The Astris Lawyer
Recruiting for 2027
No HR. No CV screen. We hire on how you think.
This is a field guide to the people we hire. It is also a fair description of what a client gets on every matter: someone who learns the terrain, sees the next move and does not stop until the work is excellent.
Register for the 2027 competitionRegistrations close 15 April 2027 at 5:00pm AEST. The competition runs 21 to 28 April 2027.
Interactive
Field test
Eight situations from practice. Pick what you would do and see what each one tests. Nothing is scored or saved.
Situation 1 of 8
A new client runs a business you have never heard of. The first meeting is tomorrow.
This tests The Brain
The contract still gets a careful read. It makes full sense only once you know how the business earns, so learn the terrain as well.
A selection course, not an interview
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Stage 1
Register interest
Leave your details below. No CV needed at this stage. Legal roles are open to lawyers who hold or will hold an Australian practising certificate. Non-legal roles in technology, AI, design and operations are open to applicants anywhere.
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Stage 2
Brief released
Registrations close 15 April 2027 at 5:00pm AEST. Registered applicants receive a real-world commercial brief when the competition opens on 21 April 2027.
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Stage 3
Work sample
The competition closes 28 April 2027 at 5:00pm AEST. We read the work, not the resume.
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Stage 4
Conversation
Only if the work earns it.
What we do not do
An HR department
The person you would work with reads your work.
CV ranking
A work sample on a real problem.
Panel interviews
One conversation, earned by the work.
Silos and layers
Direct work on whole matters from day one.
Register for the 2027 competition
We run a work-sample competition instead of a standard hiring process. The brief is real, the clock is real and how you compete determines whether we talk.
If you want a traditional law firm, this is not it. If you can handle commercial complexity on your feet, register below before 15 April 2027 at 5:00pm AEST.
Registrations close
15 April 2027, 5:00pm AEST
Competition runs
21 April to 28 April 2027, closing 5:00pm AEST
Time left to register
174 days 6 hrs 58 min
Register interest
Casually world-class.* Because we can.
* What we mean by world-class