Corrs voted No. 1 Law firm to work for in Australia in ALB employee survey

15 February 2008

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth has been voted as the No.1 Law firm to work for in Australia in the 2008 Asian Legal Business Employer of Choice survey. The firm also took out the top ranking across all six criteria on which law firms were evaluated by employees of the legal community in Australia.

Corrs Partner and Chief Executive Officer, John Denton, said: “We are really excited to receive this recognition by our staff and others in the legal community. The credit is due to our people, as they are creating our working environment through meaningful feedback, innovative ideas and really engaging with the firm’s initiatives”.

Corrs was voted the top law firm in Australia on all six criteria:

• Career prospects/advancement or Partnership prospects
• Professional development and training
• Quality and variety of work
• Financial rewards
• Performance feedback and supervision
• Workload / billable hours targets / work-life balance.

Mr Denton said: “Corrs is working hard to invest in its people and create a high performance culture in which excellence is recognised and rewarded. This is a big part of Corrs’ 2010 strategy, which is driving the firm's reputation as one of Australia's leading legal employers. Engaging and developing our people is critical to our success”.

“We asked our employees what mattered to them and the answer was clear - a stimulating work environment, opportunities for learning and growth and avenues for career advancement. This award tells us the programs they have helped us design are hitting the mark”.

From the firm’s industry leading parental leave provisions to its focus on workplace flexibility, Corrs is now consistently recognised as an employer of choice.

The Asian Legal Business result consolidates a growing list of industry recognition for the firm. Corrs received an Employer of Choice for Women citation from the Federal Government's Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) in 2007, the Employer of Choice Award at the most recent Australian Law Awards, and was voted as one of the best law firms to work for in the Asia-Pacific in an independent survey undertaken by Asialaw magazine in 2007, as well as the best law firm in Australia for work environment and career advancement prospects.