Welcome Law firms are all the same. True or false? Certainly, on the surface there appears to be little to distinguish one law firm from another. But look closer and you will see differences – some subtle, some distinct. These differences should be important to you as a prospective employee because they will influence or direct your role, your interaction with colleagues and clients, your career path, your career prospects and, yes, the quality of your life outside work. Hunt & Hunt's mid-tier status has its advantages. Though we are structured in much the same way as the other, larger national firms, we are not bound by bureaucracy or hindered by layers of politics, policy or procedure. We have heard the horror stories of graduates who are held hostage for weeks on end to a large discovery. Or of lawyers who, years out from qualifying, are yet to be taken to a client meeting. We have even heard of partners at other firms who still insist on being addressed as 'Mister'. That would simply not happen at Hunt & Hunt. Our employees tend to be extended opportunities earlier in their careers, and are included openly in client-facing activities. Though our workforce is populated with brilliance, it is free from ego and arrogance. We celebrate diversity. In fact, we seldom overlook an opportunity to celebrate anything wonderful that happens to our firm or the people within it. We do more than listen to our employees - we actively seek their input, perspective and ideas. We are acutely aware that people, both inside and external to our organisation, are critical to our continued success. Our enviable client retention rate is the result of our commitment to long-term partnership relationships. It is also evidence that we have largely achieved our stated aspiration of being regarded by our clients as their 'preferred legal provider'. We offer our lawyers and support staff some of the best hands-on training and career development of any law firm in Australia - or the Asia-Pacific, for that matter. Our firm can best be described as personable, fresh, valued, growing and committed. We are definitely not stagnant, staid, aloof or transactional. We are fiercely protective of our culture. Our business strategy is to make an already successful firm even stronger, yet we do not aspire to having the largest headcount or biggest revenue. We know that nothing comes without a price and, frankly, we work to live, not the other way around. We choose family, friends and freedom over billable hours. Want to look closer? For further information about our current vacancies please click here. Maureen Peatman Chairman