Beacon Foundation PERFORM Program Partnering with Clayton Utz

23 Mar 2026

Year 11 Plumpton High School students travelled to the CBD for a Beacon Foundation PERFORM Program to work on their career readiness skills in a professional setting with Clayton Utz.

PERFORM is a dynamic, 4-hour career readiness program equipping students with essential workplace skills. The program covers key topics such as transitioning from school to work, professionalism, diversity, and transferable skills. Through engaging activities, students learn to communicate effectively, adapt to different workplace environments, and present themselves confidently in interviews.

Clayton Utz is an Australian law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. Established in 1833, it is a large-sized firm, known as one of the big six Australian law firms. The firm is recognised for its litigation practice, government clients, pro bono services and high-profile alumni. In 2024, the firm had an annual revenue of $594 million. As of 2021 it had 179 partners and 1,600 personnel in six offices.

A key highlight was the opportunity to connect with Clayton Utz volunteers. The interactive approach ensured students developed critical skills that might support career success whilst receiving structured feedback. PERFORM empowered our students by building their confidence and understanding of workplace expectations and preparing them for successful career pathways.

To the students, thank you for making us very proud. You conducted yourselves in an exemplary manner and we hope you took much out of the day.

To the Beacon Foundation, please accept our sincerest thanks to all those who put so much effort into bringing such an excellent experience to life.

To the Clayton Utz team, thank you for welcoming us into your beautiful offices, spoiling our students with a delicious morning tea and lunch and to those staff members who so generously gave of their precious time to mentor our students.

This was an experience our students will remember. We are all so grateful.

Tim Lloyd, Principal

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