Jackson McDonald Graduate Programs & Internships

Law

Why become part of Jackson McDonald?

It’s not easy choosing the right firm to start your legal career. How do you differentiate the firms through all of the same-same marketing material?

They love for you to get to know us and our people more. As a starting point, we’ll tell you about the values that drive us. If they resonate with you, we should chat:

We value the human experience through culture and values.
We take our work seriously, but we don’t take ourselves seriously.
We value the role of lawyers in upholding the rule of law and creating client solutions that matter.
We value authenticity.
We value lifelong learning.
We value contribution to our community.

Recruitment Process

Next Steps

At Jackson McDonald we value intellectual rigour and commitment to continuous learning as we want our clients to work with the best. To join us as a graduate you will be required to complete an application and include:

your CV
your most recent academic transcript.

We do things differently. If we think you are the right person we won't wait for ‘offers’ day! We will make you an offer.

Once we have finalised our intake of law graduates for 2024 (and they have, likewise, chosen us), only positions for later years will be available.

Remuneration & Career Growth

Salary & benefits?

There are many benefits that Jackson McDonald offers to support our flexible, innovative and positive work environment. These include:

$70,000 - $75,000 starting salary
Paid PLT together with paid 15 day study leave
Health & Wellbeing program
Dedicated Learning and Development team
Reward & recognition program throughout the year
Generous employee referral program
Dress for your day
Friday night drinks and a regular social events calendar
Committees and working groups
Top-down support for flexible work

Jobs & Opportunities

Locations With Jobs & Opportunities

Perth

Hiring candidates with qualifications in

B

Business & Management

H

Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences

L

Law, Legal Studies & Justice

Graduate Success Stories

Graduate stories

Weitao Zhao

Property, Planning + Environment at Jackson McDonald

Bachelor of Laws at The University of Western Australia (UWA)

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The University of Western Australia acknowledges that its campus is situated on Noongar land, and that Noongar people remain the spiritual and cultural custodians of their land, and continue to practise their values, languages, beliefs and knowledge.