Our employer vision

Just as we have a vision for the way we work with clients, we have a clear vision for the type of workplace we want. In summary, our vision is to be a recognised employer of choice in the legal profession and have a culture with a "spark" where people:

Understand their clients' businesses and channel their competitive drive and skills to achieve the best possible outcomes
Are proud of the Firm and so actively refer talent
Are enthusiastic and continually challenging themselves and evolving their skills, contributing to their clients and the Firm as they grow
Feel that they can stay and grow their skills and career at the Firm

So how are we doing?

Recognised employer of choice

Sparke Helmore is recognised as an 'Employer of Choice for Women' by Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency which evaluates companies on:

whether their policies support women;
the transparency of their processes e.g. recruitment, promotion, training;
their commitment to developing people; and
how culture is championed and driven throughout the Firm

This places us alongside some companies such as Ernst & Young, American Express, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Westpac.

We are one of only a handful of law firms nationally to have received this recognition since 2004.

We were also a finalist in the HR Awards Employer of Choice (more than 500 employees) category in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Strong referral base

Our staff are happy to refer the Firm as an employer to their colleagues, friends and even family members and we attract a large number of our new recruits every year through our spotters referral programs.

The journey continues

Of course, we don't think we are perfect, and we still have work to do! To ensure we have regular feedback on opportunities for improvement, we conduct "commencement research" with all new employees and conduct two Firm-wide employee surveys each year.