DLA Piper Australia Graduate Stories

Everyone at DLA Piper has the opportunity to make an impact and shape their career by exploring their unique interests, whilst being meaningfully supported and challenged along the way.

Being able to be meaningfully involved in a variety of work that I am genuinely passionate about. 

The graduate program is a great opportunity to experience working in commercial law and there is no expectation that graduates have prior work experience in the legal industry.

Given the broad sectors and services covered by the firm there really isn’t any specific template or conventional background for a “DLA Piper Lawyer”. DLA Piper recognises the value of harnessing varying perspectives and as such places a huge emphasis on diversity and inclusion.

Everyone at DLA Piper has different backgrounds and this is something we celebrate. The diversity brings different perspectives and opinions to the team and helps to challenge your thinking and broaden your understanding of different ways of working.

Get a legal job or volunteer position as soon as possible. If you can land a legal job in your first year, it makes getting a clerkship and subsequently a grad job a whole lot easier!