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  • Areas of Legal Practice
  • Employee Numbers
  • Firm Culture
  • Promotion Opportunities
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Firm Background

A Queensland-based law firm with local, national and international clients, Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers is the second largest independent Queensland-based law firm based on legal team members. Cooper Grace Ward is driven by a culture of excellence and has been identified as one of Australia’s fastest growing commercial law firms.

At Cooper Grace Ward our focus has always been our team and our clients. Our strategic focus has been to build a high performing and unique culture where we are able to attract and retain key talent to deliver consistently high quality client service and legal solutions across Queensland and Australia.

We are very proud of our place in the Australian legal market place and our continued focus on our clients and our team members has resulted in many Awards, including:

  • Winner – EOWA Employer of Choice for Women Citation 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012
  • Winner – Australasian Law Awards Gold Employer of Choice 2011
  • Finalist – ALB Australasian Law Awards 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012 (Best Brisbane Firm)
  • Winner – BRW Client Choice Awards 2009 and 2010 – Best Australian Law Firm (revenue less than $50m)

These represent only some of the nationally recognised awards we have received which reflect the value we place on the relationships we have with our clients and all Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers team members.

Cooper Grace Ward has an excellent reputation in the legal and business market place. We are regarded by our clients as a positive, enthusiastic and successful law firm striving to deliver exceptional outcomes for clients, creating exciting opportunities for team members and contributing meaningfully to our community. We are committed to our clients’ success, the development of our valued team and our continuing role as our clients’ business partner.

We are also known for our progressive values based culture, fantastic work environment, leading technology and practice management systems, excellent technical and personal development plus a strong commitment to the sustainability of our environment and community.

Areas of Legal Practice

The firm provides a comprehensive range of commercially focussed legal services in areas including Commercial, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Insurance & Health, Family and Property, Planning & Environment. We are currently recruiting graduates to join:

  • Commercial
  • Commercial Dispute Resolution
  • Insurance
  • Property
Our graduates stay with the team they commence with.

Employee Numbers

The firm has 24 partners and comprises more than 230 people, of which nearly 100 are lawyers.

Firm Culture

Our graduates tell us what makes Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers a great place to work is that we are friendly and supportive. They have access to clients and partners and are given real responsibility early in their career. We are small enough for the Managing Partner to know you by name, yet big enough to work with national and internationally based clients.

Cooper Grace Ward is a vibrant, energetic, growing and diverse team, supporting and nurturing our people and meeting the changing needs of our clients. As individuals and as a team we take personal responsibility and pride in our work and have fun while we do it. We are proud of what we achieve for our clients and of the lifestyle choices available to our team members.

Our Values of mutual respect, outstanding service, team spirit and honesty are seen in every decision we make.

Promotion Opportunities

Our strong commitment to the personal and professional development of our team members, supported by regular feedback, performance reviews, Competency Framework as well as technical and non-technical training provides all team members with the opportunity to be promoted based on their performance.

Attributes & Skills

If you are looking for a firm that values your contribution, treats you as an individual, invests time, effort and money into your career and personal development, understands that even graduates have lives outside of work, gives you access to partners, a range of clients, and interesting and challenging work then Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers might be for you.

If our values resonate with you, you have performed well at university, can demonstrate that you can be a leader and a team player, understand that excellent customer service is reflected in everything you do not just a one off, have the tenacity to excel in your chosen area and the pragmatism to apply your analytical and technical legal skills come up with commercial solutions to business issues, then Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers is definitely the place for you.

Postgraduate Study

Cooper Grace Ward is committed to providing exceptional outcomes to our clients and creating exciting opportunities for our team. A key platform in achieving this vision is our commitment to a strong learning culture and the career development of team members. We contribute towards the cost of work related tertiary courses or other formal learning undertaken by team members seeking to gain additional educational, technical or similar qualifications relevant to their career with the firm.

Legal Training

We provide excellent support for law students and law graduates to complete their undergraduate study or their PLT, including resources such as fully paid PLT course, use of WP resources, study support groups, legal mentors and PLT co-ordinators.

Graduate Program

We offer a 12 month graduate program which encompasses both the PLT and hands-on experience. While we do not rotate our graduate through different areas of the firm, the majority of our graduates come from our Law Clerk program which provides Law Clerks with opportunities to see how all areas of the firm operate. To be eligible for the Law Clerk program you need to have 2 years of your study remaining.

Firm Background

A Queensland-based law firm with local, national and international clients, Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers is the second largest independent Queensland-based law firm based on legal team members. Cooper Grace Ward is driven by a culture of excellence and has been identified as one of Australia’s fastest growing commercial law firms.

At Cooper Grace Ward our focus has always been our team and our clients. Our strategic focus has been to build a high performing and unique culture where we are able to attract and retain key talent to deliver consistently high quality client service and legal solutions across Queensland and Australia.

We are very proud of our place in the Australian legal market place and our continued focus on our clients and our team members has resulted in many Awards, including:

  • Winner – EOWA Employer of Choice for Women Citation 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012
  • Winner – Australasian Law Awards Gold Employer of Choice 2011
  • Finalist – ALB Australasian Law Awards 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012 (Best Brisbane Firm)
  • Winner – BRW Client Choice Awards 2009 and 2010 – Best Australian Law Firm (revenue less than $50m)

These represent only some of the nationally recognised awards we have received which reflect the value we place on the relationships we have with our clients and all Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers team members.

Cooper Grace Ward has an excellent reputation in the legal and business market place. We are regarded by our clients as a positive, enthusiastic and successful law firm striving to deliver exceptional outcomes for clients, creating exciting opportunities for team members and contributing meaningfully to our community. We are committed to our clients’ success, the development of our valued team and our continuing role as our clients’ business partner.

We are also known for our progressive values based culture, fantastic work environment, leading technology and practice management systems, excellent technical and personal development plus a strong commitment to the sustainability of our environment and community.

Areas of Legal Practice

The firm provides a comprehensive range of commercially focussed legal services in areas including Commercial, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Insurance & Health, Family and Property, Planning & Environment. We are currently recruiting graduates to join:

  • Commercial
  • Commercial Dispute Resolution
  • Insurance
  • Property
Our graduates stay with the team they commence with.

Employee Numbers

The firm has 24 partners and comprises more than 230 people, of which nearly 100 are lawyers.

Firm Culture

Our graduates tell us what makes Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers a great place to work is that we are friendly and supportive. They have access to clients and partners and are given real responsibility early in their career. We are small enough for the Managing Partner to know you by name, yet big enough to work with national and internationally based clients.

Cooper Grace Ward is a vibrant, energetic, growing and diverse team, supporting and nurturing our people and meeting the changing needs of our clients. As individuals and as a team we take personal responsibility and pride in our work and have fun while we do it. We are proud of what we achieve for our clients and of the lifestyle choices available to our team members.

Our Values of mutual respect, outstanding service, team spirit and honesty are seen in every decision we make.

Promotion Opportunities

Our strong commitment to the personal and professional development of our team members, supported by regular feedback, performance reviews, Competency Framework as well as technical and non-technical training provides all team members with the opportunity to be promoted based on their performance.

Attributes & Skills

If you are looking for a firm that values your contribution, treats you as an individual, invests time, effort and money into your career and personal development, understands that even graduates have lives outside of work, gives you access to partners, a range of clients, and interesting and challenging work then Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers might be for you.

If our values resonate with you, you have performed well at university, can demonstrate that you can be a leader and a team player, understand that excellent customer service is reflected in everything you do not just a one off, have the tenacity to excel in your chosen area and the pragmatism to apply your analytical and technical legal skills come up with commercial solutions to business issues, then Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers is definitely the place for you.

Postgraduate Study

Cooper Grace Ward is committed to providing exceptional outcomes to our clients and creating exciting opportunities for our team. A key platform in achieving this vision is our commitment to a strong learning culture and the career development of team members. We contribute towards the cost of work related tertiary courses or other formal learning undertaken by team members seeking to gain additional educational, technical or similar qualifications relevant to their career with the firm.

Legal Training

We provide excellent support for law students and law graduates to complete their undergraduate study or their PLT, including resources such as fully paid PLT course, use of WP resources, study support groups, legal mentors and PLT co-ordinators.

Graduate Program

We offer a 12 month graduate program which encompasses both the PLT and hands-on experience. While we do not rotate our graduate through different areas of the firm, the majority of our graduates come from our Law Clerk program which provides Law Clerks with opportunities to see how all areas of the firm operate. To be eligible for the Law Clerk program you need to have 2 years of your study remaining.