Answer by Kate Dodgson, Indooroopilly 4068 QLD

• Advantages may include:

• being part of a business team;
• developing a specialist knowledge of a particular industry;
• developing broad business related skills such as compliance, health and safety, employment, corporate governance, intellectual property and more; and
• not being bound by law firm billable hours.

• Disadvantages may include:

• more limited work such as just gaining experience in the particular business of the company;
• the more complex work may be outsourced to external lawyers;
• the salary is generally not as high as big law firms;
• hours are likely to be the same as private practice; and
• there is likely less administrative and secretarial support than a law firm.