Commercial Law Graduate/1st year Lawyer

Commercial Law Graduate or 1^st Year Lawyer

Working alongside Partner Simon Venus and the Adelaide Commercial team, you will be part of a highly respected practice that advises clients across a broad range of commercial, corporate and strategic matters. This is an opportunity to work closely with experienced practitioners who are invested in developing the next generation of talent and providing meaningful client exposure from day one.

We are looking for candidates who are diligent, curious, commercially minded and eager to build their expertise in a collaborative and high-performing environment. You will be attracted to this role if you have strong attention to detail, enjoy solving complex problems, taking ownership of your work, and working as part of a team that values respect, excellence, collaboration, and long-term career growth.

Beyond the quality of work, you will join a supportive team culture where learning is encouraged, achievements are recognised, and people are genuinely committed to each other's success.

To be a successful applicant, you will ideally:

• Have prior experience either as a newly admitted Lawyer, or clerk/graduate , in a corporate/commercial practice
• Be due to complete university studies by the end of 2026, or a newly admitted lawyer
• Be able to demonstrate strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Have excellent written, drafting and verbal communication skills
• Have excellent research skills.
• Have an enquiring mind and demonstrate curiosity and a commitment to growing your specialist expertise, and be open to feedback
• Have high attention to detail and be self motivated

About Us

Piper Alderman is a premier commercial law firm with offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, and Melbourne. We work with clients across Australia and internationally to achieve practical commercial outcomes, innovation in service delivery and deep engagement across multiple industries.

Piper Alderman’s vision is to deliver client outcomes with responsive, commercially decisive expert advice.  Piper Alderman prides itself on being a collaborative law firm where high achieving ambitious team members can succeed in achieving their career goals whilst performing challenging and rewarding work.

At Piper Alderman we promote a culture of excellence, collaboration and teamwork. We recognise and support individuals and invest in their continu1ed professional development.

Our perks

We have a variety of employee benefits aimed at supporting our people including, but not limited to:

• Learning and development opportunities to support career growth including generous study support options.
• An attractive Parental Leave policy offering up to 26 weeks paid leave.
• Automatic acceptance into the group Salary Continuance insurance plan
• Purchased annual leave options.
• Both a firm wide and discretionary bonus program.
• A range of fun office and team events all year round so we make sure we are connecting socially as often as possible!
• A range of corporate discounts.
• Employee-led Diversity & Inclusion and Reconciliation Committees and the opportunity to participate in pro-bono work.

Apply today

Piper Alderman is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We aim to attract and retain the best people and provide an environment where those people can be their authentic selves.  We value diversity of thought and experience and aim to ensure all our people are valued and respected.  People from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Please submit an application by clicking the relevant link in this job advertisement. Please note, no applications will be accepted directly via email.

If you have questions or would like further information about this opportunity, please contact Olivia Zille on ozille@piperalderman.com.au or 8205 3487