Learning and Development

We believe that learning is a lifelong pursuit. That’s why we place a strong emphasis on providing opportunities for all our people to continuously learn, develop and reach for their highest potential.

We take professional development seriously – regularly talking about it throughout the year and formally planning for it during the annual performance review program.

With a company-wide focus on innovation, we’ve fostered an environment where collaboration, critical thinking and creativity thrive, contributing to both personal and professional development that benefits us all. It’s what drives Smarter Law and helps us to create a high-performance learning culture.

All new starters go through a personalised induction program, completing online training modules to help familiarise you with our internal practices and requirements. You’ll also be given a buddy to assist you in your first few weeks and answer any questions you might have.

If you’re studying a law degree or other related education pathways, you will be supported at Hall & Wilcox. We also offer support for post-graduate studies in approved courses – including financial support, study options and study leave.

We recognise that most learning happens outside the classroom and encourage on-the-job coaching, feedback and mentoring.

We advocate for all types of mentoring (formal, peer, situational, reverse) and our unique program, Mentor Connect, makes mentoring arrangements accessible to everyone. You’ll be matched with dedicated mentors to guide you through real-world work experiences and assist you one-on-one in strengthening your capabilities. We also encourage skill development through on-the-job coaching and feedback.

Our digital learning platform, HW Learning Hub, provides on-demand content, videos, articles and curated content libraries.

The firm’s social collaboration tools also encourage informal learning.

Continual professional development is compulsory in the legal industry to keep up with changes in the law, and imperative for us to ensure we offer the best possible service to our clients. We encourage our people to regularly undertake professional learning and development opportunities to keep our skills at the forefront of the industry.

We run regular legal seminars, internal and external workshops, online learning and webinars etc, and points are allocated for each. The points tally up and assist you in meeting your yearly CPD obligation.

We know that the graduates of today are the firm’s leaders of the future, so we support our people in pursuing a variety of leadership opportunities. Whatever stage of your career, we develop leadership capability with bespoke programs for emerging and new leaders, senior leaders and high potential female leaders.

These programs include:

• The Board of Emerging Leaders
• Women in Leadership
• People Leader Essentials
• High-Performance Leaders

Through our strategic development pathway, we ensure leadership and development opportunities are aligned with firm strategy, and a clear development pathway is provided for individuals at all career levels.

From time to time, client and other secondment opportunities arise. We encourage our people to pursue these as they provide excellent learning opportunities for our lawyers and help to enhance client relationships.

We’re committed to your continued growth at Hall & Wilcox. Our supportive learning environment and resources will help you unlock your professional talents and leadership potential, enabling you to take your career to new heights.