Culture at Clayton Utz

Great work culture! Most people are very approachable and friendly. Plenty of extra-curricular things.

CU is very collaborative and social. I have found majority of my colleagues are very friendly and outgoing, supportive and it doesn't feel like a rigid, hierarchical structure. I feel comfortable approaching senior lawyers and partners, as well as more junior staff.

Socialising amongst colleagues is team dependent, some teams are better than others. My last team was quite social, the current team I am in, not so social.

I think the firm's culture is quite good. There are always some people who may be unpleasant but generally the large majority of people have been friendly, kind and supportive. It is very team-dependant, but both the juniors and seniors will delegate work and give feedback, and my experience has been that my teams have worked well together and been friendly both during and after work hours. I particularly enjoy the flexibility to work where and when I need to, as long as the work gets done.

Good social environment. People are friendly. Lots of social events to get involved in. Some teams work from home more than others which takes away some of the support particularly for juniors. Communication is also harder when people work from home. However, working from home does help to provide flexibility. Due to billable targets, there is sometimes less time for team building/cooperation and learning.

The team I work in is very social and willing to discuss both work and life generally.

I really enjoy the company's culture There are so many events that you can get involved in and attend both in the office and after hours. The approach is that you can do as much or as little as you like, which I think creates a healthy culture because there are plenty of events to attend for those that want to, but there has never been in my experience any pressure to attend or any level of disappointment expressed from colleagues if you do not want to attend an event/can't make an event. I think the level of socialisation between colleagues in different teams is great, but I also think it is person dependent. I.e. if you want to meet people in other teams and socialise with them, you can and people are very open to it, but you have to take the first step/the initiative, because being spread across different floors, it does not always happen naturally. I have had an excellent experience acheiving mentoring from senior people in the firm (or juniors who are just more senior than I am). Everyone is willing to go for a coffee, chat about my experiences and how I am finding it. This is even the case for people I have not met before - it is very common to get a cold email from people you haven't met before for a coffee/catch up and I think it is great that there is no level of trepidation about doing that because the response is always positive.

Good supportive culture, everyone quite friendly and welcoming, doesn't feel overly hierarchical in that you are able to work across all levels of a team and partners are not unapproachable, good amount of social events with generally good levels of participation, grad program was conducive to forming bonds - would be good to have more to do with our colleagues in other offices, which could be driven by grads after meeting people on national orientation

Depends on the team

As I said, the people are great - they care, are inclusive and humble. It is a traditional law firm, so it is hierarchical (which makes sense to me - and I have no qualms about it). That said, regardless of position, everyone wants to succeed, and no one is setting each other up for failure.

There is a hierarchy in the workplace but also positive socialising, cooperation and teamwork. Some socialising in smaller friendship groups occurs outside of work hours.

Very easy to talk to seniors and everyone is welcoming.

There is a close connection with the Partners and SA's as they are involved with the lawyers and grads. People make an effort if someone is new which I have greatly appreciated.

Good culture in terms of socialising and the individual people who you can become friends with. My team has a good culture and is not very hierarchical. However, generally in the firm it feels as though there is disconnect and some poor delegating from seniors to juniors.