AUS Law Firm Targeting (Playbook)

The firm-by-firm map of Australian commercial law. 60+ firms, five tiers, every WAM cutoff, every salary band, every clerkship window.

This Playbook covers The Tier System for AU Law (Tier 1 Top Tier / Global Elite, Tier 2 National Big Six, Tier 3 Mid-Tier, Tier 4 Boutique / Specialist, Tier 5 In-House / Govt), Tier 1 Top Tier / Global Elite (Allens, HSF, Clayton Utz, K&WM, Ashurst, Corrs, Minter Ellison, NRF, Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper, Gilbert + Tobin, Jones Day) with firm-by-firm tables, Tier 2 National Big Six + Strong Mid-Tier, Tier 3 Mid-Tier (HWL Ebsworth, Sparke Helmore, Mills Oakley, Thomson Geer), Tier 4 Boutique / Specialist (commercial litigation, IP boutiques), Tier 5 In-House / Govt (AGS, DPP, Crown Solicitor, in-house at top corporates), the Clerkship Calendar (Summer Clerkships Jun-Aug, Penultimate Year applications Feb-Apr), full Salary Tables in AUD (Graduate Lawyer $85k-$110k Tier 1, Associate $120k-$160k, SA $180k-$260k, Special Counsel $280k-$380k, Partner $400k-$1M+), and the Master Law Checklist (Plan A Top Tier clerkship, Plan B Mid-Tier vacation, Plan C In-house / Boutique / Govt direct grad).

34 pages. Australia. Cycle 2026. Brand: Alex Euripidou - Established 1993.