HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
    (17 reviews)

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    Company overview

    Industry

    Legal Services

    Specialities

    National law firm in all states and territories, full service commercial law firm

    Company size

    1,001-5,000

    Primary location

    Level 8, 447 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
    HWLE has firmly established a reputation as a legal service provider of choice for organisations across Australia and internationally. HWLE is the only fully integrated commercial law firm with offices in every State and Territory across Australia. Our rapid rise to become the largest legal partnership in Australia shows that clients and lawyers want to do things differently. Join us and discover how we're different for all the right reasons.

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    at HWL Ebsworth
    Melbourne VIC
    We are looking for a personal assistant to join HWLE's Melbourne office.
    We are looking for a personal assistant to join HWLE's Melbourne office.
    classification: Administration & Office SupportAdministration & Office Support
    3d ago
    3d ago
    Step into a brand-new role at the heart of our client onboarding journey by helping HWLE address money laundering and terrorism financing risk.
    Step into a brand-new role at the heart of our client onboarding journey by helping HWLE address money laundering and terrorism financing risk.
    classification: Administration & Office SupportAdministration & Office Support
    1d ago
    1d ago

    Our mission statement

    HWLE is Australia's largest and fastest growing legal partnership, with offices in every state and territory in Australia. We provide legal advice to clients across a broad range of areas, which allows our team to experience working on an extremely diverse range of projects. Our rapid rise to become the largest legal partnership in Australia has required us to be dynamic, nimble, forward thinking and committed to fostering a supportive working environment.

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    Why join us?
    We encourage you to take ownership of the direction of your career and will support you every step of the way. Our approach is to create small, focused and high-performing teams, creating direct access to both partners and a diverse range of clients and industries.
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    What’s it like working at HWL Ebsworth Lawyers?

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    At HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, employees particularly value the relationships with colleagues and the opportunity to form meaningful workplace friendships. The firm offers varied legal work, especially in property law, where professionals can manage their own files. The social activities organised throughout the year help create opportunities for team bonding.

    However, the firm faces some challenges, including maintaining work-life balance with long working hours being common. Some employees have noted that management decisions regarding resources and career progression could be improved. The work environment can be demanding, particularly for new team members working to establish themselves within the organisation.

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    Recent reviews

    1.0
    Personal Assistant
    Jan 2026
    Adelaide SA 50004 to 5 years in the role, former employee
    A lack of leadership, and a lack of recognition or support, ultimately leading to burnout.
    The good thingsNo middle management, all HR was based interstate.
    The challengesSome of the equity partners, especially in dispute resolution and property were very self serving and arrogant, they forget that in the grand scheme of things, going on in the world, they're just lawyers working in Adelaide.
    1.0
    Legal Secretary
    Jan 2026
    Perth WA 6000Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    The partners in the Workplace Team were horrendeous
    The good thingsI was paid very well
    The challengesToxic culture and no support with challenges
    1.0
    Personal Assistant (Legal)
    Dec 2025
    Darwin NT 08002 to 3 years in the role, former employee
    Do not work here, run!
    The good thingsI made some good friends there
    The challengesDo not work here unless you’re prepared to lose your sanity and get a psychological injury. Extremely toxic culture and inappropriate behaviour is encouraged by the partners who actively choose to protect the perpetrators. Worst place to work, just run.
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