Readership

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Key Chambers is currently inviting applications for Readers commencing in 2027.

Applicants are required to submit the following materials by email to the Clerk of Key Chambers at clerk@keychambers.com.au using the subject line “Reader Application”:

  • Current resume

  • Academic transcript

  • Name and contact details of three professional referees

  • Nomination of a Key Chambers member to act as a tutor

  • Cover letter outlining why you wish to read at Key Chambers, what attributes and qualities you can bring to Key Chambers and otherwise addressing the selection criteria.

Application for readership must be submitted by 31 December 2026.

Key Chambers will assess applications based on the following criteria (in no particular order):

  • Academic performance;

  • Relevant work experience;

  • The character and personality of the applicant and whether such accord with that of Key Chambers; whether, and if so how, the applicant can add to the diversity of Key Chambers including (but not limited to) practice areas, gender or ethnicity;

  • Commitment to the principles expounded in the Law Council of Australia Diversity and Equality Charter and to the Equitable Briefing Policy.

Applicants are encouraged to download the Key Chambers Readers Policy for details on being a Reader at Key Chambers and the process for making an application.

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