Bird & Bird

Bird & Bird Summer Clerkship Programme (Australia)

Application dates describe recruitment. Program dates and recorded cycle are shown separately where the employer has published them.

Date audit, 29 October 2026. Employer follows the state recruitment scheme. Use the 2026 timetable for month-level projections where 2027 employer dates were not found. 2026/27 cycle already closed. Do not roll 2026 day numbers forward

Bird & Bird runs a summer clerkship programme in its Sydney office for law students in the penultimate year of their studies. The firm takes part in the Law Society of NSW coordinated clerkship program. It has not published its own application dates or the length of the clerkship. The firm describes its clerkships as the main pathway into its graduate and associate programme. Applicants should follow the Law Society of NSW timetable and the firm's careers page.

Program type

Summer clerkship

Location

NSW

Study stage

Penultimate

Audience

General

Eligibility

Law students in the penultimate year of their legal studies

Applications open

9 June 2027 (NSW scheme; employer round unconfirmed)

Applications close

4 or 11 July 2027 (scheme alternatives; employer must choose)

Duration and timing

Applications during 2027 for the 2027/28 clerkship cycle; individual placements may run in 2028

Record checked 29 October 2026. Official source ↗

Application status checked 29 October 2026; next review by 5 November 2026.