-changing employment climate.
Check back here for details regarding the 2025 sessions!
Beyond Corporate Mentoring Program
The legal profession is a multifaceted world that breaks beyond the corporate sphere and delves into areas including environmental law, criminal law, policy, and academia. The Beyond Corporate Mentoring Program groups students with accomplished industry professionals who are excited to help the student community gain connections and learn about opportunities beyond corporate law.
Check back here for details regarding the 2025 sessions!
Summer Clerkship Program
Summer clerkships are paid employment experiences in major commercial law firms. They are held over the summer break for Australian law students in their penultimate year of study. A summer clerkship is the primary method for participating law firms to identify and secure talented students for graduate positions. For more info, visit The Law Society of New South Wales Website.
Careers Showcase
The Careers Showcase, conducted in conjunction with UTS Careers, provides students an opportunity to learn about a plethora of firms in a wide range of practice areas, both within the realm of commercial and non-commercial law. The Careers Showcase also reserves time for students to network and meet firm representatives in a formal yet relaxed environment!
Check back here for details regarding the 2025 session!
Breaking into Law Panel
As one of our most popular events catered towards early-year law students, a panel of students reflect on how they landed their first legal job while giving their golden tips and tricks! Entering the legal industry is a big step for many and often tricky, so this is an excellent opportunity to get more familiar with the different pathways available.
LinkedIn Photoshoot
LinkedIn is a fantastic tool that can be utilised by all students in every stage of their degree. The LinkedIn photoshoot provides a free opportunity for all students to have a professional headshot to be taken to adorn a new LinkedIn or to refresh a current LinkedIn account.
Check back here for details regarding the 2025 sessions!
Publications
The Careers Portfolio creates a number of publications each academic year to help support students in understanding a career life outside of university. These guides provide invaluable information regarding clerkships and careers that allow our students to thrive in both corporate and non corporate avenues.
Careers Guide
This publication explores a variety of corporate and non-corporate arenas that students may delve into. With recruitment tips and tricks, wellbeing advice and insights into multiple areas of law, this is sure to be an essential read for law students!
Click here for the 2024 edition: Careers Guide 2024
Clerkship Guide
This is a guide on all things Clerkships – what they are, which firms offer them, and how to apply. As a high-quality publication catered towards student needs, the Clerkship Guide has a diversity of perspectives and genuine advice that proves pivotal during the application process.
Click here for the 2024 edition: Clerkship Guide 2024
CV and Cover Letters
As Law Students, creating a CV and a cover letter are an important step in your Career Journey. To help you, we have created two exemplar templates that you can use to help create the best CV and cover letter for you!