Clerkship opportunities
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Our Summer Clerk programme provides real insight into what it’s like working as a lawyer in a leading law firm. The application process opens in March each year.
Each year Anthony Harper welcomes students into their Tāmaki Makaurau and Ōtautahi offices as part of their summer law programme, giving you a taste of what it’s like to be a lawyer.
Our Summer Intern Programme is run from mid-November through to mid-February every year.
We offer winter, summer and graduate opportunities across our three offices in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. Start here, grow anywhere!
We’re looking for curious and hard working law students in their pen-ultimate year to join Dentons as a Summer Clerk for 2025/2026.
Each year Mayne Wetherell welcomes law students from across New Zealand to apply for graduate and summer clerk positions.
Auckland-based law students can get ahead of the pack through our intern programme, which provides third-year law students the opportunity to gain practical, paid legal work experience in our Auckland office during the academic year (March – September).
At McVeagh Fleming, you’ll have the opportunity to work on challenging and rewarding projects every day.
Applications for all programmes open on Thursday 7 March and close on Tuesday 2 April.
From time to time, Webb Henderson’s Auckland office makes a limited number of summer clerk and/or graduate lawyer opportunities available, for people who demonstrate a genuine interest in practising in the firm’s corporate or competition specialist practice areas.
Applications will be open for the month of March, and while we are primarily seeking graduate and clerk roles, applications from any level are always welcomed.