From Humble Beginnings
We are fiercely independent, possess a unique culture and we are uncompromising in the protection of our values.
More than 40 years ago, HopgoodGanim was founded by two great friends with a focus on commercial litigation and family law. Today, HopgoodGanim is a large and fully integrated national law firm offering solutions to commercial problems across the full spectrum of legal services. We continue to house one of Australia’s largest and most well regarded family and relationship law practices.
You may have asked yourself what makes HopgoodGanim different to any other firm? We believe it is the close relationships we have with our clients and each other. We do our very best work when we know our clients personally and we know their businesses inside and out. Inside our firm, people genuinely like each other, refer to each other as friends and work collaboratively to achieve the best outcomes possible for our clients. It’s our emphasis on deep and successful relationships that helps us maintain our reputation as a law firm with the greatest skills and expertise, which is also a truly great place to work.
Our Expertise
Our expertise is categorised around areas of technical speciality and sectors. In many areas of law, our practitioners practise in all Australian jurisdictions and work with international clients, meaning the work you do in any given day is equally complex and exciting.
Practice Groups
CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets
- Commercial Property
- Competition and Trade Practices
- Construction
- Corporate and Commercial Advisory
- Employment
- Health and Safety
- Information Technology and Data Protection
- Insurance and Risk
- Insolvency
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Native Title
- Planning and Environment
- Resources and Energy
- Taxation
PERSONAL AND FAMILY LAW
- Estate Planning
- Estate Litigation
- Family and Relationship Law
- Taxation
Employee Numbers
Our firm has 43 partners and more than 280 staff across two locations of Brisbane and Perth. Our legal staff number more than 140 and we are constantly growing.
Firm Culture
HopgoodGanim enjoys a reputation as a place where people love to come to work. We describe our culture as ‘The HG Way’ and central to this is a theme of ‘Business Mateship’. Business Mateship was a phrase we coined many years ago to capture the culture of friendship created by our founding partners and to describe how the people of HopgoodGanim, our clients and other stakeholders come together and interact. That is, we believe in treating each other, and our clients, as we would treat our friends. Some of the ways we do this include:
- Providing our clients with great service and breaking down the traditional and often conservative barriers between lawyers and their clients
- Approaching our work with passion, positivity and a tenacious attitude
- Openly sharing our thoughts and ideas for ways to improve processes and procedures
- Providing straightforward and honest answers to questions from colleagues and clients
- Getting to know more about the personality of the people we work with by finding out what their passions are outside of work
- Communicating with our clients and colleagues as much as possible about the progress of the work we’re doing for them
The HG Way also encompasses our firm vision and values.
Our Vision and Values
To be a great law firm and a place where people love to work
TRUSTED
Trusted experts in our fields
PRIDE
Pride in who we are and the quality of the outcomes we produce
RESPECT
Respect for who we are and genuinely privileged to help our clients
CARE
We take ownership of our clients' problems and value the relationships we have
COLLABORATIVE
Proud of our combined capability and stronger when we work together
Promotion Opportunities
We believe in organic growth and the development of our talent from within to create a strong, experienced team. Whether you're a graduate, an experienced legal practitioner or a member of our support staff, we provide a career path for your progression and continued achievement right from day one.
Attributes & Skills
No matter which area of the firm you work in, we value integrity, tenacity and thinking 'outside the square'. We're looking for people who demonstrate technical excellence and a competitive spirit.
HopgoodGanim's high profile partners and their teams are characterised by their competitive spirit, technical excellence and supportive leadership skills. Pursuing a career with us will give you the opportunity to experience challenging work in a premium firm, but not at the expense of other priorities in your life.
Post Graduate Study
Our educational assistance program provides support to employees who undertake study on a part-time or intensive basis to gain academic or vocational qualifications. We support those undertaking approved study with financial assistance and/or additional study leave for exam periods.
Legal Training
HopgoodGanim is committed to the professional development of both our professional and support staff. We offer a comprehensive learning and development framework covering a range of important technical and soft skills, including people and leadership, business development and marketing, financial management and computer skills. We also run an in-house Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program for legal practitioners to help them meet their continuing professional development point requirements.
GRADUATE PROGRAM
When we recruit our graduate, clerkship and research assistant positions, we're recruiting our partners of tomorrow. We are committed to developing our future legal practitioners through a variety of graduate and educational opportunities. HopgoodGanim's graduate program is about providing real opportunities and real challenges in a professional working environment.
Providing real opportunities and challenges in a professional working environment, HopgoodGanim’s two year graduate program is a great way to kick-start your legal career.
From Humble Beginnings
We are fiercely independent, possess a unique culture and we are uncompromising in the protection of our values.
More than 40 years ago, HopgoodGanim was founded by two great friends with a focus on commercial litigation and family law. Today, HopgoodGanim is a large and fully integrated national law firm offering solutions to commercial problems across the full spectrum of legal services. We continue to house one of Australia’s largest and most well regarded family and relationship law practices.
You may have asked yourself what makes HopgoodGanim different to any other firm? We believe it is the close relationships we have with our clients and each other. We do our very best work when we know our clients personally and we know their businesses inside and out. Inside our firm, people genuinely like each other, refer to each other as friends and work collaboratively to achieve the best outcomes possible for our clients. It’s our emphasis on deep and successful relationships that helps us maintain our reputation as a law firm with the greatest skills and expertise, which is also a truly great place to work.
Our Expertise
Our expertise is categorised around areas of technical speciality and sectors. In many areas of law, our practitioners practise in all Australian jurisdictions and work with international clients, meaning the work you do in any given day is equally complex and exciting.
Practice Groups
CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets
- Commercial Property
- Competition and Trade Practices
- Construction
- Corporate and Commercial Advisory
- Employment
- Health and Safety
- Information Technology and Data Protection
- Insurance and Risk
- Insolvency
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Native Title
- Planning and Environment
- Resources and Energy
- Taxation
PERSONAL AND FAMILY LAW
- Estate Planning
- Estate Litigation
- Family and Relationship Law
- Taxation
Employee Numbers
Our firm has 43 partners and more than 280 staff across two locations of Brisbane and Perth. Our legal staff number more than 140 and we are constantly growing.
Firm Culture
HopgoodGanim enjoys a reputation as a place where people love to come to work. We describe our culture as ‘The HG Way’ and central to this is a theme of ‘Business Mateship’. Business Mateship was a phrase we coined many years ago to capture the culture of friendship created by our founding partners and to describe how the people of HopgoodGanim, our clients and other stakeholders come together and interact. That is, we believe in treating each other, and our clients, as we would treat our friends. Some of the ways we do this include:
- Providing our clients with great service and breaking down the traditional and often conservative barriers between lawyers and their clients
- Approaching our work with passion, positivity and a tenacious attitude
- Openly sharing our thoughts and ideas for ways to improve processes and procedures
- Providing straightforward and honest answers to questions from colleagues and clients
- Getting to know more about the personality of the people we work with by finding out what their passions are outside of work
- Communicating with our clients and colleagues as much as possible about the progress of the work we’re doing for them
The HG Way also encompasses our firm vision and values.
Our Vision and Values
To be a great law firm and a place where people love to work
TRUSTED
Trusted experts in our fields
PRIDE
Pride in who we are and the quality of the outcomes we produce
RESPECT
Respect for who we are and genuinely privileged to help our clients
CARE
We take ownership of our clients' problems and value the relationships we have
COLLABORATIVE
Proud of our combined capability and stronger when we work together
Promotion Opportunities
We believe in organic growth and the development of our talent from within to create a strong, experienced team. Whether you're a graduate, an experienced legal practitioner or a member of our support staff, we provide a career path for your progression and continued achievement right from day one.
Attributes & Skills
No matter which area of the firm you work in, we value integrity, tenacity and thinking 'outside the square'. We're looking for people who demonstrate technical excellence and a competitive spirit.
HopgoodGanim's high profile partners and their teams are characterised by their competitive spirit, technical excellence and supportive leadership skills. Pursuing a career with us will give you the opportunity to experience challenging work in a premium firm, but not at the expense of other priorities in your life.
Post Graduate Study
Our educational assistance program provides support to employees who undertake study on a part-time or intensive basis to gain academic or vocational qualifications. We support those undertaking approved study with financial assistance and/or additional study leave for exam periods.
Legal Training
HopgoodGanim is committed to the professional development of both our professional and support staff. We offer a comprehensive learning and development framework covering a range of important technical and soft skills, including people and leadership, business development and marketing, financial management and computer skills. We also run an in-house Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program for legal practitioners to help them meet their continuing professional development point requirements.
GRADUATE PROGRAM
When we recruit our graduate, clerkship and research assistant positions, we're recruiting our partners of tomorrow. We are committed to developing our future legal practitioners through a variety of graduate and educational opportunities. HopgoodGanim's graduate program is about providing real opportunities and real challenges in a professional working environment.
Providing real opportunities and challenges in a professional working environment, HopgoodGanim’s two year graduate program is a great way to kick-start your legal career.