Work with Us.
Are you tired of the bureaucracy and politics of big firms, but still want to work on market leading transactions?
Do you want to make a positive contribution in a culture lead meritocracy? Where your opportunities are only limited by your imagination, and your potential will be nurtured and supported. Where a culture of collaboration is lived every day, and your contribution is measured not only through your time sheets?
Free from old firm thinking, we truly partner with clients to deliver a superior client experience, driven primarily by our unrivalled people experience. Put simply, our environment allows our people to be the best version of themselves, which enables them to do their best work, and which ultimately makes our clients happy. This is win-win-win.
We put our people experience at the centre of everything we do. We aim to increase ‘wow’ moments and eliminate rub-points. How do we do this?
Accessibility and Inclusion
At Hamilton Locke, our culture is made up of unique backgrounds and varying life experiences. We celebrate our people’s differences across gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, cultural backgrounds, and family and caring arrangements.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.
Visa sponsorship for experienced lawyers
We offer visa sponsorship opportunities for experienced overseas-qualified lawyers looking to relocate to Australia.
Join our supportive and dynamic team, where you’ll have the chance to grow professionally and contribute to challenging and rewarding legal matters.
We prefer to work with direct applicants and rarely engage recruitment agencies on these opportunities. If you’re interested in relocating to Australia, we encourage you to apply directly.
Take the next step in your career and explore exciting opportunities with us in Australia.
To assist with your transition, we have developed an information pack to help you navigate some of the practical and professional aspects involved in relocating to Australia.
Job Search.
Please see a selection of the current opportunities available at the firm listed below.
Don’t see what you’re looking for? We’re always on the lookout for talented, like-minded people to join our team. Submit your expression of interest and if the right role comes up, we’ll reach out.
Senior Associate | Work Health & Safety | Sydney
We’re looking for a Senior Associate to join our Work Health & Safety team in Sydney.
Category: Legal ProfessionalLocation: Sydney, NSW 2000
Work Type: Full Time – Permanent
Senior Associate or Special Counsel | Litigation | Melbourne
We are seeking a commercially astute Litigation Senior Associate or Special Counsel to join our high-performing national disputes team, working closely with Sophie Uhlhorn in our Melbourne office.
Category: Legal ProfessionalLocation: Melbourne, VIC
Work Type: Full Time – Permanent
Lawyer | Litigation | Sydney
We are seeking a commercially astute Litigation Lawyer to join our high-performing national disputes team, working in our Sydney team.
Category: Legal ProfessionalLocation: Sydney, NSW 2000
Work Type: Full Time – Permanent
Senior AI Product Manager | Hamilton Locke | Sydney
We’re looking for an experienced AI Product Manager to become the primary product owner for Legora and Hamilton Locke's growing suite of AI tools. Based in Sydney and reporting jointly to the Head of Technology and the Director of Business Performance, you will be the first point of contact for Legora and future AI tools across the firm, working closely with our practice groups to identify, configure and roll out agents, workflows and other AI capabilities that make a genuine difference to how our lawyers work. You will own the feedback loop between users and the platform, driving continuous improvement, and lead the training, communication and change management needed to embed new features successfully. Beyond Legora, you will play an active role in shaping and delivering Hamilton Locke's broader AI strategy, helping to identify, evaluate and deploy AI tools across the firm's business model and value chain.
Category: Operations / HQLocation: Sydney, NSW 2000
Work Type: Full Time – Permanent
Lawyer or Senior Associate | Energy, Resources, Construction & Infrastructure | Melbourne
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, and hard-working to join one of Australia’s fastest growing law firms.
Category: Legal ProfessionalLocation: Melbourne, VIC
Work Type: Full Time – Permanent
Lawyer or Junior Senior Associate| Real Estate | Brisbane
We’re looking for a Lawyer / junior Senior Associate to join our Real Estate team in Brisbane. We’re a diverse group, and are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, hard-working and fun.
Category: Legal ProfessionalLocation: Brisbane, QLD
Work Type: Full Time – Permanent
Banking and Finance Lawyer | Sydney
We’re on the lookout for a Lawyer to join our rapidly growing, national Banking & Finance team, led by Zina Edwards. Zina is an experienced finance and restructuring lawyer, with a particular focus on the growing alternative lending market in Australia. You will have the opportunity to advise on numerous onshore and offshore credit funds, asset managers and other non-bank lenders in relation to investments in complex structured finance and hybrid transactions, venture debt and growth finance, restructuring and special situations.
Category: Legal ProfessionalLocation: Sydney, NSW 2000
Work Type: Full Time – Permanent
Senior Associate| Tax | Sydney
Hamilton Locke is looking for a talented tax lawyer to join our national Tax team which comprises 5 partners and 9 lawyers.
Category: Legal ProfessionalLocation: Sydney, NSW 2000
Work Type: Full Time – Permanent
Lawyer | Corporate (Public M&A & ECM) | Sydney
We’re looking for a Lawyer to join our market-leading public markets practice in Sydney, working for clients in equity capital markets (IPOs, secondary raisings, ASX compliance) and public M&A transactions.
Category: Legal ProfessionalLocation: Sydney, NSW 2000
Work Type: Full Time – Permanent
Senior Associate | Funds & Financial Services | Brisbane
We’re looking for a Senior Associate to join our Funds & Financial Services team, recognised as a Band 1 ranked firm in the Chambers and Partners Fintech Legal Guide 2025.
Category: Legal ProfessionalLocation: Sydney, NSW 2000
Work Type: Full Time – Permanent
Expression of Interest | Hamilton Locke
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