Established: 1893
Size (personnel): 2,302 Lawyers globally
Office Locations (Australia): Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth
Practice Areas: Business Restructuring & Reorganisation, Labour & Employment, Intellectual Property, Antitrust & Competition, Global Disputes, Energy & Resources, Projects & Infrastructure, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Tax and Financial Markets
About Jones Day
For more than 130 years, Jones Day has nurtured and sustained a culture of client service and professionalism rooted in core priorities shared across the Firm, including pro bono initiatives, encouraging diversity in the profession, supporting community outreach efforts, and promoting the rule of law around the world.
Jones Day’s “One Firm Worldwide” culture remains a model of unselfish collaboration, unwaveringly focused on the client’s concerns and best interests. As Chris Lovrien, Partner-in-Charge, Jones Day Australia recently shared, “Jones Day is a large institution made up of a diverse group of individuals. We were born at different times, and we grew up under a multitude of different systems of government. Yet, it is clear how unified we are. We care about each other, and yearn to feel even more connected to each other and to the incredible work being done on behalf of our clients."
Noteworthy Accomplishments of Jones Day
Jones Day ranked number one in the BTI Consulting Group's "Client Service All-Stars" for the third consecutive year.
78% of Jones Day Australian Partner and Of Counsel are independently ranked.
The Best Lawyers in Australia™ 2025 recognises 34 Jones Day lawyers across 35 areas of law.
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific guide ranks Jones Day in 35 practices, including four Tier 1 rankings and 100 lawyer rankings across the Asia-Pacific region.
The 2024 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific ranked Jones Day in 27 practice areas recognising 32 lawyers.
Winner of numerous M&A Deal of the year awards including administration and recapitalisation of Virgin Australia.
Mission in Action: How Jones Day embodies their mission statement
Jones Day has a history of 130 years and a culture of client service and professionalism based on explicit shared values. These values include providing pro bono legal services, building diversity in our profession, and supporting outreach efforts around the world.
Jones Day has a long history of, and commitment to, pro bono work, public service, and community involvement in all of our locations around the world. Because of that commitment, pro bono and public service matters undertaken by Jones Day are provided the same level of attention and professional dedication that we provide to matters undertaken on behalf of paying clients.
At Jones Day you’ll see lawyers from diverse backgrounds leading client engagements, practice groups, and offices around the world. We are committed to recruiting, retaining and advancing highly qualified diverse lawyers and have set priorities in entry level recruitment, lateral recruitment, development and retention of minority and female lawyers, and diversity mentoring, training and awareness.
What Sets Jones Day Apart?
Jones Day professionals at every career level, and from every practice and every office, contribute to the Firm’s culture and tradition of pro bono. The Firm identifies complex, serious problems and strategizes on transformative solutions. The long-term commitment to pro bono has never wavered, whether leveraging our global resources in the fight against human trafficking, combatting hate crimes, or building out and participating in local legal aid efforts in the communities we call home.
Jones Day lawyers serve on boards of not-for-profit organizations, and assist small business start-ups with structuring, compliance, and tax issues. They volunteer at
food banks, and they provide legal counsel to charitable events. They march in Pride parades, and they support their local arts communities. It’s what makes Jones Day’s culture of pro bono.
Career Opportunities at Jones Day
Lawyers who begin their careers with Jones Day in Australia work on demanding and complex matters and help find solutions for multinational clients confronting significant legal challenges.
Jones Day's Australian lawyers advise on multi-jurisdictional mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate governance, capital markets, intellectual property (including communications and technology transactions), labor and employment, and litigation and dispute resolution.
We demand teamwork across offices and practices and between lawyers, and deliver award winning client service across the globe.
For lawyers coming to Jones Day, this means an exciting career, working without rivalry or competition, alongside more than 2,400 lawyers in 40 offices and 18 different jurisdictions. New lawyers have the opportunity to be involved in demanding and complex matters, advising multinational clients encountering globalized challenges.
Unlike other Firms, Jones Day graduates are not assigned to ‘seats’. Instead they have the freedom to seek work across practices with any partner or team throughout their time in the New Lawyers Group. In the absence of a rigid seat system, graduates have heightened responsibility to mold their experience and manage their time. Our graduates are quickly integrated into various teams across the Firm and gain unparalleled exposure to different areas of law.
We believe the right mix of responsibility and support leaves our graduates with a valuable grounding to excel in their legal career.
Many of our partners trained here too, so they understand what it takes to make our system work. As a graduate, you’ll find them easy to approach and eager to work with you.
“The Non-Rotational Training system has developed my communication and organisation skills tenfold, and I am confident it has made me into a more mature, experienced and well-rounded lawyer.”
Why is Jones Day Different?
Jones Day graduates can influence their own mix of work, experience real responsibility and truly accelerate their development.
You will:
See deals and cases from beginning to end. You will never have to drop an interesting case or deal to move on to another department.
Develop strong client bonds, working closely with clients from the offset.
Receive well-rounded training, assisting with all aspects of a transaction. There are no set ‘graduate’ tasks to hold you back.
Hone your technical skills as a lawyer, learning different styles and techniques from many lawyers. Enjoy a seamless transition through to qualification so that your first day as a qualified lawyer feels like your last as a graduate.
You won't:
Worry about the lottery of seat allocation.
Do six months' intensive training in a practice you've decided is not for you.
"Belong" to one partner or supervisor.
Drop an interesting case/deal to move onto another seat.
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