Firm Background
Thomson Geer is a large independent Australian corporate law firm.
Across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, Thomson Geer have over 500 team members comprising more than 90 Partners, 250 legal professionals, and close to 200 support staff. By size, we are one of the largest firms operating in Australia.
Thomson Geer is regularly engaged on challenging and complex work, combining depth of quality legal skills and know how across Australia with strong value driven standards and settings.
Areas of Legal Practice
Our Practice Areas include:
- Banking & Finance
- Competition & Regulation
- Corporate & Advisory
- Employment, Workplace Relations & Safety
- Environment & Pnanning
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Projects & Construction
- Property
- Restructuring & Insolvency
- Superannuation & Wealth Management
- Tax
- Technology
Our clients include companies in banking and finance, construction, energy and resources, healthcare, telecommunications, property development, wealth management, tax, gaming and leisure, and media, broadcasting and entertainment.
Our clients are ASX Top 200, Major global foreign corporations, ASX Mid and Small Caps, Government Enterprises and large and medium private corporations.
Employee Numbers
We have more than 90 Partners and more than 500+ legal professionals and support staff operating out of our offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Adelaide.
By size we are in the top:
- 15 law firms operating in Australia;
- 10 independent Australian law firms; and
- 35 local law firms in the Asia-Pacific.
Our annual revenue exceeds A$135 million.
Firm Culture
The Law is an incredibly rewarding profession, but we recognise that it can also be demanding. For this reason, we aim to maintain an environment that is friendly, collegiate and professionally stimulating.
We work hard to enhance this culture through open and authentic communication, and by ensuring we are respectful and accountable to each other every day.
Our partners are approachable and accessible to our staff. Every Thomson Geer partner is committed to a set of principles which exemplify our open and supportive culture day-to-day. These principles are demonstrated by the partners' support for our open door policy, and in the way they encourage the very best in every staff member of our firm.
Our clients are at the centre of everything we do; so it is not only the openness we demonstrate in our dealings with each other, but also the well-established and trusting relationships we have with our clients, that make Thomson Geer a great place to work.
Career Development
We view all of our clerks as potential graduates, and all of our graduates as potential partners. So we take the time to develop you through on-the-job learning, working directly with experienced practitioners.
From day one, you'll be part of the team, involved in all aspects of legal practice. You will enjoy regular and timely performance feedback and guidance from your supervising partner and a mentor.
The promotion criteria for our legal staff is transparent and career development discussions are facilitated in both formal and informal settings.
Postgraduate Study
At Thomson Geer we strongly encourage personal and professional development through further study. We provide financial support and paid leave to staff enrolled in an approved course.
Legal Training
We will dedicate significant time to your development as an up and coming lawyer because an investment in you is an investment in our future (and the future of our valued clients).
During your clerkship and career with Thomson Geer, you will have access to multiple streams of in-house training and development programs. These include:
- New lawyer training – sessions like 'Preparing for Court' and 'Personal Reputation'
- Mentoring and networking programs
- In-house seminars and discussion groups
- Tertiary studies & assistance program
The firm runs monthly Continuing Legal Education (CLE) sessions which are facilitated by both internal staff members and external providers. These cover a wide variety of topics to support your ongoing education and development and include such sessions as discrimination, ethics, trust accounting, business restructuring, and self-managed superannuation funds.
As you progress your career with the firm you may be included in our Leadership Development Program which focuses on career development and coaching for our senior lawyers.
The firm also encourages attendance at external seminars and conferences relevant to your practice group and individual development.
Travel Opportunities
Travel and secondment opportunities to our interstate offices or elsewhere in the country arise where there is a business need. In some cases, short term secondments may also be offered to lawyers based on client needs.
Firm Background
Thomson Geer is a large independent Australian corporate law firm.
Across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, Thomson Geer have over 500 team members comprising more than 90 Partners, 250 legal professionals, and close to 200 support staff. By size, we are one of the largest firms operating in Australia.
Thomson Geer is regularly engaged on challenging and complex work, combining depth of quality legal skills and know how across Australia with strong value driven standards and settings.
Areas of Legal Practice
Our Practice Areas include:
- Banking & Finance
- Competition & Regulation
- Corporate & Advisory
- Employment, Workplace Relations & Safety
- Environment & Pnanning
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Projects & Construction
- Property
- Restructuring & Insolvency
- Superannuation & Wealth Management
- Tax
- Technology
Our clients include companies in banking and finance, construction, energy and resources, healthcare, telecommunications, property development, wealth management, tax, gaming and leisure, and media, broadcasting and entertainment.
Our clients are ASX Top 200, Major global foreign corporations, ASX Mid and Small Caps, Government Enterprises and large and medium private corporations.
Employee Numbers
We have more than 90 Partners and more than 500+ legal professionals and support staff operating out of our offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Adelaide.
By size we are in the top:
- 15 law firms operating in Australia;
- 10 independent Australian law firms; and
- 35 local law firms in the Asia-Pacific.
Our annual revenue exceeds A$135 million.
Firm Culture
The Law is an incredibly rewarding profession, but we recognise that it can also be demanding. For this reason, we aim to maintain an environment that is friendly, collegiate and professionally stimulating.
We work hard to enhance this culture through open and authentic communication, and by ensuring we are respectful and accountable to each other every day.
Our partners are approachable and accessible to our staff. Every Thomson Geer partner is committed to a set of principles which exemplify our open and supportive culture day-to-day. These principles are demonstrated by the partners' support for our open door policy, and in the way they encourage the very best in every staff member of our firm.
Our clients are at the centre of everything we do; so it is not only the openness we demonstrate in our dealings with each other, but also the well-established and trusting relationships we have with our clients, that make Thomson Geer a great place to work.
Career Development
We view all of our clerks as potential graduates, and all of our graduates as potential partners. So we take the time to develop you through on-the-job learning, working directly with experienced practitioners.
From day one, you'll be part of the team, involved in all aspects of legal practice. You will enjoy regular and timely performance feedback and guidance from your supervising partner and a mentor.
The promotion criteria for our legal staff is transparent and career development discussions are facilitated in both formal and informal settings.
Postgraduate Study
At Thomson Geer we strongly encourage personal and professional development through further study. We provide financial support and paid leave to staff enrolled in an approved course.
Legal Training
We will dedicate significant time to your development as an up and coming lawyer because an investment in you is an investment in our future (and the future of our valued clients).
During your clerkship and career with Thomson Geer, you will have access to multiple streams of in-house training and development programs. These include:
- New lawyer training – sessions like 'Preparing for Court' and 'Personal Reputation'
- Mentoring and networking programs
- In-house seminars and discussion groups
- Tertiary studies & assistance program
The firm runs monthly Continuing Legal Education (CLE) sessions which are facilitated by both internal staff members and external providers. These cover a wide variety of topics to support your ongoing education and development and include such sessions as discrimination, ethics, trust accounting, business restructuring, and self-managed superannuation funds.
As you progress your career with the firm you may be included in our Leadership Development Program which focuses on career development and coaching for our senior lawyers.
The firm also encourages attendance at external seminars and conferences relevant to your practice group and individual development.
Travel Opportunities
Travel and secondment opportunities to our interstate offices or elsewhere in the country arise where there is a business need. In some cases, short term secondments may also be offered to lawyers based on client needs.