‘Top of their game’: What it’s like to work as a BigLaw graduate By Naomi Neilson|11 January 2021 With thousands of new lawyers graduating through the ranks every year, only a select, lucky few get the chance to work at a top-tier firm – so what is it really like and what’s the secret to securing a role? Protégé sat down with Herbert Smith Freehills’ graduate, Audrey Vong, to talk through how she achieved such a coveted role. From incredible, highly experienced support networks through to working on a globally recognised scale, there are certain benefits to working as a graduate at one of the top-tier Australians firms that other legal workplaces cannot guarantee. For the very few lucky students who can secure a role, it can mean big things for the rest of their career.