Careers

Our solicitors are encouraged to focus on one or two areas of law to be able to offer our clients the highest quality of legal advice.

We offer a structured career progression program, with one-on-one support from your supervisor and mentor. As well as providing in-house training programs such as our ‘Emerging Lawyers Program’ for newly admitted lawyers and regular ‘Sharing of Knowledge’ meetings for all team members, we strongly encourage our practitioners to develop their technical skills through external CPD events and activities.

We value friendly, supportive team dynamics and encourage an entrepreneurial mindset in our staff.

Due to growth, we are currently seeking expressions of interest from solicitors with experience in all commercial and litigation areas including in particular: Family Law, Commercial Law, Estate Planning and Commercial Litigation.  

Please email recruitment@mckayslaw.com or contact our Human Resources Manager on (07) 4963 0888 with details of your employment history and areas of expertise. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Graduate, you will typically work full time while completing a trainee solicitor program or practical legal training program.

You will complete 'rotations' in several different areas of the practice e.g. Conveyancing, Family Law, Commercial Law, Criminal Law and Estate Planning, gaining valuable experience such as client service, file management, time management, drafting and problem solving, before settling into your niche area with the practice.

You will work alongside senior practitioners, completing meaningful work and receiving daily training and supervision from a variety of Directors and Solicitors.

We will also provide you with training and mentoring in relation to marketing and business development and other essential soft skills to fast track your career progression with us.

We are currently seeking applications from Law Graduates to join our program at the end of 2025, during 2026 and beyond. To apply, please email recruitment@mckayslaw.com and attach a covering letter, resume and copy of your unofficial academic transcript.

We encourage university students to join us during their vacation periods on our voluntary work experience program.

Typically lasting for one to two weeks, you will experience life at McKays, shadowing our solicitors and completing tasks and research, based on real legal scenarios. You will also meet and spend time with our team of friendly lawyers and law graduaates, who will talk to you about what to expect once you have graduated.

University students who have successfully completed work experience with us are welcome to apply for paid vacation clerkships or part time work to fit in with their study commitments.

To apply for a work experience placement please email recruitment@mckayslaw.com and attach a covering letter, resume and copy of your unofficial academic transcript.

Our support and administration team are the backbone of our organisation and we value the contributions they make each day. We have a number of very long term senior support staff members who have worked with us in excess of 15 and 20 years!

Our legal teams have a variety of opportuities available including Legal Secretary and Paralegal roles, where you will work alongside Solicitors, completing admnistrative tasks on client files.

There are also a wide range of roles and career paths for administrative staff including business traineeships and general administrative positions in the areas of reception, marketing, human resources, finance and information technology.

We are currently seeking expressions of interest from Legal Secretaries and Conveyancing Paralegals who would like to join a growing and progressive practice in Mackay.