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20-November-2019

Merryn Stewart
Head of Marketing & Communications
Sparke Helmore Lawyers

Merryn Stewart
Head of Marketing & Communications
Sparke Helmore Lawyers
t: +61 2 9260 2591

Merryn has worked for many years across brand, marketing and communications. She spent 18 years based in London working for various legal and accounting firms, before returning to Australia in 2008 to continue her career in professional services.

Australasian Lawyer has today released its Employer of Choice 2019 list and we are delighted to have been selected.

People and Culture Director Sharon Bennett said, “This is a wonderful acknowledgment from a respected industry publication, so we’re really proud to have made the list. We are working tirelessly towards improved flexible working arrangements for all staff, gender equality, creating the best opportunities for all of our lawyers to learn and grow, and so much more, every single day. We are striving for continuous improvement, and this recognition does suggest we’re heading in the right direction”.

The list recognises leading Australian law firms that satisfy a number of key employment criteria, including health and wellness, recruitment practices, reward and remuneration, training and development, and diversity and inclusion.

About Sparke Helmore

We’ve come a long way since our doors first opened in the Hunter in 1882. We’ve had an office in Sydney since the ‘60s and we recently opened our tenth office in Cairns.

We cover six key areas of law – Corporate & Commercial, Commercial Insurance, Government, Property Environment & Finance, Statutory Lines of Insurance and Workplace – with more than 30 specialised areas of expertise. We’re a truly national, full service and proudly Australian firm that delivers results through deep collaboration with our clients. Wherever our clients need us, that’s where we’ll be.

Covering a big country needs a big team—we’re more than 880 people now and still growing. And in true Australian spirit, we’re friendly, approachable and easy to work with. And when you work with one of us, you get the expertise of all of us.