UNSW Law Society - Public Interest Careers Guide 2020/2021

PUBLIC INTEREST CAREERS GUIDE 2020/2021

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEAN OF THE UNSW LAW FACULTY George Williams UNSW LAW CAREERS MANAGER Siobhan Ryan UNSW LAW SOCIETY PRESIDENTS Sophie Berton Justin Song VICE PRESIDENT (PUBLIC INTEREST CAREERS) Vien Siu PUBLICATIONS DIRECTORS (PUBLIC INTEREST CAREERS) Von Bacani Amy Warren TESTIMONIALS Rhiannon Bell Samuel Lee Natasha Naidu Nicolas Watson Michael Siciliano Lauren Stinson Harrison Zheng CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS Catrina Chen Samuel Lee

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INTRODUCTION

Message from the Dean Message from UNSW Law Careers Service Message from the Presidents Message from the Vice-President (PIC)

CHAPTER I: GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC SERVICE

Careers in Government & Public Service FEDERAL

Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Attorney-General's Department

Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)

Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC)

Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development

and Communities

Department of Defence

Department of Veterans' Affairs

Department of Education, Skills and Employment

Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

Fair Work Commission

Fair Work Ombudsman

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Department of Health

Department of Home Affairs

Commonwealth Ombudsman

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)

Department of Social Services

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)

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Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) The Treasury Australian Defence Force Australian Federal Police

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NSW

Legal Aid NSW NSW Public Service Commission NSW Crown Solicitor's Office NSW Department of Communities and Justice NSW Law Reform Commission Council of Law Reporting for NSW NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet

49 50 51 52 53 54 55

CRIMINAL GOVERNMENT PRACTICE

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)

NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC)

NSW Police Prosecutors

NSW Public Defenders

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CHAPTER II: COMMUNITIES & NGOs

Careers in Community Organisations & NGOs

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Aboriginal Legal Service Arts Law Centre of Australia Australian Centre for Disability Law Environmental Defenders Office Elizabeth Evatt Community Legal Centre HIV/AIDS Legal Centre Immigration Advice and Rights Centre Kingsford Legal Centre Macarthur Legal Centre

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Marrickville Legal Centre Redfern Legal Centre Refugee Advice & Casework Service (RACS) Welfare Rights Centre Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre Women's Legal Service NSW Youth Law Australia

74 75 76 78 79 80 81

OTHER SOCIAL JUSTICE

Amnesty International

Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII)

Australian Pro Bono Centre

Australian Red Cross

Cancer Council NSW

Intellectual Disability Rights Service

Justice Action

Justice Connect

NSW Council for Civil Liberties

NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby

Oxfam Australia

Public Interest Advocacy Centre

Salvos Legal

Teach For Australia

Unions NSW

Voiceless

Youth Action

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PLAINTIFF/PRIVATE PUBLIC INTEREST FIRMS

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers

Shine Lawyers

Slater and Gordon Lawyers

Marsdens Law Group

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CHAPTER III: THE BAR & JUDICIARY

Careers in the Bar & Judiciary

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Associate and Tipstaff Positions New South Wales Bar Association

CHAPTER IV: PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

Careers in Public International Law

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COURTS AND TRIBUNALS

International Court of Arbitration

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

International Criminal Court

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

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ORGANISATIONS

Asian Development Bank

European investment Bank (EIB)

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)

World Trade Organisation (OECD)

Asian Human Rights Commission

Human Rights Commission

International Bar Association

International Commission of Jurists

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

United Nations (UNEP)

United Nations General Assembly

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

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United Nations

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for

Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and

the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)

World Food Programme

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CHAPTER V: TESTIMONIALS

Federal Government NSW Government Other Social Justice The Bar & Judiciary

CHAPTER VI: APPLYING FOR JOBS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

142 143 144 145

Applying for Jobs in the Public Sector

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Writing a Cover Letter Writing a Curriculum Vitae (CV) Sample Cover Letter Sample CV Assessment Centres The Interview

CHAPTER VII: QUALIFYING AS A LAWYER

Qualifying as a Lawyer in New South Wales

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Becoming a Barrister

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Useful Resources

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INTRODUCTION

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MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN George Williams UNSW Law has always prepared graduates for work

in the public sector – it is part of our commitment to

serving the whole of society, not just law’s traditional constituents. This public interest guide provides an

excellent introduction to the many opportunities available for graduates. Too often, law schools have

been flooded with publicity from the private sector

and students have been insufficiently aware of all

the opportunities that are available. This guide, along with the other efforts of Law Soc and the Law School’s

Career Service Manager, Siobhan Ryan, aims to rectify this and 2019 saw an increased number of public interest engagement initiatives to enlighten students to possible career paths.

The public sector includes some areas of law which have been expanding rapidly and which provide excellent opportunities. I will note just three, very

different, examples: first, the growth of regulation and

compliance requirements; second, the continuing expansion of security services in many forms; and

third, the use by governments of extended royal commissions and other inquiries. All these provide expanding areas of work for lawyers.

UNSW Law has always had a foundational, defining commitment to social justice. This guide introduces you

to many opportunities in community legal centres and NGOs. Our alumni lead major institutions such as the Australian Council of Social Service and Redfern Legal

Centre, and we are proud to have the Kingsford Legal Centre on campus providing legal advice to our local

community and students. Increasingly, our graduates

are working in international organisations and NGOs. In 2020, UNSW established a mentoring network to provide advice and mentoring opportunities for

students keen to better understand their career options and progression pathways, including in public advocacy, both overseas and at home.

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UNSW Law prides itself on integrating an academic environment

with

experiential

learning

and

opportunities for professional development. We offer

more clinics and internships than any other Australian law school and because of this, our students are more

aware of the social issues and injustices that exist

around them. Wherever they look for opportunities, UNSW graduates have a real advantage through the emphasis in our teaching on the social, political, and

economic contexts of the law and the connection

between academic work and practice. Our curriculum

and emphasis on experiential learning were informed by extensive consultation with employers:

they

want graduates with the breadth of knowledge and experience that our experiential and classroom teaching provides.

I am keen to encourage all students to be active in searching for roles that express their talents and beliefs and where they will do something that makes

them feel worthwhile. I hope you use the 2020 Public Interest Careers Guide to help guide you on the right career path for you and make the best of the wealth of opportunities available.

George Williams Dean of UNSW Law Faculty

MESSAGE FROM UNSW LAW CAREERS SERVICE

Siobhan Ryan Hi, I’m Siobhan Ryan, Manager of the Career Service in the UNSW Law Faculty.

Law is a versatile and foundational degree for many career pathways, especially within public interest. At

UNSW the law faculty has a strong tradition in advocacy

and social justice, offering a high number of social

justice internships under the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programs and working closely with centres

on campus providing direct legal service delivery

and policy reform. This strong tradition has resulted in many UNSW alumni taking on roles in the public

sector, community legal centres, and other national and international social policy driven organisations.

The Careers Service organise a range of events for

Your law degree and the training you receive at UNSW

and in 2019 an exclusive spring clerkship program for

career pathway for you can be difficult with so many

the launch of the ‘Day in the Of’ series wherein students

you will likely change your career multiple times during

better understand the role of a lawyer on the ground

It’s all experience.

offers career counselling appointments, to review your

The role of the law career service is to help you maximise

your interests and goals. As a UNSW Alumni and having

job at the end of your studies. This includes keeping

most of my career, I understand the rewards of a career

students, including career fairs, panel discussions

are in high demand by employers. Identifying the right

UNSW students with a top tier law firm. 2019 also saw

choices available but trust your instincts and know that

were invited to attend public service departments to

your working life so there’s no wrong career pathway.

in government agencies. The Law Careers service also job applications and discuss career options aligned to

your chances of finding - and landing - your dream

working in the community and government sectors

you up to date with industry news and information on

in public interest better than most!

a range of resources to support you in exploring the

I know you will find the law careers service useful and I

different career pathways. The MyLaw website offers best career fit for you, understanding the current legal market and applying for work.

Work experience is invaluable in assisting you to

look forward to hearing from you.

For more information : https://my.law.unsw.edu.au/ or email law.careers@unsw.edu.au

discover what career fits your strengths and interests.

On the UNSW law career website, the Law Jobs Board

showcases a selection of roles for both students and graduates, including jobs exclusively advertised to UNSW students.

Siobhan Ryan UNSW Law Careers Manager

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTS Sophie Berton The UNSW Law Society prides itself on providing our members with not only the best information, but also various opportunities to adequately equip them with the right knowledge to achieve

their career goals. As such, we are incredibly excited to bring to you the 2020 Public Interest Careers Guide.

It is important that UNSW Law students are exposed and informed to the vast array of career

opportunities that are available. We recognise that it is only by being thoroughly informed that students can pick the career path that best suits

their interests and strengths. Accordingly, this guide contains a diverse selection of possible opportunities for students who may be curious as to what a career in the public interest sector may entail.

Through reading this guide, students can find

out more about career opportunities available in government, not-for-profit organisations, and a multitude

of other agencies. By browsing through the profiles of these various bodies, we hope students can find out

more about what it is like to work in each respective area, the benefits of doing so and relevant application dates. Whatever your passion, you have the full support of the UNSW Law Society!

As a final note, we would like to thank the Public Interest Careers team for creating this guide, with special

mention to our Vice-President (Public Interest Careers), Vien Siu, and Public Interest Careers Publications Directors, Amy Warren and Von Bacani.

We hope you find this guide useful and wish you all the best in your careers!

Sophie Berton & Justin Song Co-Presidents UNSW Law Society

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MESSAGE FROM THE VICE-PRESIDENT Vien Siu The Public Interest Careers (‘PIC’) portfolio is proud to present the 2020 edition of the Public Interest Careers Guide! As UNSW Law students, we have

been instilled with social justice values throughout

our education. We have been challenged to think critically about how the law operates and its impact on the whole of society. We are encouraged to use the law to serve our wider community.

As such, the Guide hopes to shed some light on

how students can be involved in the public interest

sector outside of university. This Guide provides

valuable information about various volunteering, internship, graduate roles and other jobs in NSW, Australia and overseas.

This year, we are very excited to have collaborated

with the UNSW Law Careers Service and various

UNSW Law students and alumni to provide testimonials and advice in the Guide. These sections aim to provide a deeper insight into public interest work and guidance on the job application process.

At the end of the Guide, we have also included other resources that students can turn to, including our new

Guide to Local Public Interest Careers Opportunities. We have also included a link to our new online PIC Job

Database which is updated periodically by our Directors. We hope that these resources can help students find updated opportunities to engage in while in university.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many challenges and I am very proud of the way the PIC portfolio has navigated these changes this year. I would like to extend a special thank you to everyone who has contributed to this Guide – current students, alumni and members of the UNSW Law Faculty. This Guide would not have been possible without your time and effort. I am also very grateful for the 2020 PIC Publications Directors, Amy Warren and Von Bacani, who have worked tirelessly on this Guide.

Overall, we hope that this Guide will encourage all UNSW Law students to become more involved in the public interest sector!

All the best with your careers!

Vien Siu Vice-President (Public Interest Careers) UNSW Law Society 13

CHAPTER I

Government & Public Service

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Careers in Government & Public Service Working in the Australian Public Service (APS) or NSW Public Service can be diverse and rewarding.

Most government agencies contain a legal department or otherwise offer some form of legal work.

Applying for a job or internship in the public service is ideal if you are interested in policy writing, long-term strategic planning, research, litigation or working in-house.

Opportunities for students and graduates Nearly all government agencies offer a paid graduate program for students who have completed their law degree. Depending on the agency, the program may or may not count towards the requirements of PLT. You should check this before applying.

Graduate programs are typically 12 months in duration, but can range from 10 months to two years. Applications usually open at the beginning of the year, around February or March, for commencement at the start of the following year. Graduate programs are very competitive and agencies receive a large number of applications, so you should expect a multi-stage application process. This may include: • • • • • •

Submitting a cover letter and CV Brief phone interview Assessment centre Psychometric assessment Referee checks Panel or one-on-one interview

You can find more information about how to prepare for the application process at the end of this Guide.

Graduate programs often lead to permanent employment in the public service.

Some agencies also offer internship opportunities for students. These may be paid or unpaid, and may be offered over the Summer/Winter or during the term for course credit. If you are interested in completing an internship in the APS or NSW Public Service, you should look at the myLaw website in addition to agency websites for a list of UNSW-approved internships: https://my.law.unsw.edu.au/current-students/law-action/internships Temporary Employment Registers Temporary Employment Registers are a common feature in the public service. Signing up for an employment register is like filling out an Expression of Interest form. You fill out a form outlining which areas of work you are interested in and in which cities, and you will be contacted if any job opportunities arise. Typically, the work is short-term or temporary, and can be full-time, part-time or casual. Each agency maintains their own employment register which you can generally find on the Careers section of their website.

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Government & Public Service

FEDERAL

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Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) About

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) conducts independent

merits

review

of

administrative

decisions made under Commonwealth laws. The AAT

reviews decisions made by Australian Government ministers, departments and agencies and, in limited circumstances, decisions made by state government

and non-government bodies. They also review decisions made under Norfolk Island laws.

The AAT reviews decisions “on the merits�. This means

they take a fresh look at the relevant facts, law and policy and arrive at their own decision. In this regard, the

AAT operates differently to courts conducting judicial review. They must make the legally correct decision or,

where there can be more than one correct decision, the preferable decision.

Members don't necessarily have a legal background,

and can come from accountancy, disability, medicine, migraiton, public administration, science and social welfare.

What kind of work?

The AAT consists of the President and members who may be appointed as Deputy Presidents, senior members or

members. All members of the AAT are statutory office holders appointed by the Governor-General.

Tribunal members conduct merits review in the following areas:

- Freedom of information - Migration and refugees

- National Disability Insurance Scheme - Security

- Small business taxation

- Social services and child support - Taxation and commercial - Veteran's appeals

Location

Graduate Opportunities

The AAT offers Associate positions for graduates. The role

of an Associate is to undertake legal research, assist with

the preparation of hearings and publications of orders, decisions and reasons for decisions, pre-hearing liason

with parties and their representatives, drafting simple directions and interlocutory orders. Associate positions

are non-ongoing and can have a duration of between 12 months and three years.

The AAT also has an employment register to source employees for temporary work in areas including legal

and policy/research. Work is short-term or project-based and may be part-time or full-time.

To see when these positions are available, check here: https://aat.bigredsky.com/page.php?pageID=106"

Tribunal members conduct merits review in the following areas:

- Freedom of information - Migration and refugees

- National Disability Insurance Scheme - Security

- Small business taxation

- Social services and child support - Taxation and commercial - Veteran's appeals

Fun Fact / Recent Project

BHVN and Minister for Immigration

In this recent case, the AAT had to review a decision by

the Minister for Immigration to not revoke the mandatory cancellation of the applicant's spouse visa. The AAT

considered the impact that visa cancellation would

have on the applicant's family, along with their serious criminal history. Ultimately, the AAT upheld the decision

of the Minister and found the applicant was not of 'good character'.

All capital cities except Darwin

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) About

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia’s national public broadcaster. The ABC

provides entertainment, news, current affairs and sports programming across television, radio, mobile and online services to metropolitan, regional and remote

Australia. The ABC is primarily funded by the federal government, but is independent and non-partisan.

What kind of work?

The ABC’s Legal Services provide pre and postpublication advice for journalists, television shows, radio programs and online content. ABC Legal Services has a number of teams, including:

- Dispute Resolution, that deals with program complaints, litigation and related disputes

- Commercial, whose key function is to provide advice

and draft agreements across divisions such as Music, Books, Audio, Magazines, Digital Business, Program Sales and Production;

- Acquisitions, who deal with a range of issues relating to the production, acquisition and commissioning of content by the ABC across all content platforms

Location

All states and territories

Student Opportunities

The ABC offers unpaid internships to tertiary students who are studying media as part of their degree. This includes students who are undertaking a law degree but

have completed media units. Internships are primarily focused on journalism, but the ABC does offer legal

internships with their in-house legal team. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, no internships are being offered in

2020, but you can check here for more details when they become available:

https://www.abc.net.au/careers/work-experience/12007628

Graduate Opportunities

Each year, the ABC offers up to eight journalism

cadetships to graduates, with opportunities available in every State and Territory. Over the course of 12-months,

the ABC offers comprehensive training in multiplatform reporting; the chance to learn from some of Australia’s most outstanding journalists; a mentoring program; and the potential for a rewarding and varied career with the ABC. Cadetships often lead to offers of permanent work

in regional newsrooms. You can find more information here:

https://www.abc.net.au/careers/work-experience/12007628

Fun Fact / Recent Project Diversity

The ABC has a number of diversity and inclusion iniatives, including ABC Pride, ABC Disability Employee Network Group, and programs to support women working in technology. Further, the ABC offers a number of jobs and

training programs for indigenous people. Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training is compulsory for all new staff as part of induction.

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Attorney-General's Department About

The Attorney-General's Department deliver programs and policies to maintain and improve Australia's law and

justice framework, and to facilitate jobs growth through policies that promote fair, productive, flexible and safe workplaces. Through the Australian Government Solicitor,

they also provide legal services to the Commonwealth, including legal advice and representation.

What kind of work?

The Attorney-General's Department is structured into five groups:

1. Australian Government Solicitor - provide legal advice and representation to government clients

2. Legal Services and Families - draft legal policy and guide royal commissions

3. Integrity and International - work on security and criminal justice matters, and internaitonal law and cooperation

4. Industrial Relations - litigation and policy writing

5. Enabling Services - operational and human resources

Location

All capital cities

Student Opportunities

The Attorney-General's Department runs a summer internship program each year from November-February for students in their final year of an undergraduate degree. For more info, see the link

https://www.ag.gov.au/about-us/careers/summerintern-program?fbclid=IwAR0_RC49hPgjME5fYIwArh_ YYKD142r2Ieuc6L6JppJumnEcs-IzAA8056o

Graduate Opportunities

The Attorney-General's Department offers a 12-month Graudate Program across six different streams:

1. Policy and program - you will participate in rotations across civil justice, family law, law enforcement, crime prevention and more

2. Legal practice - you will work across corporate and commerical law, dispute resolution and litigation, and government and administrative law

3. Economics - you will examine economic issues and develop industrial relations policy

4. Industrial relations - you will work across government

and administrative law, workplace relations law, workers' compensation law and legislation development

5. Indigenous policy and program affirmative measures - available for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people

6. Disability policy and program affirmative measures available for people with a disability

Applications for the 2022 Graduate Program open in March 2021:

https://www.ags.gov.au/employment/graduate-employment

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Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) About

The Australian Human Rights Commission is an

independent statutory organisation, established by an act Student Opportunities of Federal Parliament. The AHRC protects and promotes The AHRC offers unpaid interships for students in their human rights in Australia and internationally. final or penultimate year of an undergraduate or graduate

What kind of work?

Daily work includes

- Conciliating discrimination complaints - Holding public inquiries

degree. Internships can be completed part-time across 12 weeks or full-time across six weeks.

Interns will work on a single piece of policy work,

submission or project and undertake supporting research, - Developing education resources for schools and draft writing and/or project/administrative support. workplaces The internship program is advertised annually in - Providing legal advice to courts

- Making submissions to parliaments and governments

September/October. You can apply via this link:

https://humanrights.gov.au/about/jobs?_ - Initiating research into human rights and discrimination g a = 2 . 1 1 0 2 3 9 1 7 5 . 3 3 9 9 1 0 1 0 . 1 5 9 9 9 8 9 9 1 7 issues 1902506430.1599989917

Location Sydney

Graduate Opportunities

The AHRC is currently developing a formal Graduate

Program. In the meantime, graudates are encouraged

to apply for vacant positions as they arise. These include roles as administrative assistants, and policy and project officers. You can find available positions here: https://humanrights.gov.au/about/jobs?_

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Independent review of gymnastics

In response to allegations of sexual assault in the gymnastics industry, the AHRC has been tasked with conducting a review into the sport of gymnastics in

Australia. The review will seek to build an understanding of the sport's culture, athlete experience and barriers to reporting misconduct and abuse. As of September 2020, the Commission is currently awaiting approval from a

national human research ethics committee to begin the review.

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Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) About

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) is an independent statutory authority, which functions to

conduct inquiries on behalf of the federal Attorney-

General. The ALRC undertakes research and provides recommendations for law reform. As an independent body, the ALRC is within the Attorney-General’s portfolio

but simultaneously independent of government and thus able to undertake research, consultations, legal policy

development and make recommendations on its own authority. ALRC recommendations do not automatically become law, however over 85 per cent of ALRC reports

have been either substantially or partially implemented— making the ALRC one of the most effective and influential agents for legal reform in Australia.

What kind of work?

Employees work as policy advisors, undertaking multiple research inquiries as per the needs of the ALRC. This involves:

- Bringing the law into line with current conditions and needs

- Removing defects in the law - Simplifying the law

- Adopting new or effective methods for administering the law and dispensing justice - Providing access to justice

Location

Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane

Student Opportunities

The ALRC provides opportunities for penultimate

and final-year law students to work with Commission members and legal staff as a voluntary legal intern. Based in Sydney, internships with the ALRC can be structured as either:

- One day per week for a semester, or

- Three weeks during January/ February of the university summer break

Interns will assist with current inquiries through research and policy drafting.

Graduate Opportunities

The ALRC does not have a formal graduate program.

However, they do maintain a register of potential employees for short-term employment of up to 12

months. To be considered for a vacancy, you must hold

a law degree and have experience in policy develpment and/or law reform.

All positions are based in Brisbane.

You can find more information here:

https://www.alrc.gov.au/about/careers/

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Review of Judicial Impartiality

The ALRC has recently been asked to undertake a review of the laws relating to impartiality and bias as they apply to the federal judiciary. In particular, the ALRC has been asked to consider:

- Whether the law about actual or apprehended bias relating to judicial decision-making is appropriate

and sufficient to maintain public confidence in the administration of justice;

- Whether the law provides enough clarity to decisionmakers, the legal profession and the community about how to manage potential conflicts and perceptions of partiality; and

- Whether current mechanisms for raising allegations of actual or apprehended bias, and deciding those allegations, are sufficient and appropriate (including in relation to review and appeal mechanisms).

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Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) About

ASIS's primary goal is to obtain and distribute secret intelligence about the capabilities, intentions and

activities of individuals or organisations outside Australia,

which may impact on Australia's interests and the well- Graduate Opportunities ASIS offers a 12 month graduate program called ACTIVATE. being of its citizens.

Successful applicants will gain experience through

What kind of work?

ASIS's functions are to:

corporate and operational work placements and will be

given the opportunity to travel and undertake specialist

- Collect foreign intelligence, not available by other training. The program provides graduates with a broad overview of ASIS. means, which may impact on Australia's interests; - Distribute that intelligence to the Government, including Graduates who successfully complete ACTIVATE will be offered a permanent job in a corporate, technical or key policy departments and agencies; intelligence support role.

- Undertake counter-intelligence activities which protect Australia's interests and initiatives; and,

- Engage other intelligence and security services overseas

You can find more information here:

https://www.asis.gov.au/Careers/Graduate-Program.html

in Australia's national interests

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Location

For over twenty years, the existence of ASIS remained a

Canberra

A Secret Agency

secret, even from members of the Australian Government.

The Service was first referred to in Parliament in 1975

and was not publicly acknowledged until 1977. The then Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser, informed Parliament that

"ASIS's capacity to serve Australia's national interest will continue to depend on its activities being fully protected by secrecy". This statement has been reaffirmed by

successive Governments. Today, ASIS is a part of the Foreign Affairs portfolio and is responsible to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Based on a recommendation by a Commission of Inquiry in 1995, the Intelligence Services Act 2001 ('the Act') came into being in 2001. It provides a legislative framework for

ASIS and made public for the first time, ASIS's functions and limits.

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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)

About

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)

is an Australian intelligence agency and the nation’s security service. ASIO's purpose is to protect Australia

and Australians from threats to their security. Areas of Graduate Opportunities

priority include counter-terrorism, counter-espionage ASIO offer two 12-month graduate programs in Canberra. and foreign interference, border security, reform and The Corporate Graduate Program is targeted towards governance and accountability.

graduates who have studied disciplines such as law,

What kind of work?

structured rotations to gain first-hand experience across

ASIO's work includes:

- Collecting domestic and foreign intelligence

economics

and

accounting.

Graduates

complete

a range of corporate priorities.

- Providing advice to government and industry partners The Technologist Graduate Program is targeted towards to strengthen public safety - Investigating threats

graduates with skills in data analytics, science, cyber

and information security and software development.

- Analysing visa applications and other movements of Graduates undertake rotations across a variety of goods and people

technical areas and disciplines, both at the operational

Location

Both programs lead to permanent positions.

- Reforming data analytics and technology

Canberra

and enterprise level.

More information about these programs can be found here:

https://www.asio.gov.au/graduates.html

Fun Fact / Recent Project

In the 2018-19 Annual Report, ASIO identified the following security threats to Australia:

- Terrorism (Australia's national terrorism threat level remains at probable)

- Influence of offshore terrorist groups

- Rise of extreme right-wing terrorist groups in Australia - Communal violence and violent protest

- Espionage and foreign interference (particular targets

are Australia's military modernisation program and telecommunications sector).

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Office of the Australian Information Commissioner About

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is an independent agency within the Attorney General’s portfolio. The OAIC's primary functions are

privacy, freedom of information and government

include Graduate Opportunities conducting investigations, reviewing decisions, handling The OAIC does not offer a formal graduate program. information

policy.

Their

responsibilities

complaints, and providing guidance and advice.

However, they do maintain a Temporary Employment

Register for when non-ongoing full-time, part-time and

The OAIC's purpose is to promote and uphold privacy casual vacancies arise. Opportunities are available for periods of up to 18 months. and information access rights.

They do this by:

Job opportunities are available in each of the OAIC's three

- Making sure that Australian Government agencies and branches: organisations with an annual turnover of more than $3 1. Dispute Resolution

million, and some other organisations, follow the Privacy 2. Regulation and Strategy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) and other laws when handling 3. Corporate personal information

- Protecting the public’s right of access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act)

More information can be found here:

https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-us/join-our-team/

Fun Fact / Recent Project COVIDSafe App

- Carrying out strategic information management The OAIC published a fact sheet relating to the CovidSafe functions within the Australian Government under the App and privacy rights. The Privacy Act was amended on Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 (AIC Act)

14 May 2020 to protect data in the COVIDSafe app and

What kind of work?

- prohibits anyone from being required to download or

- Conducting investigations

- strictly limits the purposes for which data from the app

- Reviewing decisions made under the FOI Act

- requires data to be deleted when it is no longer needed.

- Advising the public, organisations and agencies

Information that has been collected or generated

Location

or disclosed by:

the National COVIDSafe Data Store. The Privacy Act:

The OAIC's work involves:

use the app

- Handling complaints

can be collected, used or disclosed

- Monitoring agency administration

Sydney

through the COVIDSafe app can only be collected, used - state or territory health officials who are contact tracing individuals possibly exposed to COVID-19

- the administrators of the COVIDSafe app and the National COVIDSafe Data Store, to enable the app, the Data Store and contact tracing to work properly and to ensure the integrity of the app and Data Store

- the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and police enforcing these privacy protections.

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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

Graduate Opportunities

DITRDC offers an 11-month graudate program in

About

The Department Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Cities has recently merged with the

Department of Communications and the Arts to form

the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications (DITRDC). DITRDC provides an environment in which all Australians can

access and benefit from communications services, creative experiences and culture.

DITRDC oversees internet, television, phone, radio and post communications and connectivity.

What kind of work?

DITRDC's work involves:

- Strategic advice and policy development - Program and grants management - Regulatory management

- Collaborative stakeholder engagement

Canberra. Applicants with degrees in public policy, law, sciences and communications are highly valued.

Graduates complete three placements and may be given

the opportunity to develop policy for broadband and

mobile connectivity, regulate airports, provide advice on strengthening our national broadcasters and postal services, and implementing the Smart Cities Plan.

More info:

https://www.communications.gov.au/who-we-are/ careers/graduate-program

Fun Fact / Recent Project Classification regulation

In 2020, DITRDC conducted a review into Australian classification regulation. The purpose of the review was

to update the criteria used to classify films, episodic series

and video games. Public consultation has ended and the final report is currently being prepared.

Location

Canberra

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Department of Defence About

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is constituted under the Defence Act 1903. Its mission is to defend Australia and its national interests. In fulfilling this mission, the ADF serves the Government of the day and is accountable to

the Commonwealth Parliament which represents the

Australian people to efficiently and effectively carry out the Government's defence policy.

Matters dealt with by the ADF include:

- International defence relations and defence cooperation

- Defence scientific research and development - Defence procurement and purchasing

- Defence industry development and co-operation The ADF has a Legal Division which is responsible for the provision of legal advice and other legal services to

the ADF, the Minister of Defence and the Department of Defence.

What kind of work?

In various roles employees:

- Plan advice for the Minister for Defence

- Develop strategic guidance for the ADF

- Evaluate information from classified and unclassified sources

- Provide strategic commercial advice to a variety of

defence programs, including the Future Submarine Program and the joint Strike Fighter Project Work in the Legal Division involves:

- Providing legal advice, support and services on the management of legal affairs

- Operations law including humanitarian law - Administrative law and disciplinary laws

- International agreements and arrangements

Location

Australia-wide

Student Opportunities The

ADF

offers

Defence

Civilian

Undergraduate

Sponsorship to students wishing to pursue a degree through the UNSW Canberra campus at the Australian Defence Force Academy.

Sponsorship is available for the following degrees:

- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Aeronautical) (4 years)

- Bachelor of Computing and Cyber Security (3 years) You can find more information here:

https://www.defence.gov.au/APSCareers/DCUS.asp The ADF also offer a range work experience opportunities for tertiary students. These opportunities are currently on hold due to the COVID-19 crisis, but you can find more information here:

https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs

Graduate Opportunities The

ADF

offers

Defence

Civilian

Undergraduate

Sponsorship to students wishing to pursue a degree through the UNSW Canberra campus at the Australian Defence Force Academy.

Sponsorship is available for the following degrees:

- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Aeronautical) (4 years)

- Bachelor of Computing and Cyber Security (3 years)

Fun Fact / Recent Project ADF and COVID

During the COVID-19 crisis, ADF personnel were deployed

to Melbourne to assist the Department of Health and

Human Services test for COVID-19. Personnel were trained in how to correctly dress in PPE gear and administer nasal swab testing.

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Department of Veterans' Affairs About

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) is a department of the Australian Government. The DVA provide support, services and information for:

- Veterans and their dependents

Graduate Opportunities

- War widow/ers

Program comprised of three work placements. Students

- Members of the Australian Federal Police and

finance, law and policy are particularly sought after.

- Serving and former serving ADF members - Australian British Nuclear Tests participants - Students, teachers and historians

The DVA offer an 11-month Graduate Development with degrees in accountancy, commerce, business,

Graduates will have the opportunity to work in several

What kind of work?

business areas, including:

information:

- Commemorations and War Graves Division

- Health care

- Health and Community Services Division

- Mental health care

- Transformation Division

- Commemoration and recognition

- Veterans and Veterans Families

- Help with housing

Counselling Service

The DVA provide the following support, services and

- Secretary’s Office

- Financial support

- Rehabilitation and Support Division

- Rehabilitation

- Corporate Division

- Help returning to civilian life

- Legal Services, Assurance and Deregulation Branch

- Home care assistance

- Historical information

Location Sydney

The Graduate Development Program leads to an offer of permanent work with the DVA.

More information can be found here: https://www.dva.gov.au

Fun Fact / Recent Project Veterans

DVA's clients are diverse, ranging from young children,

contemporary veterans of operations in places like

Afghanistan, and, previously, war widows of First World War servicemen. Darryl Kelly OAM is one such client of the

DVA. He worked in the Australian Army for 39 years, and

was eventually offered the rank of a Major. In 2016, Kelly took 76 Legacy Youth to the battlefields of Belgium and France to learn about WWI battles.

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Department of Education, Skills and Employment About

The Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (Employment) was consolidated with the

Department of Education, to form the new Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE). DESE is responsible for national policies and programs that help

Australians find and keep employment and work in safe,

fair and productive workplaces. They are responsible for

developing the policies and programs run under the Graduate Opportunities Australian Government employment services systems, DESE runs a 10-month graduate program in Canberra. overseeing training programs for employees and There are four main career pathways that you can apply providing financial incentives to employers.

What kind of work?

The work of DESE involves:

for:

- Generalist Career Pathway - graduates are involved in policy development and advice, project and contract

management, program implementation, governance - Ensuring quality, affordable and accessible early and communications education and care for families - Legal Career Pathway - graduates work with in-house - Improving schooling outcomes for children legal counsel to provide advice across government - Preparing our future workforce through globally and administrative law, corporate and commercial law, competitive tertiary education, training and research litigation, social security and more sectors

- Economic Career Pathway - graduates conduct economic - Helping people find and keep a job, create their own and labour market research and analysis, provide briefing job, change jobs, reskill and enjoy fulfilling careers to Ministers and write reports - Developing a strong evidence base for effective policy - Finance Career Pathway - graduates prepare budgets, that reflects and understands varied needs of the provide financial analysis and reporting, and write briefs Australian population, business and industry

Location

Canberra

including senate estimates

You can find more information here:

https://www.dese.gov.au/graduate-program

Fun Fact / Recent Project JobTrainer

DESE is responsible for overseeing the new JobTrainer program, which was introduced in response to the COVID-19 crisis. JobTrainer will provide Australians with free, or low cost, training in areas of identified skills need.

There will be around 340,700 additional training places available for school leavers and job seekers.

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Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

About

The Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (Employment) was consolidated with the

Department of Education, to form the new Department of Education, Skills and Employment.

Small business functions from Employment transferred to the new Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. The Department aims to drive growth and job

creation for a more prosperous Australia, by facilitating economic

transformation

competitiveness.

and

boosting

business

What kind of work?

The Department:

- Boosts Australia’s competitiveness and economic

transformation by backing business, science, innovation and investment

- Delivers policies and programs to reduce emissions, increase renewable energy uptake and help Australia adapt to climate change

- Relies on building strong relationships between businesses, entrepreneurs, employees, the science

community, government, regulators and international partners

The Department oversees a number of services and

portfolios, including: Australian Renewable Energy Agency; Australian Building Codes Board; business. gov.au; COAG Energy Council; Chief Scientist; Clean Energy Regulator; Energy Rating; National Science Week; Questacon

Location

Canberra

Student Opportunities

There are a number of paid and unpaid research-based student opportunities at the National Measurement

Institute. These are mostly for science or engineering students.

Applications are currently suspended due to the COVID-19 crisis, but you can find more information here:

https://www.industry.gov.au/about-us/work-with-us/ student-opportunities

There are also opportunities for students and volunteers

at Questacon, as well as the National Science and Technology Centre in Canberra, which aims to promote

greater understanding and awareness of science and technology within the community. You can find more info here:

https://www.questacon.edu.au/science-communication/ working-at-q

Graduate Opportunities The

Department

offers

a

12-month

Graduate

Development Program, with an additional optional sixmonth career transition support program.

The graduate program offers on-the-job learning, formal

training and networking opportunities. Graduates will collaborate with other graduates on a major project

tackling real-life policy issues, and will learn soft and technical skills.

There are three streams available: - Generalist stream - STEM stream

- Professional services stream - for graduates with backgrounds in ICT, finance, law, communications or HR. You can find more info here:

https://www.industry.gov.au/about-us/work-with-us/ graduates-program

Fun Fact / Recent Project STEM Equity Monitor

The Department publishes a national data report on

girls' and women's participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, called the STEM Equity

Monitor. It presents the current state of STEM gender equity in Australia and provides a baseline for measuring change and trends over time in key sectors and career

phases of girls’ and women’s engagement with STEM. The 2020 report found that only 9% of women are studying

STEM at a teritriary institution, compared to 35% of men.

Additionally, the report found that women's full-time median incomes were $1000 (in information technology)

to $20,000 (in computing and information systems) less than men's, depending on the industry.

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Fair Work Commission About

Graduate Opportunities

relations tribunal. It was established by the Fair Work Act

Employment Register. Vacancies are available for up to 18

The Commission is Australia’s national workplace 2009 (Fair Work Act) and is responsible for administering the provisions of the Fair Work Act.

The Commission maintains a Non-ongoing Temporary months in every capital city. Opportunities may be parttime, full-time or casual. Positions include: - Client Services Representative

What kind of work?

The Commission’s powers and functions include: - Dealing with unfair dismissal claims - Dealing with anti-bullying claims

- Dealing with general protections and unlawful termination claims

- Case Manager

- Research Officer - Conciliator

You can find more information here:

https://www.fwc.gov.au/about-us/careers

- Setting the national minimum wage and minimum

Associate postitions are also available on a non-ongoing

- Making, reviewing and varying modern awards

the Commission Members and their main duties include

wages in modern awards

- Assisting the bargaining process for enterprise agreements -

Approving,

agreements

varying

and

terminating

enterprise

basis of 12-18 months. Associates provide support to

administration, case management, in-court duties and

legal research. Applicants with law degrees are highly regarded.

- Making orders to stop or suspend industrial action

More info:

the dispute resolution procedures of modern awards and

job-at-the-commission

- Dealing with disputes brought to the Commission under enterprise agreements

https://www.fwc.gov.au/about-us/careers/how-apply-

- Determining applications for right of entry permits

Fun Fact / Recent Project

relations and preventing disputes

In March 2020 the Australian Hotels Association made

- Promoting cooperative and productive workplace

Location

All capital cities

COVID Case

an application to vary the Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010 in light of the COVID-19 crisis. The Comission approved the Award varation and it was in place from March 24 until June 30. The variation allowed flexibility in relation to the range of duties employees could be

required to perform, the hours of work of full-time and part-time employees, and the taking of annual leave.

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Fair Work Ombudsman About

Graduate Opportunities

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) aims to promote FWO maintains an Employment Register for non-ongoing harmonious, productive, cooperative and compliant opportunities of up to 18 months. Positions are available workplace relations in Australia. They do this by:

at all Australian Public Service levels, including entry-

- Providing education, assistance, advice and guidance level positions. Opportunities are available across a range to employers, employees, outworkers, outworker entities of fields, including legal, compliance and enforcement, and organisations.

policy, analysis and reporting, and finance.

laws.

You can find more information here:

- Promoting and monitoring compliance with workplace

- Inquiring into and investigating breaches of the Fair https://www.fairwork.gov.au/careers Work Act.

- Taking appropriate enforcement action.

Fun Fact / Recent Project

economically and ethically

In September 2020, the FWO recovered $32,435 in unpaid

What kind of work?

outlets of fresh juice and salad franchise Top Juice across

- Performing statutory functions efficiently, effectively, Top Juice

wages for 18 workers following an investigation into 16

The Ombudsman educates and enforces workplace laws eastern Australia. The FWO found 44 per cent of outlets through:

were non-compliant with workplace laws. The most

- workplace investigations - involves collecting evidence, common breaches found were non-payment of weekend, applying to the AAT for a FWO Notice, evaluating whether public holiday and overtime penalty rates (65 per cent) a workplace law has been broken and deciding the most and underpayments of the minimum hourly rate (30 per appropriate outcome. If a person or company that has cent). Inspectors issued five Compliance Notices requiring broken the law fails to fix the problem, the case may be employers to rectify breaches of the law, resulting in full referred to court for further action.

- compliance notices - the FWO has the authority to

back-payments.

take an employer to court if they don't comply with a compliance notice - litigation

Location

All capital cities

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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment About

In February 2020, the Department of Agriculture and Department of the Environment and Energy (Environment

Portfolio) merged to form the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.

The Department is responsible for the following matters:

- Environment protection and conservation of biodiversity - Air quality

- National fuel quality standards - Land contamination - Meteorology

- Administration of the Australian Antarctic Territory, and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands - Natural, built and cultural heritage

- Environmental information and research

- Co-ordination of sustainable communities policy - Urban environment

- Environmental water use and resources relating to the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder

What kind of work?

The Department employs people in a wide range of roles including:

- Policy development

- International engagement - Programs management - Science and research - Legal

- Economics - Finance

- Human resources - Regulatory

- Communications

Location

Canberra

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Graduate Opportunities

The Department offers a graduate program with six career streams to choose from: - Generalist

- Veterinary Science

- Finance and Accounting - Legal

- Human Resources

- Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) Entry Level Professional Program

The legal stream program is based in Canberra and lasts for 16 months. The program develops graduates

to become trusted advisors across the full range of the Department's business responsibilities.

You can find more information here:

https://www.awe.gov.au/about/jobs/graduates The Department also maintains a Temporary Employment Register. You can find more information here:

https://www.environment.gov.au/about-us/ employment/temporary-employment-register

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Threatened Species Strategy

In September 2020, the Federal Government announced a

10-year strategy to protect Australia's threatened species

that will draw heavily on research following this year’s bushfires and which is expected to include a significant focus on the catastrophic threats from feral pests and predators. Consultation will commence in October 2020.

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) About

Graduate Opportunities

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) works DFAT offers a two-year graduate program based in to make Australia stronger, safer and more prosperous, Canberra. Graduates will complete four work placements.

to provide timely and responsive consular and passport Graduates are able to apply for positions overseas after services, and to ensure a secure Australian Government their first year. There are two programs available:

presence overseas. DFAT provides foreign, trade and - Policy Program - for graduates with an interest in

development policy advice to the Federal Government. Australia's foreign, development and trade policy

They work with other government agencies to ensure interests, including in the international and domestic that Australia's pursuit of its global, regional and bilateral policy contexts interests is coordinated effectively.

- Corporate Management Program - for graduates with

What kind of work?

accounting and human resource management

DFAT officers are involved in:

an interest in project management, business, finance, You can find more information here:

- Developing and implementing foreign, trade and https://www.dfat.gov.au/careers/dfat-aps-careers/ development policy

graduate-program/Pages/graduate-program

- Delivering an effective aid program

DFAT also offer an Indigenous Graduate Pathway,

- Negotiating international agreements - Providing high quality consular assistance

Indigenous Apprenticeship Programme and Indigenous Australia Development Program. You can find more

Generalist officers with economic backgrounds are also information here: involved in:

- Negotiating trade agreements

- Managing aid programs to help advance developing

https://www.dfat.gov.au/careers/dfat-aps-careers/ indigenous-programs/Pages/indigenous-programs

countries' economies

- Working on trade policy and investment issues

- Working at embassies or High Commissions overseas Generalist officers with legal backgrounds are also involved in:

- Commercial, administrative and international law

- Providing advice on contracts, employment law and diplomatic privileges and immunities

- Managing litigation in Australia and overseas

- Working on bilateral and multilateral legal issues,

including international trade matters, law of the sea and international human rights

Location

Canberra, International

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Department of Health

About

Graduate Opportunities

The Department of Health (DOH) develops and delivers DOH offers a ten-month graduate program in Canberra policies and programs, and advises the Australian with three rotations. Graduates help lead and shape

Government on health, aged care and sport. DOH work Australia's health and ageing systems and sporting with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure better health outcomes by developing and implementing evidencefor all Australians. DOH's strategic priorities include:

- Better health and ageing outcomes for all Australians - An affordable, quality health and aged care system

based policies and programs across a wide range of issues.

- Better sport outcomes.

DOH value graduates with degrees such as law, economics,

What kind of work?

The application process consists of an online assessment,

The DOH:

- Provides information and advice to the Australian

communications, commerce, public policy and science. video interview and assessment centre.

community on health, ageing and aged care topics and DOH contributes some financial support towards issues

relocation and temporary accommodation expenses.

- Works with stakeholders including members of the You can find more information here: https://www.health. public, other government agencies, peak bodies and gov.au/about-us/work-with-us/graduate-program service providers

- Manages tenders and grants to deliver activities, goods DOH also mantain a temporary employment register. You and services

can find more information here:

and activities in health, aged care and sport

jati&returnToEvent=jobs.home&jobID=B2041800-F08C-

- Works on initiatives and programs to deliver services https://healthjobs.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.

- Identifies and investigates issues and develop policy to 47C4-9B45-AAB900B2B110&audienceTypeCode=EXT&U provide the best possible solutions to challenges across seAudienceTypeLanguage=1 health, ageing and aged care, and sport

- Regulates the health and aged care system to protect Fun Fact / Recent Project patients' health and safety

National Youth Policy Framework

patients receive the best possible treatment and care

Minister for Youth on:

Location

across government agencies

- Uses research to make sure ideas are sound and that The Youth Taskforce, run under the DOH, advises the

All capital cities

- coordinating policy and programs for young people - finding gaps in policy and programs that need addressing - finding ways to involve more young people in developing policies that affect them

The Taskforce is expected to deliver the National Youth Policy Framework at the end of 2020, which will outline how Government policies and programs help improve the lives of young Australians.

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Department of Home Affairs

About

On 20 December 2017 the Department of Home Affairs Graduates are provided with support through an

was established as a part of the Home Affairs Portfolio. orientation and induction program, a mentor, a range The Department of Home Affairs continues to deliver of Graduate events, access to health and wellbeing immigration and customs border policy functions programs, as well as a team of supervisors, mentors and previously delivered by the Department of Immigration program managers to assist and guide them. and Border Protection. It also includes national security,

emergency management and criminal justice functions Graduates also have exposure to Senior Executive Service from the Attorney-Generals Department; the Office of (SES) Officers and participate in internal and external Transport Security from the Department of Infrastructure activities and events such as the: and Regional Development; multicultural affairs from the - Secretary’s Book Club Department of Social Services; and the counter-terrorism - Graduate Project

coordination and cyber security policy functions from the - Refugee Week Grad Bake-off Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

What kind of work?

- APSC Graduate Events - Graduation Ceremony

There is a broad variety of work that can be undertaken You can find more information here:

by employees and graduates. Graduates can expect to https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about-us/careers/ work in:

graduate-program

- Cyber security

Applications open in March each year for the following

- Business analysis - Project management

- Policy development and connection

year.

- Dealing with communications domestically and globally Fun Fact / Recent Project

Location

Global Business and Talent Attraction Taskforce

The Department of Home Affairs oversees the Global

Canberra (limited opportunities available in other capital Business and Talent Attraction Taskforce. The Taskforce cities)

offers a coordinated whole of nation suite of services

Graduate Opportunities

exceptionally talented individuals and successful high-

and a streamlined pathway to permanent residency for

The Department of Home Affairs offers a 12 month yield businesses interested in growing their success in graduate program. Graduates are given a range of Australia. A range of visas are available to help individuals interesting and challenging work, access to professional set up a business or invest in Australia, including the: development, support through various diversity networks - Global Talent Visa and rewarding professional relationships.

- Global Talent Employer Sponsored program

- Business Innovation and Investment program

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Commonwealth Ombudsman About

Graduate Opportunities

the community in its dealings with the Australian

graduate program. Howevers, graduates can apply for

The Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman safeguards Government. They have oversight of some private sector

organisations. If an Australian Government agency has treated you unfairly or unreasonably, the Ombudsman can help you find a solution. Their service is free and

job vacancies or register an expression of interest for

short-term temporary employment on the Non-ongoing Employment Register.

they are independent. The Ombudsman specialises in

Please send your application by email to human.

Students, VET Student Loans, the Postal Industry, the

for a period of 12 months from date of receipt.

the following areas: Private Health Insurance, Overseas Defence Force, Immigration and Law Enforcement. The Commonwealth Ombudsman is also responsible for:

- Oversight of the Commonwealth Public Interest Disclosure scheme

- Inspection and monitoring of certain covert and intrusive powers by police and other law enforcement agencies.

What kind of work?

The Commonwealth Ombudsman does not make a

fresh decision, rather they consider the way a decision is

made and make recommendations on how the decision

or process could be enhanced. The Ombudsman is the

resources@ombudsman.gov.au. Applications will be kept

You can find more information here:

https://www.ombudsman.gov.au/what-we-do/careers

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Reviewing the Department of Home Affairs

On 22 January 2018, the Department of Home Affairs

introduced a new visitor management policy which changed the conditions of entry and entry application process for personal and professional visitors to immigration detention facilities.

oversight body when it comes to complaints. They can

The Office monitored the implementation of the policy

if the agency does not change their decision or offer a

detention facilities and engagement with stakeholders. In

assist to resolve complaints by investigating the process better explanation of the decision.

Ombudsman employees ensure the actions of agencies are fair and responsible by: - Handling complaints

- Conducting investigations

- Performing audits and inspections - Encouraging good administration

Location

Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney

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The Commonwealth Ombudsman does not have a formal

through their complaints, inspections of immigration October 2018 the Commonwealth Ombudsman provided

an issues paper to the department, outlining concerns about the policy and making 13 recommendations.

The department accepted ten of the Ombudsman's recommendations.

About

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)

The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C)

provides high quality advice and support to the Prime Graduate Opportunities Minister, the Cabinet, Portfolio Ministers and Assistant PM&C offers a 12-month graduate program in Canberra.

Ministers to achieve a coordinated and innovative As a Graduate at PM&C you will have the opportunity to approach to the development and implementation of rotate through areas of focus: Domestic Policy, creating

Government policies. PM&C coordinates and develops and coordinating policy solutions to Australia’s key policy across the Government in economic, domestic and economic, social and environmental issues; Government,

international issues, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander encouraging consistency across government and affairs and public service stewardship. coordinating public ceremonies and national honours; PM&C does this by:

International Policy, contributing to discussions on

overseas trade, foreign aid and development, and - Providing well-founded advice to the Prime Minister, international security; National Security, providing advice the Cabinet, Portfolio Ministers and Assistant Ministers on initiatives for border protection, defence, counteron national and global challenges and matters at the terrorism and crisis management; Office for Women, forefront of Government. working across government to deliver policies and - Coordinating policy across Government with a focus on programs to advance gender equality and improve the

practical changes to improve the lives of all Australians lives of Australian women; Regulation, essential for the and effective implementation. proper functioning of society and the economy which - Fostering a high performing public sector, working with includes any laws or other government endorsed ‘rules’ the Australian Public Service Commission.

where there is an expectation of compliance; Public Data, - Consulting across Government, the private sector, the improving the way public data is managed, shared and not-for-profit sector and the community. published for the benefit of everyone in Australia.

What kind of work?

PM&C operates in three main groups:

- Domestic Policy Group - involves advising the Prime

You can find more information here:

https://www.pmc.gov.au/pmc/careers/graduate-careers

Minister, Cabinet and Portfolio Minister on issues such Fun Fact / Recent Project as jobs and economic growth, the budget, industry , Women's Leadership and Development Program

infrastructure, agriculture, innovation, health, education The Office for Women administers the Women’s and the environment Leadership and Development Program (WLDP). The - National Security and International Policy Group - WLDP funds and delivers a range of projects specifically advises the Prime Minister on how to deal with threats to for Australian Women.

Australia's national security, and on Australia's relations

with other countries and role in global and regional The objectives of the Program are to improve outcomes cooperation for Australian women in five key focus areas: Women’s

- Governance Group - works on the implementation and Economic Security; Women’s Workforce Participation; ongoing delivery of key government programmes, policies Women’s Leadership; Women’s Safety; International and initiatives. It provides guides about the operations of Engagement. The WLDP is split into two grant streams: Cabinet and the Federal Executive, including the Cabinet Project Grants for one-off projects and Advocacy Grants to Handbook, the Legislation Handbook, and the Federal fund the formation of six civil society networks to ensure Executive Council Handbook.

women's voices are heard in the policymaking process.

Location

Canberra

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Department of Social Services About

Graduate Opportunities

for improving the wellbeing of individuals and families

program each year to students of any discipline. The

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is responsible in Australian communities. DSS is the Australian Government’s preeminent social policy agency, charged

with responsibility for national policies and programs

that help deliver a fair and strong policy for all Australians.

program runs for ten months and offers graduates

training and networking opportunities through two fivemonth rotations.

The department partners with other government and

The graduate program is structured into different

effective development, management and delivery of

and Finance streams. For the specialist streams offered, a

nongovernment organisations to work towards the

payments, policies, programs and services. These uphold the Department’s responsibility for families, communities,

Generalist, Data & Analysis, Public Affairs Specialist, Legal, relevant tertiary qualification is required.

housing, social security, and disability services.

Graduates receive invitations to participate in a range of

What kind of work?

and short-term placements in not-for-profit organisations

DSS is responsible for administering services relating to: - Families and children

learning and development activities, networking events, and Services Australia service centres.

- Housing support

Additionally, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

- Communities and vulnerable people

streamlined entry into the program through a culturally

- Seniors

- Disability and carers - Mental health

DSS employees assist with the delivery of programs and

services, benefits and payments, and grants for service providers.

Location

All major cities

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The DSS offers 70 to 80 places within their graduate

peoples are encouraged to apply, with applicants offered appreciative pathway.

You can find more information here:

https://www.dss.gov.au/careers/graduate-developmentprogram

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

About

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is an independent Commonwealth statutory authority whose

role is to enforce the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and a range of additional legislation, promoting competition, fair trading and regulating national infrastructure for the benefit of all Australians.

Competitive, informed and (when necessary) well-regulated markets lead to lower prices, better quality products and services, and more choice. This increases the prosperity and welfare of all Australians.

The ACCC focus on taking action that most promotes the proper functioning of Australian markets, protects competition, improves consumer welfare and stops conduct that is anti-competitive or harmful to consumers.

The ACCC employs the following strategies to achieve their purpose: - Maintaining and promoting competition

- Protecting the interests and safety of consumers, and supporting fair trading in markets affecting consumers and small business

- Promoting the economically efficient operation of, use of, and investment in infrastructure, and identifying market failure - Undertaking market studies and inquiries to support competition, consumer and regulatory outcomes.

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) is Australia's national energy market regulator and has an independent board. The AER shares staff, resources and facilities with the ACCC.

What kind of work?

The ACCC has a Chair, two Deputy Chairs and three Commissioners. The ACCC has seven sub-committees which are each chaired by one of the three Commissioners and additionally comprise of full-time members and associate members with expertise on particular matters.

The seven subcommittes and the work they involve are:

1. Enforcement Commitee - makes recommendations as to the ACCC's enforcement program to ensure compliance with and enforcement of the Competition and Consumer Act 2020 (Cth)

2. Mergers Review Committee - decides if mergers and acquisitions are likely to substantially lessen competition

3. Communications Committee - considers regulatory and competition issues arising from the communications sector 4. Infrastructure Committee - oversees access, price monitoring, transport and water regulatory issues

5. Adjudication Committee - considers applications for authorisation; significant notifications of exclusive dealing and collective bargaining conduct, and significant certification trademarks applications

6. Consumer Data Right Committee - oversees the ACCC’s role in the implementation of the Government’s consumer data right policy, including the development of rules and approval of standards and recommendations regarding designation of future sectors

7. Compliance and Product Safety Committee - sets the policy and strategic direction for the ACCC’s contacts, Compliance and Product Safety functions; makes decisions about policy recommendations, law reform proposals and the exercise of

relevant statutory powers and functions; and oversees the strategic compliance and education functions that relate to consumer, small business and product safety programs."

Location

All capital cities, Townsville

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Student Opportunities

The ACCC and AER provide opportunities for final-year university students to undertake paid summer internships for up to six weeks.

The ACCC seeks applicants studying in the following fields: law, economics, finance, business, commerce, arts, science, engineering, communications, media, marketing, data.

You can find more information here:

https://www.accc.gov.au/about-us/employment-careers/intern-opportunities Applications open each year in September.

Graduate Opportunities

The ACCC/AER run a graduate program. Work as a graduate includes:

- Analysing key market sectors assisting in assessing applications for collective bargaining, authorisations and notifications

- The economic regulation of network infrastructure

- Investigating complaints from business or consumers about possible breaches of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.

Graduates may be involved in: - Consumer liaison activities - Product safety surveys

- Compliance research or

- A wide range of activities in our Corporate Division.

Applications open each year in March.

You can find more information here:

https://www.accc.gov.au/about-us/employment-careers/graduate-opportunities

Fun Fact / Recent Project Collective bargaining

The ACCC has the authority to authorise collective bargaining for businesses. In Sepetmber 2020 the ACCC granted authorisation to enable the National Lotteries and Newsagents Association (NLNA) to

collectively bargain on behalf of its current and future members with Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (Tabcorp).

The ACCC considered that the Proposed Conduct is likely to result in public benefits by providing NLNA members with improved opportunity for input into contracts and some small transaction cost savings relative to a situation where its members negotiate individually with Tabcorp.

Authorisation provides legal protection to participate in collective bargaining that may otherwise

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breach

competition

laws

because

it

involves

joint

action

by

competitors.

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) About The

Australian

Prudential

Regulation

Authority

(APRA) is an independent statutory authority that supervises institutions across banking, insurance and

superannuation, and is accountable to the Australian Parliament.

Prudential regulation is concerned with maintaining the safety and soundness of financial institutions, so

that the community can have confidence that they will meet their financial commitments under all reasonable circumstances.

APRA oversees:

- Authorised deposit-taking institutions (such as banks, building societies and credit unions) - General insurers - Life insurers

- Friendly societies

- Private health insurers

- Reinsurance companies, and

- Superannuation funds (other than self-managed funds) In the event an APRA-regulated institution were to fail, APRA has the role of administering the Financial Claims Scheme when activated by the Australian Government.

This Scheme allows depositors of a failed deposit-taker to access their funds (up to a limit) in a timely manner, or provides general insurance policyholders with access to funds (up to a limit) to meet an eligible claim.

What kind of work?

APRA is organised into the following six divisions and one

independent internal team: Banking Division; Insurance Division; Superannuation Division; Policy and Advice

Division; Cross-Industry Insights and Data Division; Enterprise Services Division; Internal Audit team.

Location

All capital cities

Student Opportunities

APRA offer two different scholarships to students studying actuarial studies, finance, economics and similiar.

You can find more information here:

https://www.apra.gov.au/grants-and-scholarships

Graduate Opportunities

APRA offer an 18-month graduate program in Sydney,

Melbourne and Brisbane. Graduates complete three six-

month rotations, across the frontline supervision, policy

development and data analytics divisions. The graduate program is aimed at students looking to become finance professionals.

You can find more information here:

https://www.apra.gov.au/apra-graduate-careers

Fun Fact / Recent Project Issuing Directions

The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking,

Superannuation and Financial Services Industry in 2019 found that super fund NULIS did not act in the best intrest of its members. NULIS was found to have grandfathered

certain fee arrangements and charged fees to members for services that were not provided.

In response, APRA conducted an investigation that resulted in them issuing directions and imposing

additional registrable siperannuation entity license conditions on NULIS to improve its governance and

control environment, and ensure members' best interests are prioritised in its decision-making.

Legal Services fall under the the Policy and Advice Division, which ensures that APRA's frontline supervisors have the best possible tools to support them in their risk

analysis and supervisory interventions. Also in this divison

is Policy Development, Advice and Approvals, Resolution and Enforcement, and Licensing.

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Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) About

Graduate Opportunities

services and consumer credit regulator.

with rotations across four business areas.

ASIC is Australia's integrated corporate, markets, financial ASIC offers an 18-month graduate program in Sydney,

ASIC is an independent Australian Government body. They Graduates in the law stream are involved in the following: are set up under and administer the Australian Securities - Collecting and analysing evidence, preparing court and Investments Commission Act 2001 (ASIC Act), and documents and liaising with counsel carry out most of their work under the Corporations Act.

- Involvement in high-profile criminal and civil matters

ASIC's role under the ASIC Act is to:

- Assessing compliance and misconduct reports

- Working to implement important law-reform initiatives

- Maintain, facilitate and improve the performance of the - Involvement in conducting compliance surveillances financial system and entities in it

- Contributing to policy development and implementation

investors and consumers in the financial system

information and data

procedural requirements

Australia's equity capital markets

information it receives

You can find more information here:

- Promote confident and informed participation by - Researching, analysing and summarising complex - Administer the law effectively and with minimal - Reviewing corporate finance transactions relating to - Receive, process and store, efficiently and quickly,

- Make information about companies and other bodies https://careers.asic.gov.au/Graduate-program.html?in_organId= available to the public as soon as practicable

- Take whatever action it can, and which is necessary, to Fun Fact / Recent Project enforce and give effect to the law.

Mayfair 101

What kind of work?

Federal Court against companies in the Mayfair 101 group

In September 2020, ASIC obtained interim orders in the

The Chief Legal Office is the primary source of legal advice and their director. ASIC alleges that the group has been to the Commission and legal services across ASIC.

involved in breaches of the corporations legislation, and

Employees are involved in the following types of work:

management of its affairs that gives rise to a risk to the

there is a justifiable lack of confidence in the conduct and

- Providing advice and guidance on complex regulatory public that warrants protection. In particular, ASIC alleges matters

that Mayfair 101 raised $67 million from investors based

responsibility for ASIC

Liquidators of Mayfair 101 are due to provide a report

- Advising on enforcement matters

the Court will consider solvency and the likely return to

- Investigating law reform and new areas of regulatory on false representations that they would be fully secured.

- Conducting ASIC’s litigation

Location

All capital cities

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to the Court by the end of September, at which point creditors if the company is wound up.

Australian Taxation Office (ATO) About

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is the principal revenue collection agency of the Australian Government.

The ATO's role is to effectively manage and shape the tax and superannuation systems that support and fund services for Australians, including: - Collecting revenue

- Administering the goods and services tax (GST) on behalf of the Australian states and territories

- Administering a range of programs that provide transfers and benefits to the community

- Administering the major aspects of Australia’s superannuation system

- Being custodian of the Australian Business Register.

The ATO operates under the Public Governance, Performance

and Accountability Act 2013, within the Treasury portfolio, and are accountable under the Public Service Act 1999.

What kind of work?

Legal staff at the ATO are involved in: - Shaping tax law, policy and design

- Managing litigation cases and clarifying the law - Managing interpretative advice and guidance

- Enhancing relationships with professional bodies, consultative forums and the community

- Working with other business areas across the ATO to provide advice and clarity on law.

Location

All capital cities

Student Opportunities

The ATO run a program for university students called the University Partnership Employment Program. Under the

program, students are offered a casual contract of up to 12 months and the opportunity to do work that involves research,

administration andbusiness support relevant to students studying business, commerce, law, design, economics, project management, information technology, marketing, or statistics.

Students are expected to work during normal business hours, one or two days a week, with more work offered during university break.

You can find more information here:

Graduate Opportunities

The ATO offers a 12 month graduate program. Graduates

with a law degree are encouraged to apply for the taxation

stream. Your role in the taxation team will be to manage and shape the tax and superannuation systems by helping people understand their rights and obligations.

Taxation graduates work in a team to:

- Obtain information and provide advice to clients

- Conduct a range of client engagement activities including risk reviews and audits

- Make decisions and recommendations for mitigation

strategies

- Administer the good and services tax (GST)

- Research and analyse tax information and procedures - Interpret taxation legislation and procedures - Administer the superannuation system.

You can find more information here:

https://www.ato.gov.au/About-ATO/Careers/Entry-levelprograms/The-ATO-Graduate-program/#Taxation

Applications open in March each year for the following year.

The ATO also mainatin a temporary employment register.

You can find more information here: https://ato.nga.net.au/cp/

Fun Fact / Recent Project Tax Help

Tax Help is a network of ATO-trained and accredited

community volunteers who provide a free and confidential service to help people earning less than $60,000 per year

with simple affairs to complete their tax returns online

using myTax. Tax Help volunteers can help people lodge their tax return, make an amendment online or claim a refund of franking credits.

https://www.ato.gov.au/about-ato/careers/entry-levelprograms/university-partnership-employment-program/

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About

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)

Graduate Opportunities

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is Australia's central ASIC offer an 18-month graduate program in Sydney, bank and derives its functions and powers from the with rotations across four business areas.

Reserve Bank Act 1959. Its duty is to contribute to the

stability of the currency, full employment, and the Graduates in the law stream are involved in the following: economic prosperity and welfare of the Australian - Collecting and analysing evidence, preparing court people. It does this by conducting monetary policy to documents and liaising with counsel

meet an agreed medium-term inflation target, working to - Involvement in high-profile criminal and civil matters

maintain a strong financial system and efficient payments - Working to implement important law-reform initiatives system, and issuing the nation's banknotes.

- Assessing complaints and misconduct reports

- Involvement in conducting compliance surveillances

The RBA provides certain banking services as required - Contributing to policy development and implementation to the Australian Government and its agencies, and to a - Researching, analysing and summarising complex number of overseas central banks and official institutions. information and data

Additionally, it manages Australia's gold and foreign - Reviewing corporate finance transactions relating to exchange reserve.

Australia's equity capital markets

What kind of work?

You can find more information here:

Employees work in the following areas:

- Analysing domestic and overseas economic and

https://careers.asic.gov.au/Graduate-program.html?in_organId=

financial market trends

Fun Fact / Recent Project

framing of monetary policy

In September 2020, ASIC obtained interim orders in the

- Managing the implementation of monetary policy

and their director. ASIC alleges that the group has been

- Forecasting, modelling and research relevant to the Mayfair 101 - Conducting balance sheet analysis and risk assessment

Location Sydney

Student Opportunities

Federal Court against companies in the Mayfair 101 group involved in breaches of the corporations legislation, and there is a justifiable lack of confidence in the conduct and

management of its affairs that gives rise to a risk to the public that warrants protection. In particular, ASIC alleges that Mayfair 101 raised $67 million from investors based

The RBA runs an eight week paid Summer Intern on false representations that they would be fully secured.

Program for university students in their final year of Liquidators of Mayfair 101 are due to provide a report

study. Applications are accepted from students majoring to the Court by the end of September, at which point in economics, finance, law or related areas such as the Court will consider solvency and the likely return to mathematics and statistics who intend to complete creditors if the company is wound up. honours or similar research based programs.

Students are supported to undertake project work that culminates in a research paper that is presented to peers and senior staff.

You can find more information here:

https://www.rba.gov.au/careers/graduate-careers/intern-program.html

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The Treasury About

Treasury is the Government’s pre-eminent economic adviser.

Treasury’s purpose is to support and implement informed

decisions on policies for the good of the Australian Graduate Opportunities people, consistent with achieving strong, sustainable The Treasury offers a two-year graduate program in economic growth and fiscal settings.

Canberra. Students with degrees in economics, law,

As a central policy agency, the Treasury is expected to business, finance, public policy, political science and anticipate and analyse policy issues with a whole-of- mathematics are encouraged to apply. economy perspective, understand government and

stakeholder circumstances, and respond rapidly to Graduates contribute to policy development in areas such changing events and directions. as financial services, fiscal policy, foreign investment, tax policy and structural reform to support growth in living and standards. authoritative policy advice on issues such as: the economy, Treasury

provides

sound

economic

analysis

budget, taxation, financial sector, foreign investment, As well as academic qualifications, the Treasury looks structural policy, superannuation, small business, housing for graduates with highly-developed written and oral affordability and international economic policy. communication skills, strong analytical and people skills,

and individuals who demonstrate initiative, honesty, The Treasury also works with state and territory fairness and respect. governments on key policy areas, as well as managing federal financial relations.

What kind of work?

You can find more information here:

https://graduates.treasury.gov.au/the-process.htm

The Treasury is divided into five groups:

Fun Fact / Recent Project - Fiscal - provides advice on budget policy issue, major Future Directions for the Consumer Data Right expenditure programmes, taxation policy and retirement In January 2020 the Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, income

announced an Inquiry into Future Directions for the - Macroeconomic - provides advice on policy processes Consumer Data Right. and reforms that promote a secure financial system and sound corporate practices

The Inquiry is looking at how the Consumer Data Right - Revenue - monitors and assesses economic conditions could be enhanced and leveraged to boost innovation and prospects, and provides advice on the formulation and competition, and support the development of a safe and implementation of effective macroeconomic policy

and efficient digital economy, benefiting Australians and - Markets - provides advice and assists in the formulation Australia. This includes examining how the Consumer and implementation of government taxation and Data Right could be expanded to include ‘write’ access. retirement income policies and legislation

The inquiry will consult broadly with industry, consumer - Corporate & Foreign Investment - delivers strategic and privacy advocates, and other interested parties in advice and high quality services including information developing the report and recommendations. technology, communications, parliamentary services, finance, people management and risk management to the department, portfolio Ministers and agencies.

Location

Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth

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Australian Defence Force

About

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is Australia's military organisations. They fulfil key defensive roles as well as providing a range of peacetime services.

In addition to defending Australia, the ADF supports

a broad range of operations in Australia and overseas, including:

- Supporting international security and counter-terrorism initiatives

- Protecting Australia's borders from illegal activity and incursions

- Supporting humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, and

- Helping communities affected by natural disasters.

- Ensuring the safety of shipping, which accounts for 90% of Australia's imports and exports.

What kind of work?

Legal Officers in the Australian Army Legal Corps work in the broad fields of disciplinary, administrative, operations, civil and commercial law as well as dealing with legal aid requirements.

Legal Officers also have military training in leadership, command and control, unit and personnel administration, basic military skills and the ideals of officer behaviour.

Location

Adelaide, Albury/Wodonga, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Kapooka, Melbourne, Perth, Puckapunyal, Sydney and Townsville

Student Opportunities

The Army offers sponsorship for students studying certain

degrees, including law. Students can join the ADF and have their fees paid for, earn a salary and be guaranteed a graduate job after completing their studies.

In return, students are expected to complete one to four

weeks of training each year during university holidays, and commit to full-time service for the number of years

of university sponsorship plus one year (with a minimum of three years' service).

You can serve in the Navy, Army or Air Force.

You can find more information here:

https://www.defence jobs.gov.au/students-andeducation/defence-university-sponsorship

Graduate Opportunities

Graduates with degrees in areas including law can apply

for an Officer role through Graduate Entry. You will receive further training and postgraduate study opportunities in the ADF.

Law graduates will study administrative law, discipline law, operations law and military practice law, and will be

awarded a Graduate Certificate in Military Law and Master of Military Law.

Graduates can choose whether to pursue a career in the Navy, Army or Air Force.

You can find more information here:

https://www.defence jobs.gov.au/students-andeducation/graduate-entry/

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Operation COVID-19 Assist

The ADF have helped mitigate the current COVID crisis through Operation COVID-19 Assist.

Defence support includes:

- Contact tracing and planning support teams to all state and territory governments.

- Supporting law enforcement agencies with mandatory quarantine arrangements.

- The ADF will not be authorised as law enforcement officers as this remains the responsibility of the states and territories

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Australian Federal Police About

Graduate Opportunities

enforcement organisation.

Graduates with law degrees are encouraged to apply.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is a multi-faceted law The AFP run a 12 month graduate program in Canberra.

The AFP strives to build a more secure future for Australia Legal graduates will undertake at least three rotations in and its global partners. Counter terrorism and national areas including: security are major business priorities.

- Criminal assets - Litigation

So, too, is the AFP's commitment to international relations - Legislation

which drive interagency collaboration and enable - Organised crime

transnational crime to be tackled anywhere. At a national - Industrial relations level, the AFP works with the Australian Government

and key agencies on a range of counter-terrorism, crime- You can find more information here: fighting and capacity building initiatives.

https://www.afp.gov.au/careers/graduate-program

The AFP provides a range of investigation and operational Fun Fact / Recent Project support, security risk management, security vetting and Operation Veyda information services to assist the public.

In 2020, five offenders were sentenced between eight to

What kind of work?

into a transnational crime syndicate that conspired to

30 years imprisonment following an AFP investigation

Lawyers are responsible for the provision of high quality, import more than 1.9 tonnes of illicit drugs into Australia.

cost effective in-house professional legal services that The major investigation successfully dismantled two directly support the operational law enforcement interlinked organised crime syndicates operating across activities of the AFP. This may include:

Australia, the United Arab Emirates and Europe.

- Providing advice to investigators on Commonwealth A futher 20 Australians and six Dutch nationals were powers and offences

charged as part of the investigation.

operations

More than $5.4 million dollars identified as proceeds of

- Providing support to large scale and long running

- Reviewing and updating operational procedures based crime was seized. on Commonwealth legislation

- Providing advice on international and inter-jurisdictional operational issues

- Providing advice on and support to the conduct of

prosecutions, including sufficiency of evidence, disclosure and protection of sensitive information

Location

Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne

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Government & Public Service

NSW

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Legal Aid NSW About

Graduate Opportunities

legal services to socially and economically disadvantaged

Students must commit to 80 days, either part-time or full-

Legal Aid NSW is a statewide organisation providing people across NSW. Legal Aid is the largest legal aid commission in Australia and employ over 1,300 staff.

Legal Aid provide legal services across NSW through a statewide network of 25 offices, two satellite offices and

243 regular outreach locations. They offer telephone advice through the free legal helpline LawAccess NSW.

Legal Aid have limited resources and strict eligibilty criteria. Clients must pass four tests to qualify for help:

- The Jurisdiction Test looks at whether legal aid is available in that jurisdiction and area of law.

Legal Aid offer unpaid PLT placements to graduates. time.

PLT students undertake the following:

- Assisting legal officers in conducting an effective legal practice

- Undertaking file work and legal research

- Working collaboratively with practice staff (legal officers and administrative staff)

- Complying with the Legal Aid Commission Act, policies and practice management standards and undertake all related administrative and case management activities.

- The Means Test looks at your income and assets.

Applicants must have knowledge of issues relating to

the circumstances to grant aid taking into account,

disadvantaged people, and knowledge of relevant court

- The Merit Test looks at whether it is reasonable in all among other criteria, whether the your matter has a

reasonable prospect of success and whether providing legal assistance will benefit you.

delivery of legal services to socially and economically procedures and Legal Aid Commission policies and procedures.

- The Availability of Funds Test means that aid will only

You can find more information here:

sufficient funds available.

legal-aid/practical-legal-training-and-work-placements

be granted if Legal Aid NSW considers that there are

https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/about-us/working-at-

What kind of work?

Fun Fact / Recent Project

family and civil law.

Legal Aid have lawyers at all local courts in NSW, as well

Legal Aid deliver legal services in most areas of criminal,

This includes:

- Legal advice over the phone

- One-off legal advice and help with simple documents

Duty Lawyer Service

as some other courts and tribunals, called duty lawyers.

Duty lawyers help people who have a matter at court that day who do not have their own lawyer.

- Providing representation in court as a duty lawyer

Duty lawyers can:

- Law reform and policy work

- Gxplain what might happen in court about your matter

- Workshops and webinars

Location

Across NSW

- Give advice about your matter

- Help you to get an adjournment (to put off your matter to a later date, so you have time to get legal advice)

- Talk to the court/tribunal or other parties on your behalf - Speak for you in court in most criminal matters.

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About

NSW Public Service Commission

The NSW Public Service Commission (PSC) has the lead role

in designing and implementing workforce management strategies and reform to ensure the capability of the

NSW public sector workforce to deliver high quality public services to the people of NSW. The PSC builds best

practice models for workforce management and drives the implementation of these at the NSW public sector, cluster and agency level. Through reporting, the PSC

provides a regular assessment of how the NSW public sector is progressing in its uptake of these models.

The PSC reports to the NSW Premier.

What kind of work?

PSC employees are responsible for:

- identifying reform opportunities for the government sector workforce

- Leading the strategic development and management of

the government sector workforce in relation to workforce planning, recruitment, performance management, equity and diversity etc

- Advising the Government on leadership structure for the government sector.

- Advising the Government on appropriate strategies, policies and practices in relation to the structure of the government sector workforce

Location Sydney

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Graduate Opportunities

The NSW Public Service Commission runs the NSW

Government Graduate Program. Graduates work in three different roles over 18 months, across government

departments including the Department of Communities and Justice, and the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

Graduates in the Legal Stream assist senior solicitors in the conduct of litigation, advice and policy work in a range of contexts and roles across the NSW public sector.

Graduates finish the program with a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice and are involved in the following work: - Research and analysis

- Monitoring and reporting on the delivery of projects

- Litigation support responsibilities (e.g. drafting affidavits or briefs)

- Explaining legal issues and providing advice and solutions to clients

- Supporting a range of projects, policies and other program initiatives

- Working collaboratively within and across public sector agencies

You can find more information here:

https://www.psc.nsw.gov.au/workforce-management/ recruitment/nsw-government-graduate-program

NSW Crown Solicitor's Office About

The CSO is the largest provider of legal services to state government agencies in NSW. The CSO has expertise in: - Government Law

- Constitutional & Administrative Law - Child Protection

Graduate Opportunities

- Community Law

complete six-monthly rotations across four practice

- Commercial Law

CSO run a two-year graduate program. Graduates

- Property & Native Title

groups.

- Regulatory & Environment

Graduates may be involved in assisting with litigation,

- Inquiries

The purpose of the program is to train participants as

- Public Safety & Justice

- Employment Law & Industrial Relations

providing advice to clients and attending mediation.

- Torts Law (Justice/Law Enforcement Agencies)

government solicitors.

- Torts (Service/Regulatory Agencies)

What kind of work?

You can find more information here:

https://www.cso.nsw.gov.au/Pages/cso_workingwithus/

Type of work varies depending on the practice group that cso_workingwithus.aspx employees work within, but includes:

- Advising on and drafting of intergovernmental Fun Fact / Recent Project Inquiries agreements - Providing advice on a range of legislation

The CSO is responsible for representing NSW government

- Education seminars and training

agencies in inquiries. The Royal Commission into

- Advising on major agency procurements and reforms

schools, sports organisations and community and

- Providing legal advice and assistance for major Institutional Responses to Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse investugated how institutions such as churches, government policy and legislative initiatives - Ensuring regulatory compliance

government agencies have responded to allegations of

of inquiry and standing commissions

the following:

Location

and RG Dance)

- Representation in inquisitorial proceedings, including child sexual abuse. The Crown Solicitor was engaged to coronial inquests, royal commissions, special commissions represent the State of NSW, including hearings relating to - Centres for Performing Arts (Australian Institute of Music

Sydney

- Catholic and Anglican church authorities

Student Opportunities

an institutional context (including consideration of the

then go on to participate in the Graduate Program.

Institute of Sport)

- criminal justice issues relating to child sexual abuse in

The CSO offer approximately 50 paralegal positions to admissibility of tendency and coincidence evidence) students still completing their degree. Many students - sporting clubs and organisations (including the NSW Positions are available for high achieiving law students who have completed at least two years of their law degree.

Paralegals are assigned to a practice group and are

responsible for providing legal and administrative support to solicitors and other team members.

You can find more information here:

https://www.cso.nsw.gov.au/Pages/cso_workingwithus/ cso_workingwithus.aspx

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NSW Department of Communities and Justice About

Student Opportunities

Justice (DCJ) brought together the former departments

penultimate or final year of law school. Clerks are involved

On 1 July 2019, the Department of Communities and

of Family and Community Services (FACS) and Justice.

This brings under one roof, NSW government services

targeted at achieving safe, just, inclusive and resilient communities.

DCJ focuses on achieving just outcomes for: - Children and young people - Aboriginal people

- People with disability

- People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

DCJ offer summer clerkships to students in their in:

- Preparing briefing notes for the Attorney General and other Strong Communities cluster Ministers; - Liaising with stakeholders;

- Conducting in-depth analysis on proposed Bills or policy reform from other Ministers; - Writing speeches;

- Attending meetings;

- Working with other Government Departments; and - Conducting research

- People experiencing domestic and family violence

Applicants must demonstrate interest in, and an

- Juvenile offenders

Communities and Justice, and experience that would

- Victims of sexual assault

- People at high risk of reoffending, and - People experiencing homelessness

What kind of work?

The work of employees is varied, and may include: - Providing resources to service providers

understanding of, the work of the Department of enable you to contribute to the Department.

You can find more information here:

https://www.justice.nsw.gov.au/justicepolicy/Pages/ lpclrd/lpclrd_clerkship.aspx

- Connecting victims of family and domestic violence to

Graduate Opportunities

- Helping applicants of rental assistance or social housing

of

support services

- Assisting with the oversight of corrective services and Youth Justice centres

- Connecting victims of crimes to support services

Graduates can undertake a rotation with the Department Communities

and

Justice

through

the

NSW

Government Graduate Program, run by the NSW Public Service Commission.

- Legal services including advising the government

Fun Fact / Recent Project

professional and regulatory services, and administering

DCJ fund the Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment

on law, justice and legal reforms, providing legal, the appointment of Justices of the Peace (JPs) in NSW.

Location Sydney

MERIT

program. MERIT is a program available in most Local Courts in New South Wales that provides the opportunity

for adult defendants with substance abuse problems

to work, on a voluntary basis, towards rehabilitation

as part of the bail process. The MERIT program allows

defendants to focus on treating their drug or alcohol problem in isolation from legal matters and is focused on rehabilitation and reduced recidivism.

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About

NSW Law Reform Commission

The NSW Law Reform Commission provides legal policy

advice to Government on issues that are referred by the Student Opportunities

Attorney General (called "references"). NSWLRC prepare The NSWLRC run a four-week paid internship program

reports which comprehensively analyse the issues in July/August for one-two law students each year. The identified in the reference, and make recommendations program is available for students in their final year of to Government for legislative reform.

study.

When reviewing areas of the law NSWLRC seek to:

Interns work on projects of the NSWLRC and NSW

- Improve and ​​​​modernise the law

- Simplify and consolidate the law

Sentencing Council.

- Remove inefficiencies and defects in the law​

Depending on the reference interns can be involved

- ​Provide improved access to justice

consultation documents, assisting with consultation

- Repeal laws that are unnecessary and obsolete, and

in undertaking research, contributing to drafting processes, or helping draft reports. The Commission

To identify key issues with the law and areas for reform and Council credit the contribution of interns in their in a project, the Commission conducts intensive research published papers. including academic literature reviews and empirical

research where required. They engage with stakeholders, You can find more information here:

and legal and industry experts through consultations, https://www.lawreform.justice.nsw.gov.au/Pages/lrc/ and discuss ideas for reform in consultation papers or lrc_internship/Internship-main-page.aspx question papers, which are available to stakeholders and

the public to comment on through our website. Anyone Graduate Opportunities

can make a submission to the Commission on a reference.​ NSWLRC does not have a Graduate Program, but students

interested in their work should consider applying for the NSW Government Graduate Program, run by the NSW

What kind of work?

The process of making law reform recommendations Public Service Commission. includes:

Fun Fact / Recent Project

- Researching the law

- Conducting literature reviews -

Releasing

consultation

papers

which

Review of sexual consent laws

provide In response to the high-profile Lazarus case, the NSW

background information, discuss key issues, and present Attorney-General asked the NSWLRC to undertake a options for reform

review of sexual consent laws in NSW.

the law

The review was announced in 2018 and considered

- Review submissions to gauge what people think about

- Conduct face to face consultations with with members sexual assault research and expert opinion, as well as of the community who are affected by the law, interest community views, and developments in law, policy and groups, experts, NGOs, and Government agencies

practice in Australia and internationally.

Location

The final report was transmitted to the Attorney-General

Sydney

in September 2020.

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Council of Law Reporting for NSW About

Student Opportunities

under the Council of Law Reporting Act 1969. The

Assistants. The work only requires a commitment of half a

The Council of Law Reporting for NSW was established Council’s overall goal is the efficient reporting of judicial decisions in NSW, primarily for use by the legal profession and the judiciary.

The Council is responsible for selecting cases to be published in the NSW Law Reports.

The Council is comprised of: - The Attorney General - The Solicitor General

- The President of the New South Wales Bar Association - The President of the Law Society of New South Wales

- Seven members of the legal profession appointed by the Governor: five barristers nominated by the NSW Bar

Association and two solicitors nominated by the Law Society of NSW

What kind of work?

The process of publishing cases in the NSWLR involves:

- Considering judgements and decisions of superior courts in NSW and identifying those that will be significant in the development, interpretation and/or application of the law in NSW

- Drafting headnotes for each case

- Verifying judgements, including checking citations, quotations and references

Location Sydney

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The Council offers paid positions as Legal Admin day per week, and is ideal for law students. Students must have completed at least one year of law school to apply.

Duties of admin assistants include: - Data entry and management

- Updating the NSWLR website when new cases are selected

- Keeping case selection statistics and provide details to the General Manager for reporting to the Council.

- Conducting twice yearly audits of Caselaw to check that all decisions have been received.

- Monitoring the status of appeals in cases selected as reportable

- Compiling materials such as appeal lists, judicial movements etc for the covers of the bound volumes

Fun Fact / Recent Project History of the Council

The first systematic attempt to prepare reports of the Court began in 1828, when James Dowling, a barrister and accomplished law reporter from England, took up

an appointment as a judge of the Court and published

his own decisions. Prior to 1862 the only source of court reporting in New South Wales was provided by colonial newspapers. Continuous law reporting in New South

Wales began in 1863 with reports prepared by two barristers, based largely on newspaper reports. For the period prior to 1828, the only readily available source of court reports is the Macquarie University Division of Law website. The Council was established in 1963.

NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet About

The Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) leads the

NSW public sector to deliver on the NSW Government's commitments and priorities.

DPC support the NSW Premier and Ministers by:

- Carrying out a coordinated policy, project and reform agenda that boosts the efficiency, productivity and effectiveness of NSW

- Partnering with NSW Government agencies, as well as the private, not-for-profit and academic sectors, to ensure that services are delivered on time, within budget and to the community’s expectations

- Coordinating the initiatives of Ministers and their agencies to achieve the government’s targets

- Managing the passage of government legislation - Supporting the delivery of major projects

- Coordinating and planning significant state events

- Working with the federal government and other state and territory governments on national reforms

What kind of work?

Graduate Opportunities

Graduates can undertake a rotation with the Department of Premier and Cabinet through the NSW Government Graduate Program, run by the NSW Public Service Commission.

Fun Fact / Recent Project Premier's Priorities

The NSW Premier is committed to 12 key priorities to

make NSW a better place to live and work. In addition, the NSW Government has 18 state priorites for the state

to grow the economy, deliver infrastructure, protect the vulnerable, and improve health, education and public services across NSW. The current policies aim to achieve: - A strong economy

- Highest quality education

- Well connected communities with quality local environments

- Placing an emphasis on consumer welfare - Breaking the cycle of disadvantage.

DPC is made up of five groups:

1. Strategy and Delivery - provide analysis and advice to the Premier

2. Transformation - future planning and preparing NSW for changes

3. Community Engagement - improve culture and divesity 4. Office of the Genera Counsel - develop and implement policy reforms within the Premier's portfolio, manage litigation and legal services

5. People - planning and delivering strategies across

finance, IT, people and culture, projects and performance, and workplaces.

Location Sydney

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Government & Public Service

Criminal Governmental Practice

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Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) About

Graduate Opportunities

The Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public The CDPP does not have a graduate program. However, if

Prosecutions (CDPP) is an independent prosecution you are interested in federal criminal practice, you should service established by Parliament to prosecute alleged consider applying for the Commonwealth Attorney-

offences against Commonwealth law. They aim to provide General's Department graduate program, which involves an effective, ethical, high quality and independent crime prevention work. criminal prosecution service for Australia in accordance with the Prosecution Policy of the Commonwealth.

Fun Fact / Recent Project

The CDPP is within the Commonwealth Attorney- Commercial Prosecution

General’s portfolio, but operates independently of the A recent prosecution by CDPP involved an independent Attorney-General and the political process.

financial advisor operating a business known as CFS

What kind of work?

Miller provided financial services to retirees or people

Private Wealth. As part of his business activities, Graeme

Lawyers at the CDPP are involved in litigation across a nearing retirement who were looking to invest their variety of practice areas:

superannuation savings. An investigation uncovered

- Commercial

client funds for his personal use, or to transfer to other

- Fraud and money laundering - Serious drugs

- People smuggling and human trafficking - Child exploitation

- Counter terrorism - Environment

- Cybercrime and cyberbullying Lawyers at the CDPP are also involved in extradition

that he had operated a Ponzi Scheme, misappropriating

clients, purporting they were returns on amounts he had misappropriated earlier. A total of $1.865 million in funds belonging to 10 victim clients was misappropriated in this way.

In July 2020, Miller was sentenced to six years' imprisonment.

and mutual assistance work where they assist in the investigation and prosecution of transnational and international crime. Lawyers employed at the CDPP

further assist with publications, law reform work and maintain a limited role in criminal confiscation.

Location

All capital cities, Townsville, Cairns

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NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions About

The NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

Student Opportunities

behalf of the community.

Students must apply for an internship through the myLaw

(ODPP) prosecutes indictable offences under NSW law on

The ODPP also prosecute all NSW child sexual assault

UNSW students can intern at the ODPP course credit. website.

offences and criminal cases against NSW police officers,

You can find more information here: https://www.odpp.

The ODPP prosecutes about 18,000 matters a year. These

Graduate Opportunities

-Committal proceedings in the Local Court and Children's

have completed the coursework component of their

whether or not they are indictable offences.

include:

Court, to decide whether there is enough evidence for a matter to go to trial

-Trials in the District Court and the Supreme Court

nsw.gov.au/careers/work-experience.

The ODPP offer a graduate program for students who

PLT. The Legal Development Program is a full-time paid program that runs for 12 months.

-Appeals, in the District Court, Court of Criminal Appeal

Graduates are given the opportunity to develop and

-Hearings in the Local Court and the Children’s Court

- Organisational skills

and High Court

What kind of work?

Solicitors are responsible for preparing the brief of

evidence, liaising with the police and witnesses, organising conferences and any exhibits, and assisting the Crown Prosecutor at trial.

Crown Prosecutors appear in court, settle and determine

the appropriate charges, and provide legal advice to the

Director on a wide range of issues, including whether

enhance:

- Analytical skills

- Legal research skills

- Legal drafting and written communication

- Knowledge of criminal law, practice and procedure - Communication skills - Teamwork skills

You can find more information here:

https://www.odpp.nsw.gov.au/careers/legal-development-program

there is sufficient evidence to justify proceeding with

Fun Fact / Recent Project

should be terminated.

The ODPP's Witness Assistance Service (WAS) provides a

a particular prosecution or whether the proceedings

Location Sydney

Witness Assistance Service

range of support services and information to vulnerable

witnesses to reduce as much as possible the extra stress of being involved in a serious legal matter.

WAS officers are social workers, psychologists or

counsellors who understand both trauma and how the criminal justice system works.

WAS officers can support witnesses in preparing to give evidence, preparing victim impact statements and can provide court updates and debriefs.

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Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) About

Graduate Opportunities

The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) LECC have a specialist legal team, headed by General was established in 2017 as a permanent independent Counsel, that is responsible for the delivery of all corporate investigative commission to provide oversight of the and legal services to the Commission.

NSW Police Force and NSW Crime Commission. LECC LECC do not have a formal graduate program, but replaces the Police Integrity Commission (PIC) and the interested students can have a look at current vacancies: Police Compliance Branch of the NSW Ombudsman with a https://www.lecc.nsw.gov.au/what-we-do/our-people/work-with-us single oversight body with two clearly defined functions:

detecting and investigating misconduct and corruption, Note that you cannot apply for a job at LECC if you have and overseeing complaints handling.

worked as a NSW Police or Crime Commission officer.

What kind of work?

Fun Fact / Recent Project

The

primary

role

of

the

LECC

is

to

detect, Unlawful strip searches

oversight, investigate and expose misconduct and LECC are currently conducting an investigation into maladministration within the NSW Police Force and the unlawful strip searches by NSW Police officers. In 2019, NSW Crime Commission. This includes: - Publishing investigation reports

the LECC found that the strip searching of four minors

at Splendour in the Grass were unlawful becaise officers

- Referring matters to the NSW Police Force or Crime made no attempt to contact a parent, guardian or support Commission

person, as required by law for a person aged under 18. Its

- Identifying problems in the systems, practices and final report is due at the end of 2020. procedures of those agencies that might lead to such misconduct or maladministration

- Monitoring the investigation of critical incidents (incidents involving a police officer that result in death or serious injury)

Location Sydney

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NSW Police Prosecutors About

Police Prosecutors are responsible for the prosecution of criminal proceedings, applications for apprehended

domestic violence orders and other associated application proceedings in the Local Court and Children’s Court of

NSW. Appeals filed in the District Court, Supreme Court

or Court of Criminal Appeal connected with prosecutions in the Local or Children’s Court are generally handled by the NSW DPP.

What kind of work?

Police prosecuters provide legal advice to all levels of

the NSW Police Office. Often this involves supporting major operations and serious crime investigations with

strategic legal advice. Units within the Police Prosecutions Command include: - Coroners Court

- Operational Legal Advice Unit - Covert Applications Unit

- Exewcutive Legal Supoport Unit - Prosecution Support Unit

Location

Across NSW

Graduate Opportunities

The NSW Police Force offers graduates a fast-tracked program to becoming a Police Prosecutor.

The pathway to becoming a Police Prosecutor is as follows:

1. Full time or Online study of the Associate Degree of Policing Practice to become a Police Officer

2. On the job training at a police station for 12 – 24 months 3. Completion of the Associate Degree in Police Practice 4. Transfer to Police Prosecutions, training for around 12 months

passing all classroom and practical instruction and assessments to achieve designation status as a Police Prosecutor.

5. Serve a minimum tenure of 3 years as a Prosecutor within the Metropolitan area.

You can find more information here:

https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/recruitment/the_career/ accelerated_prosecutors_recruitment_program

Fun Fact / Recent Project Duty of Disclosure

In 2018, Harley Bradley bit the finger of Katie O'Connor to the

bone. Bradley was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and a police prosecutor was appointed. The police

prosecutor refused to cooperate with the defendant's requests

for police information on O'Connor's criminal history. Under section 183 of the Criminal Procedure Act, when a defendant

indicates a plea of not guilty, the prosecution must provide a brief of evidence to the defence, which includes written

statements and copies of documents and exhibits that the prosecution intends to rely upon to support its case.

The Supreme Court held that the police prosecutor had

not met the duty required of her, and clarified that the duty of disclosure is not confined to DPP solicitors, but applies to investigating police officers and police prosecutors as well.

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NSW Public Defenders

About

Public Defenders are available to represent clients charged with serious criminal offences anywhere in New South Wales, if they have been granted legal aid.

Public Defenders are appointed by the Governor in Council. The Governor usually acts upon the advice of the

Attorney General, who is authorised by Cabinet to give

the Governor such advice. A Public Defender appointed by the Governor has tenure and can only be removed

from office as a result of incompetence, misconduct, Graduate Opportunities The Public Defender's Office offer paid work experience bankruptcy and mental illness. to successful candidates for the Aboriginal Law Graduates

What kind of work?

Program.

Public Defenders:

- Represent accused persons, usually before a judge and a The aim of this program is to help Aboriginal law graduates meet the professional practical training requirements to jury, in District Court and Supreme Court trials - Appear in arraignments and sentence matters in the enable them to practise as a solicitor or barrister, or gain employment in some other legal position.

District Court and Supreme Court - Appear in some murder committals in the Local Court

- Appear in appeals in the Court of Criminal Appeal and The availability of this program depends on annual funding from the Attorney General's Department and the availability the High Court - Contribute to the reform of the law through submissions of suitable candidates. to the Attorney General and participate on committees within the criminal justice system

Candidates for the program are nominated either by their

for students and new barristers

consultation with the Dean of Law at the relevant University.

- Assist in legal education by giving lectures and law lecturer via the Dean of Law at their University, or under seminars, writing papers and providing work experience the NSW Bar Association's Equal Opportunity program in

Public Defenders also assist solicitors and members of the You can find more information here: Bar with advice on criminal law practice and procedure https://www.publicdefenders.nsw.gov.au/Pages/public_ and are available to represent clients anywhere in New defenders_intern.aspx South Wales.

Location

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Rolling Court List Program

Across NSW

The RLC program is available for in-house legal aid matters

Student Opportunities

to resolve trial matters by early case management, thus

through the myLaw website.

of cases in the NSW District Court. Counsel are typically

where there is no co-accused and no fitness issues. It aims

UNSW students can intern at the Public Defenders Officer reducing the time taken from committal to finalisation for course credit. Students must apply for an internship and addressing some of the factors leading to the backlog briefed earlier than in other metropolitan courts, and the

Consideration will be given to exceptional students ongoing working relationships between them and their wishing to do the work experience component of their respective instructing solicitors from Legal Aid NSW and

practical legal training with Public Defenders. Note that the ODPP leads to a more efficient disposition of matters.

This level of professional trust and communication enables this is unpaid work. issues in a trial or sentence matter to be identified at an

You can find more information here:

earlier stage. It saves time and expense if the matter can be

https://www.publicdefenders.nsw.gov.au/Pages/public_ resolved before trial by an early plea of guilty or appropriate charge modification. defenders_intern.aspx

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CHAPTER II

Communities & NGOs

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Careers in Community Organisations & NGOs Community Legal Centres (CLCs) are independent NGOs that provide free legal services, typically to disadvantaged people. CLCs can be generalist and service a particular catchment (for example, Kingsford Legal Centre services people who live in the Randwick and Botany Bay local government areas). CLCs can also be specialist, and offer state-wide or nation-wide services for certain groups of people (for example, Aboriginal Legal Service provides services to indigenous people living anywhere in NSW or the ACT).

CLCs sometimes receive government funding or grants, but largely rely on donors. They hence have limited resources and often have very strict eligibility criteria for clients. For example, most CLCs will not offer employment law advice to people with a salary of $80 000 per year or more.

The services that a CLC provides varies depending on the capacity of the Centre, but generally includes legal advice, legal referrals, legal representation, community education and law reform and policy work.

NGOs is a broad term that encompasses a number of social justice organisations, including CLCs. Other organisations we have included in this Guide include law-specific NGOs (such as the Australian Pro Bono Centre), or NGOs that have an established legal department (such as Cancer Council).

Opportunities for students and graduates Due to limited resources, CLCs rely on volunteers to carry out their work. Most CLCs offer volunteering opportunities to students who are still studying. This can include administrative work, client interviewing, drafting legal advice and legal research. Most CLCs also offer work experience for PLT students. This is usually unpaid, and involves working more closely with solicitors on casework, representing clients and providing legal advice.

Many NGOs also offer internships to students. Note that these are generally unpaid as well.

The application process for CLCs and NGOs typically involves submitting a CV and cover letter, and completing an interview. You may also be asked to complete a written task to demonstrate your skills.

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Aboriginal Legal Service About

The Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS) opened their doors in 1970 in Redfern as the first Aboriginal Legal Service in Australia, and the first free legal assistance service in the country.

After colonial dispossession, new laws were imposed, and used to rule over Aboriginal communities. The ALS

was founded as a response to this injustice, and in acknowledgement of the importance of Aboriginal people designing and delivering services to their own communities.

ALS operates as a non-government legal service providing culturally appropriate information and referral, and legal advice and court representation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men, women and children across NSW and ACT. ALS has 22 offices and almost 200 staff across NSW and the ACT, with almost 44% of whom are Aboriginal. They employ 91 solicitors, 26 field officers and 83 admin officers in 24 offices and branches across New South Wales and the ACT. Ultimately their mission to getting justice for Aboriginal people and the community.

What kind of work?

Areas of practice: - Family law

- Criminal law

- Care and protection law

- Tenancy (ALS run the Western Aboriginal Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service and Greater Sydney Tenants Advice Service)

Type of work done by employees: - Legal advice - Referrals

- Legal representation

- Help with legal documents and applications - Negotiations with landlords

- Law reform and policy work

Location

Across NSW and ACT

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Student Opportunities

ALS have opportunites for student volunteers to help with research, law reform, human resources, campaigns, communications and IT.

The Student Legal Volunteer Program allows students to work closely with ALS Solicitors and staff to understand the

workings of a Criminal law or a Children’s Care and Protection Law practice in an Aboriginal community organisation setting.

Student legal volunteers receive good hands-on training in: - Legal research

- Drafting submissions, letters and court documents - Attending Court with solicitors,

- Preparing briefs for counsel and much more All ALS offices have the capacity to manage Student Legal Volunteers.

You can find more information here: https://www.alsnswact.org.au/volunteer For law reform, policy and communications opportunities contact Shannon Longhurst, Policy & Communications Manager: shannon.longhurst@alsnswact.org.au

Graduate Opportunities

ALS offer PLT placements to graduates to assist in the work in criminal law, care and protection and family law practice areas.

For Practical Legal Training placements in the 'Crime' Practice, contact Sheri Misaghi: sheri.misaghi@alsnswact.org.au For Practical Legal Training placements in the 'Care and Protection' and 'Family' Practice, contact Brittany Tilden: brittany.tilden@alsnswact.org.au

Fun Fact / Recent Project Bugmy Evidence Project

Aboriginal peoples across the country face troubling disadvantage.

Courts have recognised this deprivation may have profound and long-lasting effects on the lives of Aboriginal people and communities. The Bugmy Evidence Project is creating community documentation of social disadvantage.

The library will be built over time, initially profiling a number of communities in the years 2011, 2001 and 1991. It will

provide historical information to demonstrate the disadvantage existing at the time individuals were growing up in those communities.

Community reports will provide evidence from Aboriginal communities in NSW, spanning generations. These reports are created to satisfy an evidentiary need: that of proving disadvantage.

The library will aid courts in sentence proceedings by directly connecting the individual’s experience to a social context, leading to shorter jail terms, short non-parole terms and more opportunties for rehabilitation.

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Arts Law Centre of Australia About

Arts Law is Australia’s independent national community

legal centre for the arts, a not-for-profit company limited

by guarantee. They provide free or low cost specialised Student Opportunities legal advice, education and resources to Australian artists Students can volunteer at Arts Law as either an and arts organisations across all art forms, on a wide range administration assistant or research assistant. of arts related legal and business matters. Arts Law’s

Artists in the Black program delivers targeted services to Student volunteers play a valuable role supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists nationally. solicitors in the provision of legal advice. They are the first In accordance with its mission,

point of contact for clients and are tasked with providing

Arts Law applies an information and taking accurate legal instructions. “artist first” policy. As a result, they decline to advise arts Volunteers may also conduct legal research for the solicitors,

organisations even in situations where there is no conflict get involved with advocacy projects, sit in on legal advice of interest with an individual artist if giving legal advice to sessions as note-takers, as well as assist with the general the arts organisation would subsequently prevent them administration of a legal centre. from advising an individual artist in relation to the same matter.

What kind of work?

The Centre specialises in Arts Law, including: - Business structures, governance and tax - Classification

- Confidentiality - Contracts

- Copyright and moral rights - Debt

- Defamation

- Designs and patents - Employment

- Indigenous cultural and intellectual property - Insurance and liability

- Privacy and image rights

- Trade marks, business names and reputation - Wills and estates

Type of work done by employees: - Legal telephone advice

- Review of documentation - Referrals

- Alternative Dispute Resolution - Education workshops

- Law reform and policy work

Location

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Note that volunteers must have completed intellectual

property or media law subjects and have a strong interest in the arts.

Arts Law are currently not engaging volunteers due to the global COVID crisis. You can find more information here: https://www.artslaw.com.au/support/volunteer/

Fun Fact / Recent Project Rio Tinto Senate Inquiry

On 23-24 May 2020, Rio Tinto destroyed two 46,000-year-

old Aboriginal cultural sites in caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. In response, the

Australian Senate announced an inquiry into the caves’ destruction. Arts Law has made a submission to this inquiry calling for greater protection of Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP).

ICIP refers to the inherent rights of Indigenous people to

maintain, control, protect and develop their traditional

cultural heritage, including their arts. Arts Law recognises ICIP as a crucial component of intangible Aboriginal Cultural Heritage, yet it is afforded almost no protection under the current framework of state and federal laws in Australia.

Australian Centre for Disability Law About

The Australian Centre for Disability Law (ACDL) was

set up in 1994 as a specialist Community Legal Centre, Student Opportunities working towards a world where people with disabilities ACDL offers volunteering opportunities to students in their are able to participate in all aspects of life. They provide final year and to graduates. Volunteers must be able to legal services on disability discrimination.

commit to two days per week for at least six months.

ACDL's vision is of a society in which persons with Volunteer duties include assisting with: disability live with dignity, and in which their human - Providing legal advice

rights and fundamental freedoms are recognised, - Providing referrals respected, protected and fulfilled. ACDL's purpose is to - Casework and legal advocacy including drafting complaints, work towards the realisation of their vision by providing participating in conciliations, legal research and litigation persons with disability and their associates with specialist - Publications dealing with discrimination issues legal assistance in our designated practice areas, and by - Law reform activities undertaking complementary community legal education,

continuing legal education and policy and law reform You can find more information here: activities. https://disabilitylaw.org.au/about/staff-and-volunteers/

What kind of work?

Graduate Opportunities

Type of work done by employees:

Fun Fact / Recent Project

- Casework and representation

Maria has diabetes, depression, anxiety, agoraphobia and

ACDL provide legal services in the area of disability Volunteer work can be counted towards PLT requirements discrimination. and is available to graduates as well as final year students.

- Legal advice - Referrals

- Community legal education - Law reform and policy work

Location Sydney

Case Study - Assistance Animals

chronic back pain. Two years ago, her GP recommended

that she get an assistance dog to assist with her disabilities.

Maria bought an apartment in a strata complex last year,

and notified the strata manager that she had an assistance dog. She submitted an application to the body corporate with supporting supporting documents from her doctor highlighting how the dog alleviated her disabilities.

However, the Strata manager said she could not keep the

dog as she had not provided sufficient information about

his accreditation, and therefore Maria had to be apart from her dog for some months.

ACDL wrote a letter to the Strata manager on Maria’s behalf, explaining that her dog satisfies the requirements disability

discrimination legislation, and that Maria would be bringing her dog onto the property as at that date. Maria was then able to bring her dog onto the property with confidence.

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Environmental Defenders Office About

Student Opportunities

environmental legal centre in the Australia-Pacific,

who have studied planning and/or environmental law.

Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) is the largest dedicated to protecting our climate, communities and shared environment by providing access to justice, litigation and law reform advocacy.

EDO work all around the country, with farmers,

conservation groups, Traditional Owners, and people from all walks of life and all manner of places.

Many of EDO's services are targeted at rural and regional communities where the threats of climate change and environmental mismanagement are most keenly felt.

What kind of work?

EDO specialise in environmental law including:

EDO offers volunteering opportunities for law students Legal volunteers are involved in the following:

- Legal research on matters concerning biodiversity, climate change, pollution, planning, mining and water law;

- Assisting in the preparation of court documents and drafting letters and legal advices;

- Assisting solicitors in case work and litigation in Court;

- Engaging in public interest legal environmental work for a broad scope of clients;

Drafting submissions and participating in law reform work; and

- Assisting solicitors in the preparation of educational materials for the community.

- Climate change and energy

Volunteers must be able to commit at least one day

- Aboriginal culture and heritage and access to country

information here:

- Biodiversity and threatened species protection - Water management

- Urban planning and heritage protection

per week for at least three months. You can find more https://www.edo.org.au/volunteer-with-us-2/

- Mining and coal seam gas

Graduate Opportunities

- Protected areas

Graduates

- Forestry and native vegetation management

Type of work done by employees:

Legal volunteering can count towards PLT requirements. must

have

enivoronmental law units.

completed

planning

and/or

- Legal and scientific advice to people and communities

Fun Fact / Recent Project

interest litigation

EDO is representing Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action

- Legal representation of community groups in public - Law reform and policy work - Community education

- Holding government and industry to account over

matters like development, pollution and mismanagement

Location

Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart, Adelaide, Darwin and Perth

Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action

who are calling on the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in NSW to develop a climate change policy to regulate greenhouse gas pollutants.

At present, the NSW Environmental Protection Authority

(EPA) has no policy to adequately address climate change and does not regulate the state’s emissions.

The Bushfire Survivors For Climate Action are launching this case to encourage – and if necessary compel – the EPA to develop policies and guidelines to regulate

greenhouse gas emissions and ensure a safe climate.

EDO will argue on behalf of the Bushfire Survivors

For Climate Action that the EPA is not only explicitly

empowered by its legislation to take strong action on climate by controlling the emission of greenhouse

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gases, it is also required to do this under its own laws.

Elizabeth Evatt Community Legal Centre

About

Elizabeth Evatt Community Legal Centre is a not for profit organisation providing free legal advice to people in the

Blue Mountains, Oberon, Lithgow, Bathurst and Orange regions.

EECLC auspices the Blue Mountains Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service (BMTAAS), providing advice, advocacy and representation to tenants in the Blue Mountains.

EECLC is the only free legal service in this region, with the nearest Legal Aid offices located in Penrith and Orange.

- Assisting solicitors with legal tasks - Data entry and filing

- Assisting with administrative tasks

- Assisting with preparation for community legal education sessions and other projects as required You can find more information here:

https://www.eeclc.org.au/index.php/contact-us/volunteer

EECLC’s primary function is to improve access to the

justice system. EECLC gives priority assistance to the most vulnerable people in our community.

What kind of work?

Areas of practice:

- Family law and domestic violence - Credit and debt - Tenancy

- Age and disability - Discrimination

Type of work done by employees - Legal advice

- Duty Legal Advice at AVP list days

- Task assistance and representation

- Tenancy (EECLC runs the Blue Mountains Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service)

- Community legal education - Law reform and policy work

Location

Katoomba

Student Opportunities

"EECLC offers Advice Line Volunteer positions to law students. Students must commit one day per week for 12 months, and have a comittment to social justice.

Advice Line duties include:

- Conducting intake and assisting solicitors in responding to callers seeking legal advice

- Providing information and appropriate referrals

- Responding to face to face requests from the public

Graduate Opportunities

EECLC offers PLT placements for graduates. Graduates must be

able to commit two to three days per week for a minimum of 40 days and have a commitment to social justice.

Duties of PLT students include:

- To provide clients with information, advocacy support and assistance with legal forms and documents.

- To assist with client intake;

- To assist with preparation of advice to clients, including online legal research.

- To assist with ongoing case work.

- To assist with project work for example, community legal education and law reform.

- To assist with conflict checks.

You can find more information here:

https://www.eeclc.org.au/index.php/contact-us/volunteer

Fun Fact / Recent Project Cicada Project

EECLC is currently working in partnership with Dr Jane Bolitho, University of NSW to develop “The Cicada Project”, a survivororiented restorative justice framework encompassing a suite of projects focussing on sexual violence and assault. EECLC

works in collaboration with local and international partners and receive support, mentoring and guidance from experienced

and accredited restorative practitioners in the development of our programs and services.

The Cicada Project seeks to provide people harmed by

sexual and family violence with safe spaces to talk about

what they need and an opportunity for meaningful justice.

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HIV/AIDS Legal Centre About

The HIV AIDS Legal Centre (HALC) is a not-for-profit, specialist community legal centre, and the only one of its

kind in Australia. HALC provices legal services to people in

NSW with HIV or Hepatitis-related legal matters and aims to tackle the severe stigma and discrimination associated with HIV.

HALC delivers services to people from vulnerable social

and cultural backgrounds, including people from the

LGBTQI community, people suffering from mental illness, sex workers, injecting drug users and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.

What kind of work?

HALC provides advice to clients suffering from HIV in a broad range of practice areas.

Type of work done by employees: - Legal advice

- Legal referrals

- Community legal education - Law reform and policy work

Location Sydney

Student Opportunities

HALC offers volunteer placements for law students.

Students must commit at least three days per week.

Students are involved in: - Direct client contact - Court appearances

- Submission writing

- Drafting of legal documents

- Strategising for client outcomes

- Hands on carriage (with supervision) of matters You can find more information here: https://halc.org.au/volunteering/

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Graduate Opportunities

Volunteer work is also available for graduates who are undertaking their Practical Legal Training (PLT). PLT

students are required to commit to a minimum of four days

per week and undertake similar work to student volunteers.

Fun Fact / Recent Project HIV and the Law

HALC produces a number of guides for clients suffering

HIV to better understand their legal rights. Guides cover a broad range of topics, including:

- Disclosing your HIV status in various states - Immigration for HIV positive people - Women with HIV - Probate

- Travel and HIV

- Custodial sentences for people with HIV

About

Immigration Advice and Rights Centre

From its inception, the vision of the Immigration Advice and Rights Centre (IARC) has been for vulnerable people to receive fair and just immigration outcomes.

IARC's clients are financially disadvantaged, come from

culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and Graduate Opportunities frequently have low level English language skills. Many IARC offers opportunities to complete practical legal experience multiple layers of disadvantage including training for admission to legal practice in New South Wales.

homelessness, low education levels and disability. They PLT students will receive training and supervision and will have often experienced torture and trauma. assist with legal research, drafting, observing and client

What kind of work?

Areas of practice:

- Family and humanitarian migration - Citizenship

- Visa cancellations Type of work done by employees: - Legal advice

- Legal information

- Legal representation

- Community legal education - Law reform and policy work

Location Sydney

Student Opportunities

IARC offers volunteer placements to law students who

appointments.

Students must commit to a minimum of three days per week for 60 days.

You can find more information here:

https://iarc.asn.au/support-our-work/

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Select Committee on Temporary Migration

In 2019, the federal Senate resolved to establish a Select Committee on Temporary Migration to inquire into and report on the impact temporary migration has on the

Australian economy, wages and jobs, social cohesion and workplace rights and conditions.

IARC made a submisison recommending:

1. the removal of condition 8105 (40-hour work fortnight) from Student visas;

have completed at least two years of their degree. 2. amending condition 8607 to allow for at least 90 days Students must commit to one day per week for at least for a visa holder to find a new sponsor with the possibility six months. Volunteer legal assistants work directly with of a waiver of this condition where there is evidence of clients to provide information and referral services, workplace bullying/harassment/exploitation; and take instructions and schedule appointments. They

also provide administrative support through answering 3. there be a PR pathway created whereby holders phones, photocopying and filing and legal support of 457 visas or TSS visas working in their nominated

through research and drafting. Applicants should have occupation for a period of three years or more are administrative/paralegal experience; good oral and automatically eligible to apply for a subclass 189 or 190 written communication skills; the ability to take initiative and genuine interest in the issues affecting vulnerable migrants in Australia.

You can find more information here:

https://iarc.asn.au/support-our-work/

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Kingsford Legal Centre About

Kingsford Legal Centre (KLC) is committed to social

justice and to promoting access to and reform of the legal system. It aims to provide quality legal services to the community and to promote excellence in clinical

legal education while fostering a critical analysis of the justice system.

Kingsford Legal Centre is part of the UNSW Sydney Faculty

of Law and provides a number of clinical legal education programs to its students. KLC's lawyers, volunteers and students help over 1,500 local community members each year.

What kind of work?

Areas of practice:

- Domestic violence - Credit and debt

- Victim’s compensation - Criminal law

- Employment law

- Discrimination law

- Centrelink problems

- Motor vehicle accidents - Consumer matters

- Neighbourhood disputes - Fines

- Tenancy

- Limited advice on family law matters Type of work done by employees: - Legal advice

- Legal referrals

- Representation

- Community legal education - Law reform and policy work

Location Sydney

Student Opportunities

UNSW students undertake client interviewing at KLC as part of the Lawyers, Ethics and Justice course.

Students can also participate in longer clinic programs as an elective. Clinics run in all terms and cover community law, employment law or family law.

Students are involved in the following types of work: - Client interviewing - Legal research - Writing letters

- Preparing briefs for counsel

- Writing law reform submissions

- Undertaking advocacy in court or tribunals

- Developing community education materials You can find more information about clinics here:

https://www.law.unsw.edu.au/students/clinics/kingsford-legal-centre

Graduate Opportunities

Graduates can volunteer at KLC as part of UNSW Law's PLT program. You can find more information here:

https://www.law.unsw.edu.au/study/unsw-practical-legal-training

Fun Fact / Recent Project Sexual Harassment Clinic

In 2020, KLC introduced a specialist state-wide clinic for

people experiencing sexual harassment. The clinic aims to focus law reform work in improving legal options

and processes for people who have experienced sexual harassment, to look at ways in which the system can be improved and to work collaboratively with other

services. The service is open to people across NSW and

will provide advice and casework. The clinic focuses on

people in lower paid, insecure and marginalised work but covers all types of sexual harassment – not just at work.

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Macarthur Legal Centre About

Macarthur Legal Centre (MLC) was established in 1987

and is part of a network of community legal centres

which provides free legal advice, referrals and assistance to people living in the Macarthur region of NSW.

experience social and economic disadvantage.

who

What kind of work?

Areas of practice: - Family law

- Care and protection - Child support

- Credit and debt

- Wills, power of attorney and guardianship - Traffic matters

- Fines and SDRO matters

- Neighbourhood disputes - Employment law - Discrimination

- Consumer complaints - Centrelink issues - Youth law

- Victims support

- Civil law matters

- Tenancy (MLC run the South West Sydney Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service)

- Domestic violence court advocacy (MLC run the

Macarthur Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service )

Type of work done by employees: - Legal advice and information - Legal referrals

- Legal outreach - Casework

- Community legal education

MLC offer a number of volunteering opportunities to students:

The goal of MLC is to promote social justice and provide free and accessible legal services to people

Student Opportunities

- Daytime front desk volunteer: duties include taking calls, greeting clients face-to-face, and various office administrative duties

- Advice session intake volunteer: responsible for collecting client information, conducting conflict checks and obtaining client instructions.

- Research positions: these are available from time to

time for specific research projects. Research students are typically recruited from advice session volunteers.

Volunteers must commit to at least one day per week.

Advice session intake volunteers must also have completed at least one year of their degree.

You can find more information here:

http://maclegal.net.au/about/volunteering/

Graduate Opportunities

MLC also offer Practical Legal Training (PLT) placements, however these are limited. PLT students are usually recruited from advice session volunteers.

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Children and Young People

Macarthur Legal Centre runs the Children’s Court

Assistance Scheme (‘CCAS’) at Campbelltown Local Court.

A CCAS worker, and volunteers, provide information,

referrals and non-legal assistance to children and young people appearing before the Children’s Court.

MLC also offers mediation services to children

and young people with current matters before

the Children's Court as an alternative to litigation.

- Law reform and policy work

- Youth and family mediation

Location

Macarthur (South-west of Sydney)

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Marrickville Legal Centre About

Marrickville Legal Centre offers free legal advice and

Student Opportunities

west, southern suburbs of Sydney, and beyond. There are

Client Support Officer or Admin Volunteer.

assistance to the community of the inner-west, south1.5 million people living in their key catchment: that’s 30

Students can volunteer at Marrickville Legal Centre as a

per cent of Sydney’s total population.

Client Support Officers must have completed at least two

Marrickville Legal Centre recognises that some members

of a graduate law degree. Students must commit to one

of the community experience greater barriers to access

to justice than others. They prioritise service delivery to young people, people who are homeless or at risk of

years of a combined undergraduate law degree or one year day per week for six months. Client Support Officers work at front desk undertaking legal work.

homelessness, people with a mental illness, people with a

Admin Volunteers assist with support services and may

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people and people

fundraising work. Students must commit to at least eight

disability, people who have experienced family violence, from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

What kind of work?

Areas of practice:

- General legal, e.g. consumer disputes, employment,

be involved in social media, data entry, research and hours per week.

You can find more information here:

https://www.mlc.org.au/get-involved/

discrimination etc.

Graduate Opportunities

- Domestic and family violence

placements. PLT students assist with client intake, give

- Problems arising from gambling - Family law - Strata

- Tenancy (Marrickville Legal Centre runs Inner West

Tenants’ Advice & Advocacy Service and Northern Sydney Area Tenants’ Service)

Type of work done by employees: - Legal advice

- Legal referrals

- Community outreach

Marrickville Legal Centre offer Practical Legal Training (PLT)

legal information and referrals, assist with casework, and perform other administrative tasks.

Applicants must demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to social justice causes and volunteering and legal ethical issues affecting community legal centres.

You can find more information here:

https://www.mlc.org.au/get-involved/

- Community legal education

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Location

Marrickville Legal Centre run a specialist Youth Legal

Sydney

Youth Legal Service

Service (YLS) providing free legal information, advice and assistance to people 25 years and younger.

The YLS can provide legal assistance on issues relating

specifically to young people, such as problems at home and bullying at school.

The YLS also provides advice through community

outreaches, including at Bankstown Migrant Youth Service, Belmore Youth Resource Centre, Liverpool

Headspace, Bankstown Headspace and Humanity Matters Festival.

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Redfern Legal Centre

About

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) aims to promote social

justice by providing free legal advice, legal services and education to disadvantaged people in New South Wales;

in particular to residents of inner Sydney and to the groups who advocate for them. Additionally, RLC participates in

activities that reduce inequalities and defects in laws, the

legal system, and administrative and social practices that Graduate Opportunities impact on disadvantaged people.

RLC provides Practical Legal Training (PLT) placements for

What kind of work?

Areas of practice: - Employment

- Money problems and consumer complaints - Financial abuse

- Discrimination and human rights - International students - Police complaints

- Government complaints

graduates. Graduates must be able to commit to two to three days per week.

PLT students are involved in client intake, file review, general administration, research, legal drafting, interviewing clients, and follow up on client matters.

Applicants must have a demonstrated commitment to

social justice, understanding of ethical practice issues

affecting community legal centres, and experience in - Tenancy (RLC run the Inner Sydney Tenants’ Advice and customer service or administration.

Advocacy Service) Type of work done by employees: - Legal advice

- Legal referrals

- Community legal education - Law reform and policy work

Location Sydney

Student Opportunities

You can find more information here: https://rlc.org.au/jobs-volunteers

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Financial Abuse Legal Service

In late 2019, RLC launced the Financial Abuse Legal

Service. The service provides free, confidential legal

information and advice to people across NSW who have money problems due to domestic abuse in an intimate partner relationship.

Students can volunteer at RLC as a Legal Assistant. The service can help with: Students must commit half a day per week for 12 months, - Owing money that you cannot pay back

and must have completed at least two years of an - Coercion to sign documents, take out loans or make false undergraduate law degree or have been accepted into a declarations graduate law degree.

- Identity theft to secure credit

- Joint debts/guarantees Legal Assistants are involved in legal invormation and - Credit cards, personal loans and mortgages referral, client intake and interviewing and administrative - Utility bills, such as electricity, gas, phone and internet duties.

- Insurance claims

- Credit reporting Legal Assistants may also be given the opportunity to - Bankruptcy become an administrative assistant to a solicitor, or a volunteer tenancy advisor.

You can find more information here:

https://rlc.org.au/jobs-volunteers/volunteer-legal-assistants

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Refugee Advice & Casework Service About

The mission of the Refugee Advice & Casework Service (RACS) is to achieve justice and dignity for refugees through the provision of effective legal services and influential advocacy.

RACS provides critical, free legal advice, assistance and representation for financially disadvantaged and vulnerable people seeking asylum in Australia, including:

- Women who have experienced or fear domestic, family or gender-based violence - Members of the LGBTIQA+ community - Stateless people

- Children who are seeking protection without their parents - People seeking family reunion in Australia

RACS advocates for systemic law reform and policy that treats refugees with justice, dignity and respect, and makes complaints about serious human rights violations, to Australian and United Nations complaints bodies.

What kind of work?

RACS specialises in human rights laws relevant to refugees and asylum seekers.

Type of work done by employees: - Legal advice

- Legal referrals

- Legal representation for people who have had refugee claims refused

- Making violations complaints to the United Nations, AHRC, Red Cross or Commonwealth Ombudsman - Outreach services

- Community legal education - Law reform and policy work

Location Sydney

Student Opportunities

RACS offers volunteer positions to law students who are in their second year or above. Students must commit one day per week for three months.

Student volunteers are involved in research, form-filling, assisting with client enquiries, scheduling client appointments and various other administrative and legal tasks.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate a commitment to human rights and social justice, an understanding of the issues that affect people seeking asylum, and a capacity to problem-solve.

You can find more information here:

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ca341d4aadd343de55b7b50/t/5ddf0bdd02bf4d324ff423 df/1574898653983/2019-11-27++Legal+Student+Volunteer+Position+Description.pdf

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Graduate Opportunities

RACS offer unpaid PLT placements to graduate students. PLT students must commit three days per week for 60 days.

PLT students are involved in research, drafting statements, observing and assisting with client

appointments, accompanying lawyers to client meetings and DOHA interviews and various other legal and administrative tasks.

Applicants must have previous volunteer and administrative experience and be able to demonstrate a commitment

to human rights and social justice, an understanding of the issues that affect people seeking asylum, and a capacity to problem-solve.

You can find more information here:

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ca341d4aadd343de55b7b50/t/5ddf0c1d0c91bc6c3b927 2b0/1574898718631/2019-11-27+PLT+Position+Description.pdf

Fun Fact / Recent Project Judicial Review Service

RACS provide legal representation to people who have had their refugee claims refused by the 'fast track assessment and removal' process.

This process was introduced by the Australian Government to assess the protection claims of people who arrived in Australia by boat. It is lacking a number of fundamental procedural fairness rules, and denies people the opportunity to have a full review of decisions made on their case.

People who have had their refugee claims refused by this process face great risk of being deported. Their only

option is to appeal at the Federal Circuit Court (FCC), where the court reviews whether the decision was made

following correct legal processes. The FCC does not give people seeking protection the opportunity to explain

their experience of being a refugee or answer questions about their case. It is vital they have a lawyer present to represent them.

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Welfare Rights Centre About

The Welfare Rights Centre is a community legal centre specialising in social security and family assistance law and its administration by Centrelink.

The Welfare Rights Centre provides free legal information, advice and representation to thousands

of NSW residents every year who are adversely affected

by Centrelink decisions. The Centre also provides

education to improve knowledge and understanding about social security law in the community. They use

the knowledge and experience gained through their casework to advocate for reforms to the law and policy

that would make the Australian social security system fairer for everyone. The Centre also provides assistance to the community through community education and training, law reform and lobbying.

The Welfare Rights Centre can advise people about their social security rights, entitlements and obligations and assist people through the social security review and

appeals system, including Centrelink internal review and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

What kind of work?

The Welfare Rights Centre specialises in almost all aspects of social security and family assistance law.

Type of work done by employees: - Legal information - Legal advice

- Assistance with self-advocacy - Legal representation

- Interventions with Centrelink - Community legal education - Law reform and policy work

Location Sydney

Student Opportunities

Students can volunteer at the Welfare Rights Centre

as an Administrative Volunteer or a Casework/Advice Volunteer. Students must commit to half a day per

week and have a dedication towards human rights and social justice.

Volunteers are responsible for answering calls, providing

information

to

the

public,

appointments, and assisting with legal tasks.

booking

You can find more information here:

https://welfarerightscentre.org.au/jobs-and-volunteers

Graduate Opportunities

The Welfare Rights Centre offers Practical Legal Training (PLT) placements to graduates.

PLT students are involved in legal research, drafting advice, drafting correspondence to clients and medical practitioners and client interviewing.

PLT students assist solicitors in delivering advice to clients and making sure clients get back on payment.

More information can be found here:

https://welfarerightscentre.org.au/jobs-and-volunteers

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Community legal education

The Welfare Rights Centre runs monthly community legal education sessions on different topics, from

Robodebt and social security and young people to domestic violence and disability support pension.

Sessions are targeted toward different audiences, including yourh workers, social workers, migrant support workers, volunteers and lawyers.

The Welfare Rights Centre is currently developing prerecorded materials that can be accessed online.

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Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre About

The purpose of Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre is to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander women and children in NSW with a genderspecific service sensitive to their culturally diverse

needs, and to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women victim-survivors of violence with access to appropriate legal representation, advocacy, advice, and referral.

The Centre's values are that Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander women manage the service, be nonprofit-making, and pay special attention to the needs of economically and socially disadvantaged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children.

While ALS is available for Aboriginal people to access,

its primary function is to assist Aboriginal people with

criminal matters. Therefore, they would often assist the alleged perpetrator/offender of the violence.

As a result, the ALS was in direct conflict with many Aboriginal women within the community who needed

their own legal assistance. Wirringa Baiya was founded in response.

What kind of work?

Wirringa Baiya focuses on issues relating to violence.

Type of work done by employees: - Legal advice

- Court support

- Community legal education - Law reform and policy work - Cultural awareness training - Outreach services

Student Opportunities

Wirringa Baiya welcomes the interest of legal and nonlegal volunteers, especially female volunteers.

If you are interested in volunteering at the Centre, call us on (02) 9569 3847 or 1800 686 587, or email Wirringa Baiya at wirringa_baiya@clc.net.au

Graduate Opportunities

Wirringa Baiya accepts students completing their Practical Legal Training (PLT) depending on the Centre’s capacity.

PLT students work closely with solicitors on a range of

civil, family and care and protection matters. Students are required to request, gather and review evidence,

draft submissions, draft letters to clients and other supporting tasks as required. Students may also be asked to assist with community legal education.

Applicants should be aware that some of the Centre's work can be quite confronting and possibly triggering.

Fun Fact / Recent Project Court support

Wirringa Baiya staff regularly attend Court as support people. Going to Court can be an unfamiliar and

upsetting experience for anyone. The Centre's role is to provide support and assistance to women attending Court.

Staff do this by sitting with clients while they wait for their matter to be called, sit in the Courtroom

with clients during their matter and talk to clients

after about what happened. Staff can also provide information and referrals and legal advice.

Location Sydney

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Women's Legal Service NSW

About

For more than 30 years, Women’s Legal Service NSW (WLS

NSW) has pioneered new ways of helping women to access the law.

WLS NSW is an independent non-profit organisation which provides a voice for women in NSW, and promotes access

to justice, particularly for women who are disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances.

From a feminist perspective, WLS NSW fosters legal and social change to redress the inequalities that women experience.

The organisation has about 20-25 staff at any one time,

including solicitors, law reform and community education co-ordinators, project workers and administrative staff.

What kind of work?

Areas of law:

- Domestic and family violence - Family law

- Sexual assault

- Victims support - Human rights

- Care and protection

- Discrimination and employment Type of work done by employees: - Legal advice

- Outreach services

- Casework and advocacy - Education and training

- Community legal education

Location Sydney

Student Opportunities

WLS provides volunteering opportunities for students who have completed at least two years of their law degree.

Applicants must have an understanding of social justice issues for women, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander women, and those experiencing economic, social and cultural disadvantage and lack of access to legal services.

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Applicants must also have an understanding of areas

of law relevant to the work of Women’s Legal Service NSW, including domestic violence, sexual assault, family law and discrimination.

You can find more information here:

https://www.wlsnsw.org.au/about-us/volunteer-withwls-nsw/#students

Graduate Opportunities

WLS provides Practical Legal Training (PLT) placements to graduates.

PLT students assist clients by obtaining and lodging recognition payments with Victims Services, obtaining Parenting Orders with the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, drafting and lodging breach of summary complaints,

participating

contributing to policy reform.

in

conferences,

and

You can find more information here:

https://www.wlsnsw.org.au/about-us/volunteer-withwls-nsw/#students

Fun Fact / Recent Project

First Nations Women's Legal Program

WLS run the First Nations Women’s Legal Program,

which aims to to provide services that best meet the

needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

The program was developed in 1995, in consultation with Aboriginal women.

The First Nations Women’s Legal Program is staffed by Aboriginal women and offers free services including:

- Free legal advice via the First Nations Women’s Legal Contact Line

- Assistance in finding a lawyer

- Training and community workshops across NSW - Resources and information about the law

- Face-to-face advice from solicitors through FNWLP Outreach Clinics.

Youth Law Australia About

Youth Law Australia (YLA) is a community legal service

that is dedicated to helping children and young people

Student Opportunities

to their problems.

students only. Students must be in their penultimate

in Australia and their supporters to find a legal solution

Previously named the National Children’s and Youth Law Centre and known as Lawstuff, YLA is Australia’s

YLA offers volunteer opportunities for UNSW law or final year of their degree and commit to one day per week.

only national, technology-based community legal

Volunteers are involved in legal research for projects,

rights abuses of children and young people in Australia.

correspondence

service. They are dedicated to addressing the human YLA believe in equality and justice for all children and

young people, and work to achieve this by connecting

submissions,

and

Applicants

to help keep more children in school, out of trouble

and technology.

and free from bullying, harassment or child abuse.

What kind of work?

YLA provides specialist legal services to young people under the age of 25, including in the area of:

advice;

clients;

drafting

administrative

legal

tasks;

submission writing; and updating legal factsheets.

and empowering young Australians with free legal

information and knowledge. In other words, YLA works

to

legal

must

demonstrate

experience,

or

understanding and interest in child's rights and law

You can find more information here:

https://drive.google.com/file/ d/0Bw6SESgFLzITSHJFbkR2NU54bTg/view

- Harassment, cyberbullying and stalking

Graduate Opportunities

- Family and domestic violence

Practical Legal Training (PLT) program. You can find

- Age of consent

- Sexting and image based abuse - Drug matters

-Traffic offences - Sexual assualt

Graduates can volunteer at YLA as part of UNSW Law's more information here:

https://www.law.unsw.edu.au/study/unsw-practicallegal-training

- Education

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Type of work done by employees:

YLA monitors and advocates for the rights and

- Legal advice

- Legal referrals

- Child rights monitoring and advocacy - Research

- Law reform and policy work

- School-based legal education

Location Sydney

Child's rights monitoring

best interests of young people in Australia. YLA is a member of the Child Rights Taskforce, which is

Australia’s peak children’s rights body made up of over 100 organisations. Through their role on the

Taskforce, YLA assist in drafting and reviewing reports made to the UN on the state of children’s rights

observance in Australia. In 2017, YLA prepared the

“Children’s Rights” section of the Shadow Report for the 6th periodic report of the ICCPR.

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Communities & NGOs

Other Social Justice

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About

Amnesty International

Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is a non-governmental organisation with its headquarters in the

United Kingdom focused on human rights. The organisation says it has more than eight million members and supporters around the world.

The stated mission of the organisation is to campaign for "a

world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments."

Amnesty International was founded in London in 1961, following the publication of the article "The Forgotten

Prisoners" in The Observer on 28 May 1961, by the lawyer Peter Benenson. Amnesty draws attention to human rights abuses

and campaigns for compliance with international laws and standards. It works to mobilize public opinion to generate pressure on governments where abuse takes place. Amnesty

considers capital punishment to be "the ultimate, irreversible denial of human rights." The organisation was awarded the

1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its "defence of human dignity against torture," and the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1978.

In the field of international human rights organisations,

Amnesty has the third-longest history, after the International Federation for Human Rights and the Anti-Slavery Society.

What kind of work?

Amnesty International is a democratic movement, answerable to its own members – not to any governments or political or donor interests. The organisation has leadership tiers at an

international, national and regional level, which enables its

democratic and self-governing structure to work as powerfully as possible to make a lasting difference for human rights.

Amnesty International Australia’s leaders, Board of Directors and Activism Leadership Committees, have various areas of specialisation.

Location Sydney

Student Opportunities

Volunteering opportunities are available to students.

Such work revolves around promoting events,

performing ad hoc tasks relating to publicity and

logistics, as well as establishing campaigns to garner a wider reach in the community and facilitate the purposeful activism that Amnesty International is renowned for.

Volunteering opportunities can be found here: https://www.amnesty.org.au/work-with-us/volunteer/

Graduate Opportunities

Jobs at Amnesty International present an opportunity

to develop one's skills in communication, advocacy and other endeavours.

They offer employees many fantastic benefits

and have a strong commitment to professional development.

Graduate opportunities can be found here:

https://www.amnesty.org.au/work-with-us/positions/

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Human Rights in the Time of COVID-19

Responding to reports that children are being held in solitary confinement or moved to a Queensland watch house following a staff member testing positive for COVID-19, Amnesty International Australia campaigner, Joel Clark said:

“Moving children, many of whom are on remand and haven’t been convicted of any crime, to

adult watch houses is totally inappropriate and

contravenes the Queensland government’s own

commitment to keep kids out of these temporary jails."

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About

Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII)

The Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) provides free internet access to Australasian legal materials. AustLII is one of the largest sources of legal materials on the net, with over 20

gigabytes of raw text materials and over four million searchable documents. AustLII publishes public legal information: that is, primary legal materials (legislation, treaties and decisions of

courts and tribunals); and secondary legal materials created by public bodies for purposes of public access (law reform and royal commission reports etc). AustLII's policy agenda is to convince

parliaments, governments, courts, law reform bodies and other public institutions to make legal materials they control available free via the Internet.

What kind of work?

AustLII publishes public legal information in the form of primary legal materials (legislation, treaties and decisions of courts and

tribunals), secondary legal materials created by public bodies

for purposes of public access (law reform and royal commission reports for example) and a substantial collection of law journals.

Location Sydney

Student Opportunities

UNSW students can intern at AustLII for course credit. Students must apply for an internship through the myLaw website.

The range of tasks involved will depend on the skill set of the candidates and the projects that are underway. Present needs include:

1. Assistance with digitation with historical case law, legislation and secondary materials

2. Research and policy development in relation to local and international projects

3. Editorial and development of community and plain language materials, training and other secondary materials

4. Participation in the development of rulebases for their DataLex intelligent decision systems ('AI and Law') project.

You can find more information here:

https://my.law.unsw.edu.au/current-students/law-action/ internships/externally-hosted-internships

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Graduate Opportunities

AustLII accepts applications for Project Officers and

Systems Developers. Project Officers and Systems

Developers at AustLII work with other members of the

database team and are involved in processing primary materials (case law, legislation and treaties) and

secondary materials (eg law journals and law reform reports) to produce databases on AustLII and related systems. You can find more information here:

http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/ employment/20090214.html

Fun Fact / Recent Project Datalex

AustLII’s DataLex rule-based legal inferencing

software, operating within the AustLII Communities platform, enables the development of knowledgebased applications to legal problems, with the

intention that they be used to support free legal advisory services, and other uses as appropriate.

‘Legal inferencing systems’ are one aspect of ‘AI

and law’ (often referred to as ‘legal expert systems’ or ‘legal decision-support sys- tems’.) They require the coding of knowledge-bases (KBs), and the

development of expert text resources linked to those

KBs and the dialogues they generate, so as to support decision-making by users.

The DataLex software is intended to provide a

method of low cost development and sustainable maintenance of knowledge-bases, particularly by

organisations which wish to develop automated legal

advisory systems (either for their staff or for end-users) to support the provision of free legal advice services.

Use of the DataLex software will be free of charge to developers within the categories for which the

software is intended, and use of applications will be

at no charge to end-users. Subject to its own resource constraints, AustLII will aim to provide training and development support.

Australian Pro Bono Centre About

The Australian Pro Bono Centre is the centre of

leadership for pro bono legal services that aims to grow participation and excellence in pro bono. Located at

the UNSW Law School, the Centre does this through their unique contribution to closing the justice gap

and their commitment to creating a more equitable and sustainable society.

What kind of work?

The Centre works to achieve its aims by:

- Activating new and existing pro bono legal professionals by promoting awareness of pro bono legal services

- Providing incentives to participate and advocating for policy reform

- Equipping pro bono legal professionals by providing practical tools and resources

- Reducing barriers and constraints to pro bono participation

- Connecting members of the pro bono ecosystem through collaboration and best practice sharing

Location Sydney

Student Opportunities

The Australian Pro Bono Centre accepts interns

Graduate Opportunities

The Australian Pro Bono Centre offers social justice roles on their website.

More info:

https://www.probonocentre.org.au/about-thecentre/staff/positions-available/

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Empowering Indigenous Australians

The Australian Pro Bono Centre recognises the rich

culture and extraordinary resilience of Australia’s first sovereign Nations, whose continuous occupation

of the land stretches back for over 60,000 years. The Centre also acknowledges the significant barriers

to access to justice experienced by Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander peoples. The Centre supports the

reforms set out in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, issued by the First Nations National Constitutional

Convention, empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to take a rightful place in their own

country and have a say in the laws and policies that affect them.

through UNSW Law’s Experiential Learning Internship Program, which runs throughout the year. Please refer to the Program’s website for more information:

https://www.law.unsw.edu.au/students/student-experience/ internships

The Centre also seeks other volunteers from time to time, primarily during summer. You may enquire about these opportunities by contacting the Centre via email: info@probonocentre.org.au

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Australian Red Cross

About

The Australian Red Cross, formally the Australian Red Cross Society, is a humanitarian aid and community

services charity in Australia. Tracing its history back to

1923 and being incorporated by royal charter in 1941, the Australian Red Cross is the national member of the

Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Graduate Opportunities

Australian Red Cross is guided by the Fundamental

in various fields, including:

and part of the International Red Cross Movement. The Principles of the International Red Cross and Red

Crescent Movement and as such is a non-religious, neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organisation.

What kind of work?

The Australian Red Cross provides a range of services and programs including international aid across

- Administration

- Operations & logistics - Case work

- Safety and emergency relief You can find out more about paid opportunities here: https://www.redcross.org.au/about/careers

the Asia-Pacific region, international humanitarian

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management, blood donation via Australian Red Cross

Due to the generosity of donors, the Australian Red

law

advocacy,

migration

support,

emergency

Lifeblood, and community services for Aboriginal

and Torres Strait Islander peoples, youth, families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.

Location

All major cities, several smaller cities across the country

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Bushfire Recovery Program Cross has:

- provided 5,380 people with financial assistance grants

- helped 722 people to apply for a grant for the first time between July and September

- supported 12,635 people in 47 local government areas with the recovery program.

The Australian Red Cross provides many volunteering

A further $12m was received into the Disaster Relief

- Community service

to $239m. This reflects the global support for the

opportunities in the following fields:

- Emergency services (e.g. disaster relief)

- Retail, customer service and administration You can find out more about volunteering opportunities here:

https://www.redcross.org.au/get-involved/connect/volunteer

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The Australian Red Cross accepts applications for roles

and Recovery fund since June 2020, taking the total bushfire response, coming from both corporate organisations and Red Cross and Red Crescent

National Societies that had pledged funds during the fires and provided them after the financial year had ended. These funds have been gratefully received and allocated for emerging needs and people experiencing ongoing hardship.

Cancer Council NSW About

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charity, working across every area of every cancer.

https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/about-us/work-

Cancer Council NSW is Australia's leading cancer They engage in numerous initiatives, including: - Supporting families affected by cancer

You can view paid opportunities here: with-us/

- Speaking out on behalf of the community

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- Finding new and better ways to detect and treat

Cancer Council NSW, along with other leading

- Empowering people to reduce their cancer risk cancer

What kind of work?

As Australia’s leading cancer charity, Cancer Council

Strategy to Eliminating Cervical Cancer

international researchers, have provided evidence to support the World Health Organization’s global strategy on cervical cancer elimination.

NSW works across every area of every cancer, supporting

Two studies led by Cancer Council NSW, Université

community on cancer issues, empowering people to

estimate the potential benefits. They found that over

those affected by cancer, speaking out on behalf of the reduce their cancer risk, and finding new ways to better

detect and treat cancer. This diverse work offers varied and exciting career opportunities across the areas of

information, support, research, prevention, advocacy, fundraising in addition to the operational functions that enable us to deliver their vital work.

Location

Sydney, regional offices across NSW

Student Opportunities

Volunteering opportunities exist for people who are

eager to contribute to the commmunity to raise cancer awareness.

You can view the opportunities here:

https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/get-involved/ volunteer-with-us/

Laval and Harvard University working with the WHO

74 million cervical cancer cases and 62 million deaths could be averted over the next 100 years if 78 of the

poorest countries in the world are able to rapidly scale up HPV vaccination, cervical screening and access to cancer treatment services.

The two studies focus on 78 low and lower-middle income countries (LMIC) which bear the largest

cervical cancer burden, located in East Asia & Pacific, Europe & Central Asia, Latin American & Caribbean, Middle East & North Africa, South Asia, and SubSaharan Africa. In these countries, combining

vaccination of girls with twice-lifetime cervical

screening and improved access to invasive cervical cancer treatment was predicted to reduce cervical cancer incidence by 97% and mortality by almost

99%, and avert over 74 million cervical cancer cases and over 62 million deaths in the next 100 years.

The Council's Do It For Cancer Campaign offers an

opportunity to start a fundraiser by doing various activities. You can find more info here:

https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/get-involved/ fundraising/

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About

Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS)

The Intellectual Disability Rights Service (IDRS) is a disability advocacy service and community legal centre for people with intellectual disability. They are a statewide service in

NSW with offices in Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong.

They work with and for people with intellectual disabilities to advance and promote their rights in practice.

IDRS are often looking for people to join their education, legal, business support, administration or

IDRS primarily provides legal advice, casework and

justice support teams.

stations, court and other legal processes and advocacy for

You can view the website here:

advocacy. It provides support persons to attend police people with intellectual disabilities involved in criminal

https://idrs.org.au/category/jobs/

at risk of losing their children. They also advocate for

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intellectual disability.

The IDRS Parents’ Program provides legal advice and

IDRS delivers a range of education and training programs

parents with intellectual disability who are involved

people with intellectual disability. They also produce rights

Services (FACS) across NSW. The program has a

justice matters and for parents with intellectual disability improvements to law and policies affecting people with

Enabling Fairness in Care and Protection

representation and specialist non-legal assistance to

including rights and self-advocacy development with

with the Department of Family and Community

resources for people with disability.

strong record of family preservation when working

What kind of work?

including in cases where parents already have

and training, a free service for people with cognitive

meaningful participation of parents with intellectual

with parents prior to care applications being made,

The IDRS provides legal help, justice support, NDIS appeals

children in Out of Home Care. It has also increased the

impairment across NSW.

disability in their care applications.

The team works alongside people with cognitive

The Parents’ Program began in response to the over-

in dealing with the legal system.

in care and protection matters in the Children’s

Location

non-legal parent advocate four days per week and

impairment who need help with legal problems or support

representation of parents with intellectual disability

Court. The Program employs a lawyer and a specialist

Sydney

combines legal and advocacy strategies to ensure

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throughout the process and are given the best chance

parents with intellectual disability are fairly treated

The IDRS accepts Legal Student Volunteers who have

to raise their children.

Legal Training (PLT) placement with IDRS.

The lawyer and parent advocate work together on

Occasionally they take on law students who are in the

non-IDRS lawyers and advocates on others. Program

demonstrate a clear interest and likely aptitude for helping

people with intellectual disability in legal contexts.

studied law and are looking to complete their Practical

final two (2) years of undergraduate legal studies and who us and our clients.

Application forms are available on the website here:

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Graduate Opportunities

https://idrs.org.au/volunteers/

some matters and separately or collaboratively with

staff have specialist skills and expertise in supporting

Justice Action About

Fun Fact / Recent Project

organisation based in Sydney, Australia. Justice Action

Just Us is a newspaper for people in the prison and

Justice Action (JA) is a not-for-profit community focuses on abuses of authority in the criminal justice and mental health systems in Australia.

In addition to its work in defending human rights, JA gives voice to the marginalised and excluded. JA believes that a positive change in Australia’s criminal justice and mental health systems requires these voices to be respected and embraced as part of the solution.

What kind of work?

JA aims to improve the social and mental health

of prisoners and involuntary patients by providing prisoner, mental health and court support. It also

engages in policy development, initiates campaigns and liaises with stakeholders.

JA comprises prisoners, victims, families, students, lawyers, judges, members of parliament, the media

and others who contribute their skills, knowledge, talents and support to redress the injustices of the

Just Us: The Voice of People in Prisons and Hospitals mental health systems in Australia and New Zealand to help them make informed decisions in state and federal elections. Just Us is the only newspaper in Australia that is distributed to prisons and locked hospitals, as well as to judges, magistrates and Members of Parliament in every jurisdiction in Australia.

Many prisoners are enrolled and eligible to vote.

They should have the right to fully participate in the electoral process and be informed about parties,

policy and how election results will affect them. Just Us informs prisoners and patients of their rights and

eligibility to vote, while also providing statements on policy positions from all political parties and many independents. The statements specifically target

people in prison in order to enhance their political

awareness and empower them to make a difference to their lives.

judicial system.

At the launch for the 2016 Edition, Aboriginal ex-

Location

Just Us newspapers reminds prisoners that whilst

Sydney

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Interns perform an important role in Justice Action.

They engage with lawyers, judges, and even the prisoners, victims and families themselves with the aim of providing a forum for people whose lives have been affected by the justice system in Australia.

prisoner John Harris explained that ‘Receiving the we have lost our liberty doing our time - we have not lost our rights to our humanity and dignity’.

Just Us published contributions from Electoral

Commissions across Australia and New Zealand, as

well as legal service providers and NGOs such as the Australian Red Cross, reminding voters of their right to vote and participate in the democratic process.

Interns are accepted on a rolling basis. You can contact Justice Action directly via this link:

https://www.justiceaction.org.au/contact-us/get-involved

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About

Justice Connect

Justice Connect is an independent, not-for-profit organisation with offices in Melbourne and Sydney. It is

committed to delivering access to justice by providing

pro bono legal services to people experiencing

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support them. It does so by matching organisations

Training (PLT) placement program, where applications

cannot afford a lawyer to lawyers and barristers willing

Seniors Law, Self Representation Service and Public

disadvantage and the community organisations that

Justice Connect offers a comprehensive Practical Legal

and individuals who are ineligible for legal aid and

can be involved in Not-for-profit Law, Homeless Law,

to act on a pro bono basis.

Interest Law teams.

What kind of work?

More info on PLT can be found here: https://

- Pro bono Referral Service (Melbourne & Sydney): Pro

training/

management of the pro bono programs of the Law

Other career opportunities are offered by Justice

-

can be found here:

Justice Connect coordinates a number of programs:

bono legal referrals to their member lawyers and the

justiceconnect.org.au/work-with-us/practical-legal-

Institute of Victoria (LIVLAS) and the Victorian Bar.

Action. You can find them on their Careers page, which

outreach service for clients experiencing or at risk of

https://justiceconnect.org.au/work-with-us/careers/

- Seniors Law (Melbourne): Their specialist outreach

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with ageing, including clients experiencing or at risk of

In an Australian first, Justice Connect launched a

- Not-for-profit Law (Melbourne & Sydney): Their

connect people and community groups with free

- MOSAIC (Melbourne & Sydney): Migrant Outreach

Gateway Project.

– Advice, Information and Community Education:

Every year, 8.5 million Australians have a legal

migrants, asylum seekers and refugees.

Connect helps to close this justice gap through the

Location

help online, automating eligibility screening, and

Homeless

Law

(Melbourne):

Their

specialist

homelessness.

service for older clients with a legal issue associated

Gateway Project

elder abuse.

world-leading suite of digital legal products to better

specialist legal service for not-for-profit organisations.

legal help. These products make up the innovative

Services

Their specialist outreach service for recently arrived

Sydney and Melbourne

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problem, but less than half access legal help. Justice Gateway Project, enabling people to apply for legal matching people with an appropriate legal service or pro bono lawyer.

Justice Connect accepts those who are willing to

With seed funding from Google.org in 2017, Justice

Volunteers are involved in seminars and training

end-to-end solution that allows people to apply for

fundraising and social events.

finally matches people with an appropriate Justice

More info can be found here:

Connect’s network of 10,000 pro bono lawyers.

enagage in the organisation's volunteering program.

Connect started an ambitious project to design an

programs, and are encouraged to play an active role in

legal help online, automates eligibility screening, and

https://justiceconnect.org.au/work-with-us/volunteer/

Connect legal service or pro bono lawyer in Justice

Justice Connect CEO, Chris Povey, said “Justice

Connect is leading the way in using technology

to close the justice gap, not just in Australia, but

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NSW Council for Civil Liberties About

The NSW Council for Civil Liberties (NSWCCL) was

founded in 1963 with the aim of protecting the rights and liberties of persons in Australia and its Territories. It

is now one of Australia's leading human rights and civil liberties organisations.

What kind of work?

NSWCCL monitors and fights against infringement of these rights and liberties and the abuse of power by

government, its agencies and others. They advocate strengthening democratic rights and liberties.

To this end NSWCCL attempts to influence public debate and government policy on a range of civil and

human rights issues. THey try to secure amendments

to laws or changes in policy where civil liberties are not fully respected.

They prepare submissions to government, engage

regularly in public debates, produce publications, hold events and conduct many other activities.

Location Sydney

Student Opportunities

Internships at the NSWCCL last between 20 days and 6 months.

Students get involved with a variety of activities with NSWCCL. Activities typically include researching civil

liberties and human rights issues, writing submissions to government inquiries, preparing information for

media releases and comment, drafting responses to

complaints about breaches of civil liberties, assisting

asylum seekers and refugees, and attending meetings

and conferences. Interns are generally placed in the

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Registered members of NSWCCL can choose to

participate in a variety of social justice opportunities, including action groups, legal panels and donation drives.

You can find the link to non-employment opportunities for registered members here:

https://www.nswccl.org.au/get_involved

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Panel Discussion on First Nations

NSWCCL’s online First Nations justice panel discussion was held on 11 September 2020, and featured Judge Myers AM, Sarah Hopkins, Teela Reid and NSWCCL President Nicholas Cowdery AO QC. The panelists generously shared their knowledge, expertise

and heart in speaking about over-incarceration of

Indigenous Australians, systemic racism, 'just' policing, the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the Black Lives Matter movement.

The panel discussion was a call to action in relation to the implementation of the recommendations of the ALRC’s report “Pathways to Justice”, including a focus on the crucial need for a commitment to

justice reinvestment and specialty courts (such as the Walama Court in NSW).

office of one of NSWCCL's executive office-holders.

Student placements and internships are unpaid.

You can find the link here:

https://www.nswccl.org.au/internships

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NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby About

Volunteer opportunities include:

for the equality of the LGBTQIA+ community. It is run

marching in the parade with us or helping out at Fair

The NSW Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby (GLRL) advocates primarily by volunteers, and relies heavily on donations from the community.

What kind of work?

The GLRL lobbies politicians, government departments,

policy makers and the media to redress discrimination.

They also advocate for community leadership to ensure social equality is achieved - not just legislative equality.

They represent the LGBTQIA+ community at the

Day

- Getting involved in campaigns – writing letters, submissions and emails to politicians

- Helping staff fundraising cloakrooms at gay and lesbian parties

- Being involved in ongoing working groups

- Being a member of the committee of management.

More info:

https://glrl.org.au/volunteer-2/

local, state and national level through statewide

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transgender and intersex organisations, and all

The GLRL has made its submission to the inquiry into

consultations. They work closely with bisexual, Members of Parliament to advance the rights of these communities in NSW.

Acknowledging Hate Crimes

the Gay and Transgender Hate Crimes Between 1970 and 2010 in the 57th Parliament.

They educate the LGBTQIA+ community on how to

Lobby Convenor, Jack Whitney stated : “… murder

community, media and individuals on LGBTQIA+

in NSW. A fair and decent civil society should not

activate their rights. They provide information to the

rights and areas of discrimination. They refer clients to legal and welfare services and direct them to ways to enforce their rights.

has always been a crime in NSW. Hate crime is a crime only actively try to strike down these crimes and hate where it occurs, but it should also acknowledge past wrongs when it fails to intervene.

They empower the community to take action in the

“As this inquiry has seen – this hate LGBTIQ

groups which organise campaigns and events

LGBTIQ, is vast and wide. Therefore, in making this

push for equality. The GLRL runs volunteer working highlighting equality issues.

Location Sydney

Student Opportunities

The GLRL requires volunteers with all kinds of skills, interests and talents to help on an ongoing or one-off basis. By filling out their online form you will be added to their database of volunteers and receive updates on upcoming volunteering opportunities.

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- Helping out at Mardi Gras season events, including

Australians have experienced, solely for being

submission the NSWGLRL seeks to highlight our

position that an apology is overdue, that NSW Police

has a responsibility to change its culture and provide

training so that it can effectively serve the public, and that the services and community organisations that

provide care to LGBTIQ Australians be funded so they can continue their important work.”

Oxfam Australia About

Oxfam Australia is an Australian, independent, not-forprofit, secular, community-based aid and development

organisation. It has 4.6 million people working around the world as an affiliate of Oxfam International. Oxfam

Australia's work includes long-term development projects, responding to emergencies and campaigning to improve the lives of disadvantaged people around the world. They aim to give disadvantaged people

improved access to social services, an effective voice in decisions, equal rights and status, and safety from conflict and disaster.

The organisation operates on specific values, namely

accountability, empowerment, equality, inclusiveness and sustainability.

What kind of work?

Oxfam's work encompasses a diverse range of endeavours, including:

- Aid and development

- Climate change and climate justice - Emergencies

- Ethical trading

- Gender equality

- Indigenous Australians - Inequality

- Mining (specifically how it affects local communities) - Water and sanitation - Worker's rights

Location

Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide

Student Opportunities

Part-time and casual roles (office and retail) are offered

by Oxfam. They can be found here:

https://www.oxfam.org.au/get-involved/working-at-oxfam/ Volunteering opportunities are also available in a range

of areas including customer service, research, editing, events, finance and human resources. You can find volunteering opportunities here:

https://www.oxfam.org.au/get-involved/volunteer-with-us/

Graduate Opportunities

Full-time roles at Oxfam are advertised in this link:

https://www.oxfam.org.au/get-involved/working-at-oxfam/

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Climate Justice in Vanuatu

Exposed to multiple hazards that include tropical

cyclones, and with 80% of the population reliant on

farming, Vanuatu is at risk from the impacts of climate change. In March 2015, Vanuatu suffered a direct hit from severe Cyclone Pam, one of the most powerful cyclones ever to hit the region.

Oxfam Australia is working in Vanuatu through the

Australian Humanitarian Partnership’s Disaster Ready

program to strengthen resilience, disaster preparedness and response. This four and a half year program

(2018-2022) is working closely with government and three local partners to strengthen resilience at the

community level, establish a cash transfer after disasters capability, and enhance humanitarian coordination.

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Public Interest Advocacy Centre About

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is an

independent,

not-for-profit

law

and

policy

organisation, dedicated to obtaining social justice for

disadvantaged individuals and at the broader, systemic level. PIAC tackles difficult social problems that impact

the lives of many Australians. They conduct test cases and strategic litigation in the public interest, and provide legal assistance, policy advice and training to create positive change to the lives of people who are disadvantaged and marginalised.

- Strategic litigation through public interest test cases, including indigenous justice, mental health and insurance, and police accountability

- Providing legal help and advocacy to homeless people at outreach clinics through the Homeless research,

policy

development

and

representation to energy and water consumers through the Energy and Water Consumers’ Advocacy Program

- General policy and law reform work

Location Sydney

placements to students who have completed, or are close to finishing, their law degree. Students must commit to three days per week for 60 days.

PLTs are supervised by a Senior Solicitor within the

strategic litigation team, and have an opportunity organisation.

Employees are involved in the following:

- Providing

PIAC offers unpaid Practical Legal Training (PLT)

to work with lawyers and policy officers across the

What kind of work?

Persons Legal Service

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The major projects currently being undertaken by PIAC

with a strong legal component include the generalist strategic litigation practice and the Indigenous Justice Program.

The Volunteer PLT Placement contributes to the

provision of a successful, innovative, and responsive

legal practice through assisting with PIAC’s telephone information and advice service and with PIAC’s litigation and associated policy and law reform, training and administrative work.

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Same-sex marriage test case

In September 2017, PIAC challenged in the High Court the decision of the Commonwealth government to hold a postal survey on same sex marriage.

PIAC brought the case on behalf of Andrew Wilkie, the Independent member of Parliament for the

Tasmanian electorate of Denison; Felicity Marlowe,

a Melbourne mother in a same-sex relationship with

three children and advocate for Rainbow Families, and Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Brisbane, with their national Spokesperson Shelley Argent.

The case was ultimately lost by PIAC, but provides

a useful demonstation of the kind of public interest work they are involved in.

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Salvos Legal About

Practical Legal Training (PLT) and volunteering

owned by The Salvation Army that acts for free in

form:

Salvos Legal Humanitarian is a pro-bono law firm

cases for the most disadvantaged and marginalised members of our community.

The organisation provides free legal services to

applications should fill out this expression of interest https://www.salvoslegal.com.au/wp-content/

uploads/2017/08/170815-Volunteer-Expression-ofInterest-Form-August-2017.pdf

people in need in NSW, Queensland and Victoria.

They may then email their application form to the

client list including ASX200 companies, federal & state

volunteercoordinator@salvoslegal.com.au

Their innovative approach has attracted a blue-chip government agencies, not-for-profit organisations,

following email address:

SMEs and individuals.

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What kind of work?

the organisation, including community and caring

Salvos Legal Humanitarian practises in the areas of:

- criminal law

- family & children’s law

They have a range of employment opportunities across professions, aged care, retail, employment services, legal, corporate, and wider support services.

- debt, housing

A careers portal can be accessed via the website of the

- migration / refugee law

The Salvation Army's careers portal can be found here:

- Centrelink matters - police matters

- human rights and public interest law - credit and debt

Location

Sydney, Goodna (QLD)

Student Opportunities

Salvos Legal offers voluntary (unpaid), 4-month internships to graduates and recently admitted

Salvation Army, the parent company of Salvos Legal. https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/get-involved/ employment-opportunities/

Fun Fact / Recent Project Aid for Asylum Seekers

Salvos Legal Humanitarian’s Queensland Asylum

Seeker Clinic is one of only two legal clinics in the

state of Queensland offering free legal services for people seeking asylum.

solicitors who wish to gain experience in their chosen profession. Interns work under the supervision of

employed solicitors in either the commercial or humanitarian practice.

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Teach For Australia About

Teach For Australia is a not-for-profit organisation which aims to address educational inequity in

Australia. The organisation is substantially funded

by the Australian Federal Government, with the

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of the High Achieving Teachers Program through

- Leadership Development Program: Over two

Training. Philanthropic and corporate partners and

socioeconomic community with full salary and

program support.

scholarship, participate in targeted professional

Teach For Australia is part of the Teach For All network

mentoring to accelerate personal, professional and

Leadership Development Program delivered as part

Teaching programs are open for applications.:

the Commonwealth Department of Education and

years, Associates teach at a school serving a low

private donors provide additional funding and

benefits, earn a Master of Teaching on an assisted development and receive one-on-one coaching and

which operates in 56 countries globally.

academic growth.

What kind of work?

leaders builds the skills that matter most in schools

children, regardless of background, attain an excellent

fundamental

- Teach To Lead: This one-year program for middle

Teach For Australia’s vision is of an Australia, where all

facing the greatest challenges. This includes building

education.

coaching others, leading challenging conversations

skills,

such

as

strategic

planning,

and building effective teams.

They work towards this vision by recruiting highly

academic

Other types of roles (e.g. administration) can be found

become exceptional teachers and inspirational leaders

https://www.teachforaustralia.org/join-tfa/join-the-team/

communities and the broader education system.

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Location

Inquiry

competent

individuals

from

diverse

backgrounds and training and developing them to

that meet the needs of schools in low socioeconomic

Melbourne

here:

Submission to the Status of the Teaching Profession On 15 November 2018, the Minister for Education,

the Hon Dan Tehan MP, referred an inquiry and report into the status of the teaching profession. Teach For Australia welcomed this opportunity to contribute to the national discussion about the vital role that

teachers and school leaders play in our community, democracy and economy.

A link to the findings can be found here:

https://issuu.com/teachforaus/docs/final_ submission_to_the_status_of_t/2

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Unions NSW About

Unions NSW is the peak council of trade unions in NSW

representing over 600,000 members and 60 affiliated unions and trades and labour councils and is part of the broader trade union movement.

Graduate Opportunities

What kind of work?

acorss NSW. Employees may also have the chance to

Employees work for a number of Unions and Divisions

The organisation engages in independent, non-

find work to represent unions across Australia.

rights.

Roles include:

Working for Unions NSW, you will be able to oversee a

- industrial organisers

partisan work involving the promotion of workers'

- division organisers

state-wide or nationwide network of unions. Such a job

- payroll managers

who is passionate about orgainising events for social

The Jobs Board of Unions NSW can be found here:

justice causes.

https://www.unionsnsw.org.au/job-board/

Location

Fun Fact / Recent Project

is challenging yet rewarding, and would suit someone

Sydney

Delivery Riders

The takeaway food industry is predicted to reach $3.5 billion in the next five years. Food delivery

riders are paid below minimum wage, they have no superannuation, no sick pay, no annual leave, no

insurance and no right to challenge being sacked.

Unions NSW has partnered with the Transport

Workers Union and food delivery riders to fight for

their rights and they are committed to ensuring that

no worker in this country earns below minimum wage and has access to basic work entitlements.

They are also pursuing a legislative agenda which seeks to extend basic work entitlements to riders.

They have made some progress with the NSW

State Government in securing such commitments.

Nevertheless, much work remains to be done.

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Voiceless About

Voiceless is the home of animal law and animal protection

education.

The

organisation

works

to educate and inspire the next generation of

changemakers to think critically and make positive changes for animals.

What kind of work?

The Voiceless team is an experienced group of

lawyers, communicators, designers, teachers and

professional advocates united by their passion for

animal protection issues. They work collectively with the goal of ensuring animal protection is the next great

social justice movement and they do this through their

Animal Protection Education (APE) and Animal Animal Law Education (ALE) programs.

Location Sydney

Graduate Opportunities

Voiceless offers part-time and full-time employment.

Work revolves around fundraising, communications, marketing and operations.

Opportunities to work at Voiceless appear on jobs boards such as Ethical Jobs:

https://www.ethicaljobs.com.au

Fun Fact / Recent Project ALE and APE

The Animal Law Education (ALE) is a multi-faceted

program that supports, develops and delivers animal law education for law schools and the burgeoning

lawyers studying at them. Through the law, Voiceless can seek better protection for animals.

The Animal Protection Education (APE) encourages high school students to think critically about

animal protection. Voiceless provides teachers

with free, professionally developed and beautifully designed resources, which allow them to deliver

complete lessons in the classroom. APEs are created by educators for educators and aligned with the Australian high school curriculum.

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About

Youth Action

Youth Action (formerly YAPA) is the peak organisation representing young people and youth services in NSW.

Our work helps build the capacity of young people,

youth workers and youth services, and we advocate to see positive change on issues affecting these groups.

What kind of work?

We work towards a society where all young people are valued, engaged and supported.

To achieve this, it is the role of Youth Action to:

1. Respond to social and political agendas relating to young people and the youth services sector

2. Provide proactive leadership and advocacy and

shape the agenda on issues affecting young people and youth services

3. Collaborate on issues that affect young people and youth workers

4. Promote a positive profile in the media and the community of young people and youth services

5. Build capacity for young people to speak out and take action on issues that affect them

6. Enhance the capacity of the youth services sector to provide high quality services

7. Ensure Youth Action’s organisational development, efficiency, effectiveness and good governance

Location Sydney

Student Opportunities

Youth Action offers internship opportunities and student placements.

They will be made available as the situation relating to the COVID-19 pandemic improves.

Details about their internship and student placement programs can be found here:

http://www.youthaction.org.au/internships_student_ placements

Graduate Opportunities

Full-time paid positions are advertised on the Youth Action website. You can find the link here:

http://www.youthaction.org.au/work_with_us

Fun Fact / Recent Project Youth and Mental Heath

At Youth Action’s What’s Up West? 2013 youth conference, Western Sydney’s young people

identified youth mental health as an issue of particular concern for them. Members of Outburst! Western

Sydney Youth Action Group also identified that one of their biggest problems was that many of their friends were experiencing poor mental health but they

felt they lacked the skills to help them. While they

acknowledged the importance of seeking professional help, they felt there was a role they could play in supporting their friend as well.

Youth Action's Friend2Friend initiative addresses this problem by providing workshops for young

people to develop an understanding of youth mental health issues; learn different strategies to help a

friend experiencing poor mental health; and gain

an awareness of the importance of self-care when

supporting others with mental health concerns. The

project also provides opportunities for young people who would like to raise awareness of the issue by running a Friend2Friend workshop of their own.

Youth Action is now supporting Mental Health Carers NSW to deliver Friend2Friend with young people

across NSW. For more information, contact Mental Health Carers at:

http://www.arafmi.org/

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Communities & NGOs

Plaintiff/Private Public Interest Firms

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Maurice Blackburn Lawyers About

Maurice Blackburn is one of the leading social justice

law firms in Australia. With over 30 offices across the country, Maurice Blackburn provides legal advice

pertaining to the welfare of vulnerable individuals and groups. The firm boasts a strong reputation for

upholding the rights of everyday Australians including the right to feel physically and emotionally safe, the

right to have their case heard, and the right to equal

treatment under the law regardless of their identity and background.

What kind of work?

Lawyers at Maurice Blackburn perform a multitude of tasks across a range of fields, including: - Abuse law

- Asbestos diseases - Aviation law

- Class actions

- Consumer protection - Employment law

- Financial services disputes - Medical negligence

- Occupational diseases - Public liability

- Road accident injuries

- Social justice (ATSI, LGBTI, Asylum seekers’ and women’s rights)

- Will and estates

- Work related injuries

Location

Sydney (CBD, Inner West)

Student Opportunities

The three to four--week seasonal clerkship program at Maurice Blackburn gives you the opportunity to

experience what it’s like to actually walk the talk in

Australia’s leading social justice law firm. Applying to become a seasonal clerk at Maurice Blackburn will

expose you to some of Australia’s leading legal minds and is the first step in a legal career which will make a genuine difference in people’s lives.

More info:

https://www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/careers/ clerkships-graduates/

Graduate Opportunities

Gaining entrance to the Graduate Program at Maurice Blackburn means an exciting start to your legal career in one of Australia's leading social justice law firms.

The 12 month Graduate Program provides a broad range of training designed to give you insight into all

aspects of plaintiff law. The program encourages active participation and contribution which enables you to

be rewarded with excellent training opportunities, tangible professional development and an insight

into life at Maurice Blackburn. The Program has been specifically designed to combine formal training with invaluable hands-on experience. Maurice Blackburn

will also support you to complete Practical Legal Training (PLT), a necessary requirement for admission.

The Graduate Program consists of two 6 month rotations in different practice areas and offices of

Maurice Blackburn. You will work closely with senior lawyers and partners, and other internal and external

experts, and be able to build lasting relationships through legal networking events. As a Law Graduate we encourage you to shadow experienced lawyers,

attend court and client meetings, and even brief counsel.

Above all, you will be able to experience at first hand, life as a legal professional at one of Australia’s most trustworthy, successful and respected law firm.

More info:

https://www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/careers/ positions-vacant/

Fun Fact / Recent Project Social Justice Accolades

Maurice Blackburn has received numerous awards, including Large Law Firm of the Year Award at the

2018 Victorian Legal Awards, and the 2012 Children’s Law Award for its work in social justice.

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About

Shine Lawyers

Shine Lawyers is one of Australia’s largest and most well-renowned law firms, having been active in the country for over 40 years. The firm specialises in

personal injury compensation law, however it has

also expanded its coverage to personal negligence, class actions, abuse law (i.e. law relating to emotional, physical or sexual abuse) and workers’ compensation.

What kind of work?

Working at Shine Lawyers is varied and involves

reaching out to clients through a variety of legal

services. The firm is composed of diverse teams with

expertise in the aforementioned fields, and work is supplemented by a wide range of benefits to employees, including study assistance.

Location

Major cities in NSW, VIC, QLD

Student Opportunities

Casual roles are open for Law Clerk positions.

Law Clerks perform the following duties:

- Developing strong relationships with clients, providing regular and effective communication whilst managing the client’s expectations

- Providing accurate legal advice in a professional,

ethical and effective manner to suit client needs, whilst incorporating the firm’s ideology

- Obtaining maximum compensation for clients through opening new files

- Progressing files in a timely manner and resolving files with professional fees billed in accordance with targets

- Utilising internal case management systems, including Elite, effectively and in accordance with Shine requirements

- Drafting legal documents in a concise and effective manner

- Seeking professional guidance and development

from senior solicitors and managers where appropriate - Taking an active role in building the external profile of the branch/department More info:

https://www.shine.com.au/careers

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Graduate Opportunities Legal role types include:

- Administration and Secretarial - Paralegal

- Solicitor and Law Clerks

- Branch/Department Manager

- Legal Partner/Special Counsel - General Manager

Support roles include:

- Accounting and Finance

- Call Centre and Customer Service

- Corproate Services, Procurement and Maintenance

- Human Resources, Learning & Development and Recruitment

- Information Technology and Knowledge Management - Marketing and Communications More info:

https://www.shine.com.au/careers/role-types

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Committment to Gender Equality

Shine Lawyers has been recognised for its

professionalism and commitment to social justice.

In 2010, the firm won the National Minister’s Award for Outstanding Equal Employment Opportunity

Initiative/Result for the Advancement of Women at

EOWA’s Business Achievement Awards. In 2012, the firm won the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) Diversity Award for Gender Equity in the Workplace.

Slater and Gordon Lawyers About

A law firm founded in Melbourne, Australia in the 1930s, Slater and Gordon Lawyers is a major name in

the Australian legal professional landscape. The public law firm possesses an impressive number of offices,

with over 40 currently active in Australia, along with shares quoted on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The firm specialises in personal injury and work

related matters. The firm also boasts an impressive international reach. In 2012, the firm expanded to the

UK, and is now one of the largest firms for consumer law in the UK.

What kind of work?

Due to the variety of work available at Slater and Gordon

Lawyers, a career with the firm enables individuals to

hone their skills in areas such as Finance, Marketing, Human Resources and Information Technology, among others. These departments enable the firm to

engage effectively with pressing social justice issues in the country.

Location Sydney

Student Opportunities

The Paralegal Program is a brilliant opportunity to

contribute to a variety of exciting and challenging cases.

Graduate Opportunities Diciplines include: - Legal

- Finance

- Marketing

- Human Resources

- Information Technology More info:

https://slaterandgordon.csod.com/ux/ats/ careersite/4/home?c=slaterandgordon

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards

Lawyers at Slater and Gordon have been nationally

recognised for their work. In 2017, seven lawyers from the firm were nominated as finalists for the Lawyers

Weekly Australian Law Awards. The following, three

lawyers representing the firm were nominated for the same accolade.

Commencing with an 18-month contract working within a specific practice area of law, it can lead to the offer of a permanent position within our firm. Law

students work with senior lawyers to stand up for the rights of their clients and gain hands-on experience providing legal services to everyday Australians.

More info:

https://www.slatergordon.com.au/careers/law-students

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Marsdens Law Group

About

Established in 1968, Marsdens Law Group operates in 5 offices throughout Sydney. In the area of social justice, Marsdens Law Group offers legal services relating to

injury compensation, not-for-profit organisations, corporate governance and class actions. Matters range from broad (e.g. medical negligence, victims of crime compensation) to niche (dust diseases).

What kind of work?

The firm’s size allows for a varied set of roles and

positions within its offices. Roles include Partners,

Solicitors, Personal Assistants, Paralegals, Clerks, Receptionists and Administrative Assistants.

Marsdens Law Group is openly and proudly committed to providing a work-life balance for its employees.

Location

Sydney (CBD, Camden, Campbelltown, Liverpool, Oran Park)

Student Opportunities

Summer Clerkships: Marsdens Law Group is able to provide temporary employment for students who are presently studying law during the November to February University holiday break.

Students are able to enquire by sending an email to Human Resources for Marsdens Law Group.

More info:

https://www.marsdens.net.au/about-us/careers/

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Graduate Opportunities

Graduates get to work in a wide range of matters, including:

- Commercial law - Criminal law

- Dispute resolution and litigation - Family law

- Injury compensation law

- Local government, planning and environmental law - Property law

- Wills and estate planning - Property development

Opportunities frequently arise for employment

with Marsdens within the administration of the firm

whether as Personal Assistants, Paralegals, Accounts, Clerks, Receptionists or Administrative Assistants.

More info:

https://www.marsdens.net.au/about-us/careers/

Fun Fact / Recent Project Multilingual Staff

Marsdens Law Group acknowledges Australia’s increasingly multicultural society, and the firm

is proud of its linguistic diversity. Staff members

within the firm can speak languages such as Arabic,

Mandarin, Spanish and Thai, and they utilise the firm’s linguistic diversity to assist clients with translation.

CHAPTER III

The Bar & Judiciary

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Careers in the Bar & Judiciary Building a remarkable career in the judicial branch of government requires ambition and perseverence.

According to the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, a career in the judiciary requires candidates to possess a range of abilities and qualities, including a high level of knowledge and expertise, intellectual and analytical ability, a capacity to work under pressure, an ability to maintain authority and inspire respect, and a willingness to participate in ongoing judicial education.

Opportunities for students and graduates Students are able to gain work experience by applying for tipstaff or court associate positions. These roles may last indefinitely or for a specified amount of time. Note that these roles are offered by courts as well as barristers' chambers. For a list of barristers' chambers, click on this link: https://nswbar.asn.au/using-barristers/chambers.

Legal tipstaves and researchers conduct often complex legal research on behalf of judges. This would generally involve a detailed analysis of case law and an examination of legal developments in areas where precedents may not be well defined. These skills may be used in drafting background papers and assisting judicial officers in their work.

Associates provide broadly based executive support to enable the judge to meet obligations both within the court and to external stakeholders, including legal practitioners, litigants in person and members of the public.

Applications tend to be highly competitive, but this will depend on the court and the position which is being applied for. The application process may include: • • •

Submitting a cover letter and CV (possibly along with an academic transcript) Referee checks One-on-one interview

For more information on these types of positions, please check this link as a general guide from the Supreme Court of NSW: http://www.supremecourt.justice.nsw.gov.au/Pages/sco2_aboutus/sco2_careers.aspx#associate_roles.

You can find more information about how to prepare for the application process at the end of this Guide.

The Bar Exam The distinctive feature of practice at the bar is advocacy before the courts and tribunals. Accordingly, the Bar Council sets an exam in subjects related specifically to advocacy: legal ethics for barristers; aspects of evidence; and practice and procedure for barristers. Admission to the Supreme Court is not a pre-requisite for sitting the Bar Exam, but it is necessary to pass this exam before commencing the Bar Practice Course. More information on the NSW Bar Exams can be found here: https://nswbar.asn.au/becoming-a-barrister/bar-exams.

You may also refer to the final section of this Guide for a brief overview on the process of becoming a barrister in New South Wales.

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Associateship and Tipstaff Positions About

Law graduates applying for tipstaff or researcher

Being an associate or tipstaff allows students to gain valuable positions are expected to have a strong academic

experience working alongside judges, barristers and solicitors. record in their law studies. Highly developed legal

research skills and involvement in extracurricular

The District Court of NSW, Federal Court of Australia and activities or voluntary work in legal areas are also High Court of Australia offer roles as a judge's associate or as highly desirable. a legal researcher. The Supreme Court of NSW offers tipstaff

and legal researcher roles. These roles may also be available Tipstaff positions are generally not advertised and in other courts and tribunals.

What kind of work?

the selection of tipstaves is conducted directly by the judge(s).

Tipstaves are employed as part of the personal chambers For opportunities in the Supreme Court of NSW, see staff of a particular judge. They provide legal research, in- this link: court duties and other support for that judge.

Tipstaves are expected to possess highly developed

http://www.supremecourt.justice.nsw.gov.au/Pages/ sco2_aboutus/sco2_careers.aspx

communication and interpersonal skills, proficiency in the Fun Fact / Recent Project

use of IT. They must also be able to professionally display tact, Tips for Aspiring Tipstaves and Associates

confidentiality and confidence in their interactions with court Writer and solicitor Stella Kim published an article users, practitioners, the judiciary and other court staff.

about her experience working in the judicial branch of government. She writes, "Do your research. Find

On the other hand, associates closely accompany judges, and a judge whose interests/legal speciality align with

are expected to deal with administrative issues in an effective yours. Beyond a judge’s swearing in speech, you could and timely manner.

also consider their daily court lists (found online),

Location

lectures/speeches."

New South Wales

Student Opportunities

previous judgments and any other extracurricular

You can read her article here:

https://www.law.unsw.edu.au/news/tips-aspiring-

Positions as tipstaves or researchers are extremely popular tipstaves-and-associates and are therefore highly competitive.

Candidates applying for positions are expected to display the following skills and abilities:

- Highly developed legal research, conceptual and analytical skills

- Excellent organisational skills - Strong interpersonal skills

- High level computer and keyboard skills

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About

New South Wales Bar Association

The New South Wales Bar Association is a professional association for practising barristers and associate members, such as clerks and judges.

The Association promotes the public good in relation to justice and the provision of legal services. This is achieved by promoting and maintaining the highest standards of excellence among local practising barristers. In pursuit of this objective, the New South Wales Bar Association:

- Carries out its regulatory functions through the work of the Student Opportunities Students may work as research assistants for barristers.

Bar Council and its committees - Co-ordinates pro bono or reduced-cost legal services to underprivileged sections of the community - Operates the Bar Library

The NSW Bar website has a database of barristers who you can contact to enquire about opportunities and

- Appoints senior counsel (SCs), barristers who have work experience: demonstrated outstanding skill as advocates and advisers in https://find-a-barrister.nswbar.asn.au the administration of justice

- Promotes diversity and equality at the bar through its Best Fun Fact / Recent Project Court Technology Assistance for Barristers Practice Guidelines and other policies

- Monitors educational qualifications and entry requirements and Court Participants In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New via its Education Committee

- Organises the Bar Exams and the Continuing Professional South Wales Bar Association has prepared a Protocol for In-Person Hearings while Social Distancing. It is Development Program (CPD) - Supports the standards of practising barristers by running designed to apply to all in-person hearings and is the Bar Practice Course, the Ethical Guidance Scheme and the intended to provide guidance to practitioners who Mentoring Program

are required to appear in court in person during the

- Assists in matters of professional discipline of members and COVID-19 pandemic. the resolution of complaints against them through the work of Professional Conduct Committees and the Bar Council

The Bar Association also assists those required to use

Supports the wellbeing of its members

Their Innovation and Technology Committee provides

What kind of work?

issues.

- Maintains a Professional Standards Scheme

Barristers are independent, specialist advocates who are

trained to appear in a courtroom, in commissions of inquiry and in alternative forms of dispute resolution. Barristers may

also provide objective advice on particular legal problems

for clients, solicitors, businesses and governments. Barristers act as mediators and arbitrators as well as conducting other dispute resolution processes.

Location Sydney

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online hearings as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. email assistance to members having connectivity

CHAPTER IV

Public International Law

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Careers in Public International Law Exciting and ever-changing, the field of public international law opens you to opportunities for working abroad. The field boasts an incredibly diverse network of organisations, all of which possess unique qualities that suit different interests, passions and skills.

International NGOs, global banks, and international courts and agencies make up the bulk of opportunities presented in this publication. Many of these organisations will allow you to gain work experience outside of Australia. Therefore, relocating to another country for work purposes is a possibility that should be acknowledged when considering this career path.

If you are interested in diplomacy, international relations, human rights advocacy or international finance, this field may be highly suitable for you.

Opportunities for students and graduates Many of the public international law opportunities listed in this Guide pertain to specific organs under the United Nations which boast comprehensive and dynamic internship programs which allow candidates to specialise in topics of their interest.

Skills and extracurricular activities which may strengthen your application include: - Public speaking / debating skills / Advocacy - Participating in IR-related events, conferences and projects (e.g. Model United Nations) - Learning one or more languages - Writing / Publication experience - Postgraduate study in international law, international relations or a similar field.

These activities would help to demonstrate your competence in key areas of diplomacy and shows a genuine interest in the field.

Internships and Graduate programs often lead to permanent employment in the diplomatic and international legal space. They can last from several weeks to a few months, with the possibility of long-term employment upon completion. It should be noted that a number of these programs are not directly related to law, but rather serve as foundational pursuits which will introduce you to the inner workings of reputable organisations and are a stepping stone to other roles within these bodies.

Application processes may vary greatly. As a foundation, you may consult the CV and Cover Letterwriting section at the end of this Guide to help you with preparing a strong application.

Public international law is incredibly broad. Working in this field will expose you to alternatives to working as an international lawyer. These include: - Diplomat - Foreign correspondent - NGO employee - Policy advisor

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Public International Law

Courts and Tribunals

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International Court of Arbitration

About

Established in 1923, the International Court of Arbitration is the leading arbitral institution in the world. It operates

as a vital part of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and it resolves issues in the fields of international commerce, trade and investment.

What kind of work?

Employees at the ICC perform various tasks. A central role of an ICC employee is to ensure that ICC Rules are

being met during the handling of each case, and to ensure ease of overcoming procedural obstacles for parties to a case.

Other roles and tasks include:

- Confirming, appointing and replacing arbitrators, as well as deciding on any challenges made against them

- Monitoring the arbitral process to ensure that it is performed with speed and efficiency

- Scrutinising and approving all arbitral awards to reinforce quality and enforceability

- Setting, managing and — if necessary — adjusting fees and advances

- Overseeing emergency proceedings before the start of the arbitration

Location

France (with Secretariat offices located in Hong Kong, São Paolo, Abu Dhabi and New York)

Student Opportunities

The ICC offers various internships, namely: - Events Coordination Internship

- International Court of Arbitration (Hong Kong) Internship

- Dispute Resolution Services Internship - Project Coordination Internship

- International Court of Arbitration (New York) Internship You can find more details on each internship and apply here:

https://iccwbo.org/careers/internship-opportunities/

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Graduate Opportunities

As a leading international arbitral institution, the ICC

Court attracts a growing caseload from all over the world.

The cases are administered by specialised teams with knowledge and experience of the major legal and cultural

traditions. Each team is headed by a Counsel and includes two or three Deputy Counsel. The post is based at the ICC International Secretariat in Paris.

Types of roles include: - Deputy Counsel

- Communications Officer

- Trade and Finance Director More can be found here:

https://iccwbo.org/careers/job-opportunities/

Fun Fact / Recent Project Knowledge 2 Go

ICC Knowledge 2 Go is the International Chamber of

Commerce’s e-commerce platform. It offers a wide range of ICC offerings from produced by ICC’s Knowledge

Solutions experts and regional offices (known as national

committees) in over 90 countries and regions worldwide.

International Court of Justice (ICJ) About

Being one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) provides a platform

for states to settle international disputes. The rulings within this Court, as well as the advisory opinions which stem from

this institution, form crucial sources of international law. All

Professional staff members are appointed by the Court

rulings - although not absolutely binding on states - have a

appointed by the Registrar with the approval of the

legal affairs.

General Service categories, are appointed by the Registrar.

What kind of work?

the Court.

Employees for the ICJ are part of the Registry, which is a

Around 100 people currently work in the Registry.

the ICJ effectively perform its functions. These departments

The Registry is divided into the following departments

UN members are parties to the ICJ statute, and so the ICJ’s

on a proposal by the Registrar; General Service staff are

profound influence on the ongoing development of global

President. Short-term staff, in both the Professional and

Professional staff members are appointed by the ICJ. network of numerous departments and divisions which help

Registry staff are subject to Staff Regulations approved by

are wide-ranging, and include the Department of Legal

and divisions:

Judges’ Secretaries.

- The Department of Legal Matters

Location

- The Information Department

Matters, Publications Division, Finance Division and the

- The Department of Linguistic Matters

The Netherlands

- The Administrative and Personnel Division

Student Opportunities

- The Publications Division

one to three months to students and young professionals

- The Archives, Indexing and Distribution Division

is an opportunity for them to put their knowledge and

- The Information Technology Division

- The Finance Division

The International Court of Justice offers internships of

- The Library of the Court

who are in the early stages of their careers. The internship

- The Text Processing and Reproduction Division

experience into practice, while performing certain tasks for

- The Security and General Assistance Division

the Court under the supervision of Registry officials.

- The Judges’ Secretaries.

Given the size of the organization, only a limited number of

You can find the application guidelines here:

internships can be offered throughout the year. Placements

https://www.icj-cij.org/en/employment

of the Registry. The working languages of the Court are

Fun Fact / Recent Project

are, however, possible in all departments and divisions English and French.

Publications

Graduate Opportunities

are published by the Registry, in several series, some of

the Professional (P) and General Service (GS) categories.

is published as soon as possible after it has been

The publications of the International Court of Justice

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) recruits staff in both

which are available in electronic versions. Each decision

The working languages of the Court are English and French.

given. To ensure that all the decisions in a given year

can be assembled and bound, the page numbering is continuous for all the fascicles in that year.

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About

International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court hears cases relating to the gravest offences against the international community. Based in The Hague, Netherlands, the ICC

Student Opportunities

institution built to combat injustice and violence.

internships per calendar year for students and graduates

The International Criminal Court investigates and,

resources; translation and interpretation; IT management;

the gravest crimes of concern to the international

opportunity for candidates in the early stages of their career

humanity and the crime of aggression.

of the ICC, and to put their knowledge and experience into

was established from the Rome Statute and is a vital

The International Criminal Court offers approximately 200 across various fields (including but not limited to) law; human

where warranted, tries individuals charged with

and social psychology. These internships are offered as an

community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against

to gain exposure to the day-to-day working environment

The Court is participating in a global fight to end

practise under the supervision of working professionals.

impunity, and through international criminal justice,

Interns are required to work full time for a period between

for their crimes and to help prevent these crimes from

Internship placements will not be extended beyond six

the Court aims to hold those responsible accountable

three and six months (to be agreed prior to commencement).

happening again.

months.

What kind of work?

Graduate Opportunities

community, i.e. genocide, war crimes, crimes against

https://www.icc-cpi.int/jobs

The ICC deals with crimes of concern to the international humanity and the crime of aggression.

Employees at the ICC perform a wide variety of tasks.

Roles include:

Legal and non-legal roles are open for applications:

Legal roles include: legal officer, legal adviser Non-legal roles include: external relations and cooperation

- Working as a legal adviser in the Pre-Trial, Trial and

officer.

President of the Division and the direct supervision of

Fun Fact / Recent Project

of procedural and substantive law.

Since the Rome Statute entered into force in 2002,

documents to be used in legal proceedings

has continuously worked to promote cooperation,

- Attending committee meetings and conferences

for effective functioning of the Rome Statute legal system.

and efficiency of legal research and the efficient use of

through the organization of or participation in high-level

Appeals Divisions under the general authority of the the Head, providing support and advice on questions

Fostering Cooperation, Complementarity and Universality

- Handling and preserving evidence and legal

the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court")

- Planning the training activities of Court staff

complementarity and universality, as critical components

- Ensuring the continued development of the quality

The Court has done so in a variety of ways, including

electronic research tools.

regional cooperation seminars and symposiums, technical

Location

the legal profession. To date, the Court has organized over

The Netherlands

events to enhance cooperation, and events with focus on

50 events, gathering over 1000 external participants from more than 90 States Parties and non-States parties to the

Rome Statute, alongside over 40 international and regional organizations, national bar associations and civil society organizations.

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International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

About

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) was established in 1982 by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which has over 160 signatories. The

ITLOS is an international judicial organ designed to deal with matters relating to all ocean space, its uses and resources, and disputes over the interpretation and application of the UNCLOS.

What kind of work?

Interns for the ITLOS work in a variety of departments, namely: - The Legal Office: Carrying out research on a variety of

legal issues, preparing legal documents and reports. Interns may conduct research on specific topics and give an oral presentation to the Legal Office.

- The Library: Navigating and maintaining online databases, ensuring ease of access to documents.

- Linguistic Services: Assisting with the translation of legal materials in one of the working languages of the ITLOS, i.e.

English and French.

- Press Office: Engaging in public relations to encompany the Tribunal's vision for a global reach with interesting and meaningful publicity.

Location

Germany

Student Opportunities

Approximately twenty internships are available each year for young government officials or students of law, international relations, public relations, political science, library science and

translation. The programme is designed to give participants the opportunity to gain an understanding of the work and

functions of the Tribunal and to enable the Tribunal and its members to benefit from the assistance of persons with

relevant knowledge and skills in areas within the scope of activities of the Tribunal.

Graduate Opportunities

The aforementioned internship opportunity for

students is also available to recent graduates and young professionals.

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Stepping Forward Despite the Pandemic

While the COVID-19 pandemic clearly poses a

challenge to the Tribunal’s work, steps were taken to

ensure that the administrative session of the Tribunal at the end of September, the swearing-in of the

newly-elected Judges and the hearing in the Dispute concerning delimitation of the maritime boundary between Mauritius and Maldives in the Indian

Ocean (Mauritius/Maldives) in October took place as planned.

These events and public sittings were held in a hybrid format, in which some participants took part in

person, and others remotely. To ensure public access to the hearing, a livestream was provided on the Tribunal’s website.

The Tribunal is determined to meet the challenge

presented by the pandemic and to adapt in order to

fulfil its mandate, dealing expeditiously with the cases currently pending before it as well as any new cases that may be submitted.

Participants in the programme are expected to be able

to contribute to the work of the Tribunal in fields such as the law of the sea, public international law, international organizations and international relations, political science, public information, publications and library science, and translation. You can find the opportunity here:

https://www.itlos.org/en/the-registry/training/internship-programme/

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Public International Law

Organisations

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Asian Development Bank About

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a multilateral financial and economic development institution that

was established in 1966. Operating in over 30 branches worldwide with 68 member nations, the ADB aims to

promote economic development in Asia. The ADB has its headquarters in Metro Manila, Philippines.

The ADB’s investments and financial lending services encompass a diverse range of areas, including: - Education

- Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management

- Finance Sector Development - Infrastructure

- Regional Cooperation and Integration - Private Sector Lending

What kind of work?

Roles at the ADB encompass fields such as communications, portfolio management, investment, operations and

logistics, human resources, finance, urban development, economics and engineering.

Work is dynamic and varied on a day-to-day basis, from

performing administrative office tasks to developing large-scale development projects.

Employees are able to work in their home city if the city

has an ADB office. Alternatively, employees can relocate

to the ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, where they will meet people from diverse backgrounds.

Location

Philippines (Manila Headquarters), Australia (Sydney Representative Office)

Student Opportunities

The Internship Program is a project-oriented learning opportunity for graduate students to gain experience

through research assignments based on ADB’s current operational needs.

ADB advertises internship assignments twice a year and welcomes motivated, open-minded, and self-directed individuals to apply.

The internship program offers the opportunity to:

- Work in a major international development organization - Work collaboratively with experienced professionals from over 50 different countries

- Gain a deeper understanding of development finance and the impact of the work ADB does

- Contribute to ADB's business through research outputs More info:

https://www.adb.org/work-with-us/careers/internship-program

Graduate Opportunities

At ADB, economists, engineers, lawyers, accountants, administrators, editors, statisticians, agriculturists, and

various specialists with expertise and experience in

different sectors of development come together to fight poverty in Asia and the Pacific.

More info:

https://www.adb.org/work-with-us/careers

Fun Fact / Recent Project Poverty Alleviation

A primary objective of the ADB is the reduction of

poverty and the alleviation of socio-economic hardship across countries in the Asia-Pacific region. With the

onset of economic turmoil, it is crucial that international actors such as the ADB take the initiative in extending

economic assistance to the countries that require such support.

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European Investment Bank (EIB) About

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is a financial entity that operates as the ‘lending arm’ of the European Union. It has over 3000 employees and is currently the

largest multilateral financial institution in the world. The

Graduate Opportunities

policy-oriented financial services and is ready to assist

of disciplines including banking, economics, legal,

endeavours. Their clients range from banks, private sector

Resources and Information Technology.

entities.

More info:

EIB is a significant global actor as it is active in offering

EIB looks for talented individuals from a wide range

governments to invest in sustainable investment

engineering, and corporate support services like Human

enterprises (including SMEs) and government-related

What kind of work?

EIB offers loans, guarantees, equity investments and

Fun Fact / Recent Project

- EIB lends to clients of all sizes to support sustainable

The EIB offers a variety of services, including:

attracting other investors.

support European SMEs

investment in equity and funds.

projects, whilst providing loan portfolios to attract

small projects. They also provide loan portfolios to make

- Equity investments to stimulate private capital through

- EIB makes technical and financial expertise available

- Advisory services for improving institutional and

advisory services.

Variety of Services

growth and job creation. Their support is often central to

- Loans, primarily aimed at public sector initiatives and to

- EIB stimulates and catalyses private capital through

- Guarantees to cover the risks of large and small

- EIB provides guarantees covering the risks of large and

investors

your projects more attractive to other investors.

investment in equity and funds

to their clients to develop and implement investment

regulatory frameworks within client organisations.

projects and programmes, and to improve institutional and regulatory frameworks.

Location

Luxembourg (Headquarters), Representative Offices in Australia, Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Student Opportunities

EIB offers a limited number of internships to university students and recent graduates who wish to acquire an

understanding of the Bank’s work or gain experience in their field of studies. Internships normally last between three and five months (six months if requested by

universities), and cannot be extended beyond the

maximum period. Most are based at the EIB headquarters in Luxembourg.

More info:

https://www.eib.org/en/about/jobs/work-with-us/internships/index.htm

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https://www.eib.org/en/about/careers/index.htm

International Monetary Fund (IMF) About

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organisation that is composed of 189 countries. Its aim

is to encourage cooperation between countries when it comes to ensuring that the global exchange and

facilitation of currency remains stable, regulated and closely observed.

Graduate Opportunities

What kind of work?

economists, research assistants, and interns offer the

Professional staff members are appointed by the ICJ on

a proposal by the Registrar. Employees for the ICJ are

part of the Registry, a network of numerous departments and divisions which help the ICJ effectively perform its

The

IMF

recruitment

programs

for

entry-level

opportunity to work in a variety of departments and to

make an immediate contribution to the IMF's mission

while providing a unique platform to launch your career.

functions. These departments are wide-ranging, and

Graduates are permitted to apply for the FIP, as well as

Division, Finance Division and the Judges’ Secretaries.

- The Research Assistant Program

include the Department of Legal Matters, Publications

Location

other entry-level recruitment programs, such as: - The Economist Program

United States

More info:

Student Opportunities

at-the-imf

The Fund Internship Program (FIP) is the IMF's official

https://www.imf.org/en/About/Recruitment/working-

internship program.

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Summer interns gain an insider’s view of the member-

The IMF is a significant actor in international affairs

country-focused mandate and critical international work

of the IMF. You will build professional networks while you apply your research and analytical skills to help the IMF explore questions of real importance to member

countries and to global economic stability. Whether you see a future for yourself in international organizations or are simply curious about policy and operational work, this

is an ideal opportunity to familiarize yourself with both

while leveraging your cutting-edge skills and expanding your research experience.

The IMF recruits for the FIP on a global basis with

approximately 50 students from around the world joining us each year at IMF headquarters in Washington, D.C.

These paid internships take place between June and

Global Reach

as it regulates the system of exchange rates and

international payments that enables countries and their citizens to transfer money with one another.

In 2012, the IMF’s mandate was updated in order to

include all macroeconomic and financial sector issues

that shape global stability are included in the IMF’s field of concern. The IMF performs three main functions/ services:

- Economic Surveillance (i.e. of the global market)

- Lending (to member states experiencing existing or potential problems in order to stabilise their financial reserves)

- Capacity Development (to modernise economic policies and institutions, and to train people).

October and run for 10 to 12 weeks.

More info:

https://www.imf.org/en/About/Recruitment/working-atthe-imf/fund-internship-program

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Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)

About

The French-based Organisation for Economic Co-

operation and Development (OECD) is a well-known Graduate Opportunities intergovernmental organisation founded in 1961. It has The Young Associates Programme (YAP) is a two-year 37 member states. As a collective, these member states programme targeted at recent undergraduates who

are considered to be developed economies, and boast an wish to gain a significant first professional experience impressively high Human Development Index (HDI). The in the world of multilateral policymaking, research OECD has been granted United Nations Observer Status. and analysis. It is designed to act as a springboard for

What kind of work?

Working at the OECD mainly revolves around research

them to target future postgraduate study at top-ranked universities.

and policy. There are analysts who draft documents on The YAP is a 24-month programme designed to expose the economic conditions in each country, and there are recent undergraduates to a variety of research and writers who draft policy recommendations based on the analytical work on major policy areas.

Organisation’s research.

The OECD offers a comprehensive career development A key component of the Programme is mentorship. program for its employees. Employees are able to During their two-year work at the OECD, the Young expand their horizons in conferences, workshops and Associates will be closely mentored by their managers. events hosted by the Organisation, participate in French Managers are therefore selected on the basis of their

language classes, and complete online courses to develop professional experience, policy expertise, and ability their personal and professional skills. to work with, challenge, and develop young talented

Location France

Student Opportunities

individuals.

More info:

https://www.oecd.org/careers/young-associate-programme/

OECD Internship Programme is designed to bring Fun Fact / Recent Project highly qualified and motivated students with diverse Think Tank

backgrounds into the Organisation to work on projects The OECD does not have binding power on states. linked to the Strategic Orientations of the Secretary- However, the Organisation functions as an extremely General and to support the corporate functions of the influential think tank through the publication of Organisation. Its main goal is to give successful candidates comprehensive economic data, with its publications

the opportunity to improve their analytical and technical used as guidelines for states on utilising their resources skills in an international environment. to maximise economic growth and reach full economic potential. This will result in improved lives for citizens

The Internship Programme is open on an on-going basis. of many countries in the world, a vision to which the Students enrolled at a fully accredited degree programme OECD aspires. In addition, the Organisation is known (Bachelor, Master, PhD) during the entire duration of their for holding landmark meetings and conferences internship can apply online. Selected interns are expected among the OECD member states, attracting major to work remotely until further notice.

More info:

https://www.oecd.org/careers/internship-programme/

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international actors such as the European Union and the G20.

World Trade Organisation (OECD) About

Graduate Opportunities

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was formed in The

WTO

Young

Professionals

Programme

was

January 1995. It is concerned with matters of trade launched in 2016 as an opportunity for qualified young

between nations. The WTO actively engages in the professionals from developing and least-developed facilitation of goods between member states whilst also countries that are members of the WTO to enhance operating as a mechanism for the elimination of trade their knowledge regarding WTO and international trade discrimination. Its purpose is to reduce tariffs and other issues. The programme aims to attract professionals from barriers to international trade.

under-represented countries who can consequently

What kind of work?

and/or other regional and international organizations.

improve their chances of being recruited by the WTO

The place of work is at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva, The program is part of the Secretariat's efforts to Switzerland. The WTO Secretariat employs over 600 staff increase diversity and broaden the representation of the from approximately 80 member countries. In-house roles membership. are diverse. There are lawyers that deal with dispute

settlement, and there are analysts that deal with trade- The selected young professionals are allocated to a

related policy. There are also economists and statisticians specific division of the WTO Secretariat in accordance

that conduct research on a daily basis. Core functions with the needs and priorities of the organization include:

and based on the areas of interest of the young

- Dispute settlement lawyers, who assist the WTO by professional. The areas of work may include accessions,

providing legal advice and to conduct research on issues agriculture, dispute settlement, intellectual property in dispute settlement.

rights, government procurement, competition policy,

- Trade policy analysts and legal/economic affairs officers, market access, rules, trade and development, trade

who deliver technical assistance and training on areas of and environment, trade in services and investment, their specialty.

trade facilitation, trade policy analysis and trade-related

- Research economists, who undertake research projects technical assistance. Duration is one year. and prepare the WTO’s flagship publication, the World

Trade Report. Like trade policy analysts and legal/ More info:

economic affairs officers, research economists also https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/vacan_e/ypp_e.htm deliver technical assistance and training on areas of their specialty.

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Location

The WTO’s commitment to greater ease of trade

Switzerland

Student Opportunities

Committment to Ease of Trade

is significant, as approximately two-thirds of WTO

members are developing countries. Moreover, WTO

membership provides these countries a greater degree

The WTO Internship Programme provides an opportunity of access to markets at lower tariff rates without

for post-graduate students from WTO member and succumbing to competitive pressure. The WTO’s global observer countries to gain valuable experience from influence is further solidified through the fact that the working at the WTO.

Organisation plays a major role in influencing the way

More info:

as many trade agreements explicitly mention the

https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/vacan_e/iypp_e.htm

in which international trade agreements are written,

WTO as an intermediate dispute-settling body among signatories.

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About

Asian Human Rights Commission

The Asian Human Rights Charter (AHRC) is an independent, non-governmental institution that promotes human rights education and awareness across Asia. It was founded in 1984 by jurists and human rights activists. As

an influential body in the region, the AHRC is committed to garnering attention from citizens within the region

and rallying support to ensure relief for victims of human rights violations. The AHRC gives a high regard to each Asian country’s agreement to uphold civil and political rights, as well as economic, social and cultural rights.

What kind of work?

Work opportunities for the AHRC are in Hong Kong. Roles range from administrative to publications. Moreover, the

AHRC produces ‘think tank papers’ as comprehensive guides to the state of human rights in the Asian region.

The AHRC’s research also expands to the exploration of

issues in Australia, particularly with regards to the plight of asylum seekers and refugees, as well as Indigenous Australians in custody.

Location

Hong Kong

Student Opportunities

Interns at the AHRC or its sister organisation the ALRC

typically support a country or programme desk through case documentation, research and communication assistance.

The AHRC approaches its partner organisations in

Asia with which it has a close and long term working relationship and discusses the selection of interns from

those organisations. The available internship placements are normally limited to one internship per country per

year at this point. Internships for persons from the partner organisations are given priority. For these persons, the

AHRC provides accommodation and support while in Hong Kong. Arrangements for the duration of stay are flexible, but usually the period is 3-4 months.

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http://www.humanrights.asia/get-involved/internship/

Interns with a strong legal background, country experience and a strong interest in human rights are

preferred. Applications are judged on their individual

merits and according to the needs of the AHRC at the time. Interns must also be prepared to accept

assignments to countries in the region with difficult

human rights conditions. The number of such selfsupported internships are limited to a very few placements per year.

Graduate Opportunities

Graduates are also welcome to apply to the internship program.

Fun Fact / Recent Project Asian Charter

The AHRC aims to fulfil specific objectives stipulated in the Asian Charter: “Many Asian states have guarantees of human rights in their constitutions, and many

of them have ratified international instruments on

human rights. However, there continues to be a wide gap between rights enshrined in these documents

and the abject reality that denies people their rights.

Asian states must take urgent action to implement the human rights of their citizens and residents.”

Human Rights Commission About

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is a prominent international NGO with headquarters in New York City. Built upon a

strong tradition of advocating for human rights around the world, the group is composed of about 450 people from many different nations and walks of life. These people have taken up professions such as law and

journalism, and are now committed to directing their work towards attracting the attention of governments,

armed groups and businesses in order to catalyse change and law reform to address human rights violations.

What kind of work?

As a globally influential think tank, researchers for HRW

have investigated countless records of human rights abuses. They have also expanded to researching issues

in terrorism, world hunger and discrimination against women, members of the LGBT+ community and people

with disabilities. Meanwhile, the Media Department of HRW develops strategies and plans campaigns to further the group’s reach.

Location

New York, Various regional offices (including Sydney)

Student Opportunities

HRW's Development and Outreach Interns will primarily contribute to outreach and development initiatives, using

database, monitoring press coverage, planning events, using social media to promote events, and conducting background desk research. Other projects may be assigned as they arise and match the intern’s interests.

Interns will be available for three months beginning in early-mid October 2020 with the possibility to extend.

Graduate Opportunities

Vacancies for full-time roles will appear on the HRW Career Search function as they become available:

https://careers.hrw.org/jobs/?job_type=Internship/Volunteer

Fun Fact / Recent Project Petitions

Human Rights Watch is committed to starting public

petitions to incite social change. One of these petitions concerns the need for transparency in an industry

which often concels abuse against workers behind

the countless layers of textiles produced by workers in developed countries.

The vast majority of workers do not know whom

to turn to for improving their working conditions

because the brands they make clothes for are kept

secret. This lack of transparency allows brands to avoid accountability and fuels abuses against workers.

Transparency benefits workers—they can inform brands when they experience labor abuses.

Transparency also helps brands—they can better take steps to stop and prevent labor abuses.

Currently, 40 companies have committed to the

Transparency Pledge, but hundreds continue to hide where they make their clothes.

Vacancies will appear on the HRW Career Search function as they become available:

https://careers.hrw.org/jobs/?job_type=Internship/Volunteer

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International Bar Association About

In the 1940s, the United Nations’ voiced its aim of

The role of an intern:

supporting the administration of justice. In response Selected interns will assist the IBA in developing to this aspiration, members of various national bar academic papers and research on key legal topics of

associations congregated in New York in 1947 to establish both local and international relevance. Interns will have the International Bar Association.

What kind of work?

an opportunity to become involved in the work of the following aspects of the Association:

The International Bar Association prides itself in its ability - Supporting the IBA's Human Rights Institute (in to bring together people from different legal backgrounds London)

through its organised meetings and discussions. The IBA - Supporting the IBA's Legal Policy & Research Unit (in is grouped into two divisions:

London)

- Supporting the IBA’s ICC and ICL Programme (in The

- Officers of the Legal Practice Division of the International Hague)

Bar Association facilitates the exchange of information - Supporting the IBA’s North America office (in about the practice of law in different countries. Members Washington DC) of the Association are highly encouraged to partake in the regular discussions chaired by this Division.

Interns will be able to draft policy papers on substantive

legal issues as well as assisting in preparing background

- The Steering Group of the International Bar Association research for grant proposals. Interns will also be able to

arranges activities, projects and committees dedicated to assist in implementing technical assistance programmes refining the issues associated with working as a lawyer in developing countries. and dismantling concerns relating to the responsible

and professional practice of law (especially business law), More info: regardless of jurisdiction.

Location

https://www.ibanet.org/Education_and_Internships/ Legal_Internship_Programme.aspx

UK (Headquarters), Regional Offices in the United States, Graduate Opportunities South Korea and Brazil.

Student Opportunities

Internships are also open to graduates and young professionals.

Intern positions are available for undergraduate law Fun Fact / Recent Project students, postgraduate law students, and newly qualified Power in Numbers

lawyers at the International Bar Association's offices in Today, the Association is composed of over 80,000 London, Washington DC and The Hague.

individual lawyers, as well as numerous national and regional bar associations, and law societies. The IBA

possesses power in numbers, and releases guidelines on legal practice to make the most of its wide reach and influence.

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International Commission of Jurists

About

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is an international human rights NGO. It is a standing group of

60 renowned jurists, and is committed to work towards the

improvement of international human rights conditions for the world’s diverse legal systems. The ICJ provides advocacy and policy work to support lawyers and judges when it comes to upholding human rights and the rule of law.

What kind of work?

Staff of the ICJ work to connect with regional programs and national initiatives. They utilise the research output of the Commission to contribute to policy-making.

Legal advisers of the ICJ address a broad range of questions

across international human rights law and international humanitarian law.

Other roles in the Commission comprise areas such as finance and administration.

Location

Switzerland (Headquarters), Branch Offices in Thailand, Guatemala, South Africa, Nepal, Belgium and Tunisia.

Student Opportunities

The ICJ offers an immersive internship program for

postgraduate students. Participation in such a programme offers interns the opportunity:

- To gain practical experience of human rights legal and advocacy work at the international level;

- To gain a better understanding of the ICJ’ goals and objectives and of how a Human Rights NGO is organised;

to gain exposure to the practical functioning of the United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms based in Geneva;

- To gain valuable experience of working in a professional office environment;

- To help interns in career development. For many the

ICJ interns are integrated into the ICJ’s staff and become part of a team of junior support staff who participate and

contribute to staff meetings, discussions and briefing sessions, research human rights issues, draft papers and

reports, maintain information databases, and provide

support to other ICJ activities. The interns will also have

the opportunity to attend lectures, and other events related to human rights held in Geneva.

More info:

https://www.icj.org/about/internships/

Graduate Opportunities

Recent graduates are encouraged to apply to the ICJ internship program, as the program is designed especially for their ease of entry into the diplomatic and international law space.

Other vacancies can be found here: https://www.icj.org/about/jobs/

Fun Fact / Recent Project Pillars

The ICJ boasts a very prominent reputation built on several pillars, including:

- Intergovernmental cooperation to improve countries’ human rights records,

- Balance of diplomacy, capacity building and constructive criticism,

- Working for access to justice for victims, survivors and

human rights defenders, particularly from marginalised communities, and

- Guiding, training and protecting judges and lawyers worldwide.

experience of an internship with the ICJ has established

a life long commitment and career in the international human rights field.

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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) About

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) ensures humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of war

and other situations of violence. The ICRC seeks to assist various groups, including civilians in war-torn areas (or areas

in which armed conflict is at risk of placing civilians in grave danger), women, children, detainees, internally displaced

people, refugees, asylum seekers, people with disabilities More info: and missing people. Notably, their role in the international https://careers.icrc.org/content/Graduates/?locale=en_GB humanitarian law space is significant, as it is the leading

endorser of the rules of conflict embedded in the Geneva Graduate Opportunities Conventions.

Every year, more than 80 "associate” positions at our

What kind of work?

headquarters in Geneva are open to recent graduates, as

a first professional opportunity to develop their expertise With 18,000 staff working across over 90 countries, the and benefit from an enriching professional experience in ICRC actively engages its employees with work that directly the world’s leading humanitarian organization. impacts people affected by armed conflict and violence.

Working at the ICRC is therefore an engaging and rewarding For a period of up to 12 months, you will join one experience, as employees experience the conducting of of our departments, such as International Law and world-class research at the headquarters, with the possibility Policy, Communication and Information Management, of gaining field experience working in areas with vulnerable Operations, Financial Resources and Logistics, and Human groups and significant numbers of civilians in need.

Resources. You will contribute to our work, including in

Location

Switzerland

Student Opportunities

the fields of research, evaluation, analysis and/or writing.

As a responsible employer, we care about our associates and provide you with the opportunity to develop your

skills, gain valuable professional experience as your Every year, more than 20 students and apprentices join start out on your career, and grow your potential and the ICRC as part of their studies. They are based at the employability. You will bring a fresh perspective on our headquarters in Geneva.

work and contribute to fulfilling our mission.

ICRC also offers apprenticeships in the fields of business More info: and administration, information and documentation, and https://careers.icrc.org/content/Graduates/?locale=en_GB logistics. During your time with ICRC, you will learn about what they do, be coached by trained supervisors, develop

your competencies and practise them on a daily basis. Trainers oversee your workplace curriculum, ensuring it meets the requirements of the vocational education programme.

Apprenticeships last between one and three years. They lead to a Swiss Federal Certificate of Proficiency (CFC). Recruitment

takes place in March each year and apprenticeships start in September. If you are interested, please look for “apprenticeships” under our current career opportunities.

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Fun Fact / Recent Project

Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

The ICRC is a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, along with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

(IFRC) and over 90 National Societies. It is the oldest

and most honoured organisation within this sphere of organisations, and it is one of the most decorated and

distinguished organisations in the world. The ICRC has

won three Nobel Peace Prizes in 1917, 1944, and 1963.

About

International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL)

The International Criminal Police Organization is an intergovernmental organization. It has 194 member countries, and we help police in all of them to work together to make the world a safer place.

To do this, INTERPOL enables police in different countries to share and access data on crimes and criminals, and they offer a range of technical and operational support.

Graduate Opportunities

What kind of work?

program.

You may work in one of three anti-crime departments: - Cybercrime

- Organised and Emerging Crime - Counter-terrorism

Graduates can also apply to the INTERPOL internship

Other vacancies can be found here as they arise:

https://www.interpol.int/en/What-you-can-do/Careers/Vacancies More information on careers at INTERPOL can be found

You will have the opportunity to get involved in formulating here: policy in various countries to continually improve law https://www.interpol.int/en/What-you-can-do/Careers enforcement.

Location

France (Headquarters), Singapore

Student Opportunities

Fun Fact / Recent Project Cybercrime Conference

Taking place online for the first time, the 8th INTERPOLEuropol Cybercrime Conference (6 October 2020) saw more than 400 cyber experts from law enforcement,

INTERPOL offers a range of internships across both policing private industry, international organizations, CERTs and and support services. This is a great opportunity to get work academia tune in to discussions on emerging cyber experience in an international organization and understand threats, trends and strategies. how international police cooperation works.

Recent findings from INTERPOL and Europol have made

Internships can be in policing services for those of you who clear that cybercriminals around the world have been are interested in security and crime matters. They also offer able to capitalize on the global COVID-19 pandemic, internships across their support services, from communications turning the health crisis into an opportunity. and strategic planning to human resources.

At the same time, the pandemic has accelerated the

Most of the internship opportunities are based in our Lyon digital transformation and increased our reliance on headquarters in France, but there are some opportunities in connectivity and digital tools. With rapid developments our other duty stations. The duty station of each internship is in the global cyber landscape, closer collaboration indicated in the vacancy notice. The length of an internship between law enforcement and the public and private depends on the needs of the hiring service and is indicated sectors to deal with the ever-changing nature of in each vacancy notice. It varies from a minimum of six to a cybercrime has become increasingly pressing. maximum of 11 months.

More info on INTERPOL internships can be found here:

https://www.interpol.int/en/What-you-can-do/Careers/Internships

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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) About

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture.

What kind of work?

UNESCO develops educational tools to help people live The UNESCO Volunteer Programme offers opportunities as global citizens free of hate and intolerance. UNESCO to contribute to a wide range of UNESCO programmes.

works so that each child and citizen has access to quality Volunteers may also provide online volunteering education. By promoting cultural heritage and the equal services where assignments are completed, in whole or dignity of all cultures, UNESCO strengthens bonds among in part, via Internet and a home computer. nations. UNESCO fosters scientific programmes and

policies as platforms for development and cooperation. More info: UNESCO stands up for freedom of expression, as a h t t p s : / / c a r e e r s . u n e s c o . o r g / c o n t e n t / U N E S C O fundamental right and a key condition for democracy and Volunteers/?locale=en_GB development. Serving as a laboratory of ideas, UNESCO

helps countries adopt international standards and Graduate Opportunities manages programmes that foster the free flow of ideas Recent graduates can also apply to UNESCO's internship and knowledge sharing.

and volunteering programs.

Location

Other job opportunities can be found here:

France (Headquarters). Field Offices in the Asia-Pacific h t t p s : / / c a r e e r s . u n e s c o . o r g / g o / A l l - j o b s region include Samoa, Thailand, China, Bangladesh, openings/782502/ Vietnam, Indonesia, India and Nepal.

Fun Fact / Recent Project

There are also Field Offices in the United States, Memory of the World UNESCO established the Memory of the World Switzerland, Brazil and Peru, among others.

Programme in 1992. The impetus came originally

Student Opportunities

from a growing awareness of the parlous state of

The UNESCO Internship Programme offers you pratical preservation of, and access to, documentary heritage work in a multicultural environment. Aside from helping in various parts of the World Wars and social upheaval, you understand the Organization's mandate, programmes as well as a severe lack of resources, have worsened and main thrusts, it also enhances your academic problems which have existed for centuries. Significant knowledge with relevant work assignments that can help collections worldwide have suffered a variety of fates.

Looting and dispersal, illegal trading, destruction, you prepare for your future career. inadequate housing and funding have all played a

More info:

part. Much is vanished forever; much is endangered.

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About

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF, also known as the United Nations Children's Fund, is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian worldwide.

and

developmental

aid

to

children

What kind of work?

UNICEF's New York headquarters offers a diverse range of Graduate Opportunities opportunities supporting all functional areas, including UNICEF's workforce is made up of diverse types of

fixed-term and temporary staff positions, internships, employees reflecting various levels of responsibilities, volunteer opportunities and consultancies. Divisions expertise and duties: and teams at this location cover communication, data,

research and policy, emergencies, ethics, evaluation, - International Professionals are recruited internationally field results, financial and administrative management, and serve in all duty stations globally. They hold human resources, information and communication leadership, managerial or specialist functions which technology, internal audit and investigations, innovation, require a high level of technical expertise.

the Executive Director's activities, the Executive Board, - National Officers are nationals of the country where their duty station is located and perform a range of functions. programmes and public partnerships.

These staff members have in-depth knowledge of the

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local setting, institutions and partners.

New York (Headquarters), with Branch Offices around the - General Service staff are locally recruited and provide administrative and support services across all areas of world including Australia the organization in both headquarters and field duty

Student Opportunities

stations.

The UNICEF Internship Programme offers students and - Consultants and individual contractors are engaged recent graduates the opportunity to gain direct practical by UNICEF for their expertise in a specific field. They experience with UNICEF's work. Internship opportunities provide specialized services for a range of time-bound projects and initiatives. are available worldwide.

When a UNICEF office identifies the need for an intern to More info: support their team, they publish the opportunity, and all https://www.unicef.org/careers/explore-careers-unicef eligible candidates can submit their application through their website.

Fun Fact / Recent Project

'Learn With Me' Video Series

For the internship to be worthwhile and effective, the COVID-19 has impacted the lives of millions. However, duration is usually between 6 and 26 weeks. The type despite school closures and other lockdown measures,

of work will depend on the needs of the office to which the young people in UNICEF's video series called 'Learn you are assigned, your qualifications and interests. If you With Me' are finding new and interesting ways to stay have specific interests or requirements for your degree, engaged whilst coping with home-schooling and you should include this information on your cover letter. staying indoors. From dance to sport, from cooking to Most interns work on one or several projects that include art, they are turning to their passions and interests to research, database management, communications and stay positive and learn new skills. many other areas.

More info: https://www.unicef.org/careers/internships

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

About

Student Opportunities

UNCTAD is a permanent intergovernmental body The UNCTAD internship is unpaid and full-time, i.e. an established by the United Nations General Assembly in intern is expected to work five days per week.

1964.

Given the current modalities of work at the United

They support developing countries to access the benefits Nations Offices around the world (work online from

of a globalized economy more fairly and effectively, and home), the intern will be expected to work from home they help equip countries to deal with the potential and will not be required to move physically to New York. drawbacks of greater economic integration. To do this, Applicants from developing countries with a maximum they provide analysis, facilitate consensus-building, and 6 hours time difference with New York are thus

offer technical assistance. This enables countries to use particularly encouraged to apply. Interns are expected

trade, investment, finance, and technology as vehicles for to have the necessary IT equipment and connection to inclusive and sustainable development.

attend online meetings. Software to conduct work will

Working at the national, regional, and global level, the UNCTAD's efforts help countries to: -

Comprehend

options

development challenges

to

address

be provided.

Carrying out their tasks under the supervision of a senior staff member, the intern will perform the following

macro-level functions:

- Monitor and provide summaries of relevant UN

- Achieve beneficial integration into the international meetings of the General Assembly, ECOSOC and other. trading system

Support activities with UN institutions, among others:

commodities

- Assist in the preparation of UNCTAD's briefings and

- Diversify economies to make them less dependent on ECOSOC Secretariat, DESA, OHRLLS. - Limit their exposure to financial volatility and debt

meetings. Provide support to UNCTAD staff on mission to

- Attract investment and make it more development New York by organizing meetings with representatives friendly

of Member States, UN Departments and Agencies and

- Promote entrepreneurship and innovation

- Update and improving information contained in the

- Increase access to digital technologies - Help local firms move up value chains

- Speed up the flow of goods across borders - Protect consumers from abuse

- Curb regulations that stifle competition

other stakeholders as necessary.

NYO databases and performing Internet-based research and information cataloguing related to the work of UNCTAD.

- Adapt to climate change and use natural resources more Opportunities appear on the UN careers website: effectively

https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=SJ&ex

What kind of work?

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Employees work on ad hoc projects relating to investment,

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international trade, technology, economics and various Graduate Opportunities others.

Location

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Switzerland

Recent graduates are also encouraged to apply to the aforementioned UNCTAD internship program.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

About

UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping Graduate Opportunities

to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction UNDP uses the personnel categories employed across

of inequalities and exclusion. They help countries to the United Nations system. Within each category, there develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, are different levels that reflect increasing levels of institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to responsibility and requirements. sustain development results.

What kind of work?

UNDP focuses on helping countries build and share solutions in three main areas: - Sustainable development

- Democratic governance and peacebuilding - Climate and disaster resilience

Location

New York (Headquarters)

Student Opportunities

Internships at UNDP are a great opportunity for students

Broadly speaking, there are the following categories of personnel at UNDP:

- Professional (P) and Director (D) staff - General Service (G) staff

P and D positions require strong analytical and communication skills, substantial experience and, often, solid leadership ability. There are a variety of jobs within

this categories, ranging from programme specialists

and operations experts to communications specialists, information systems professionals, and many others.

These positions are normally internationally recruited.

and recent graduates to acquire direct exposure to General Service roles include administrative, secretarial UNDP's work.

and clerical support as well as specialized positions such as building maintenance. These positions are crucial to

Internships can take place in UNDP Country Offices, the smooth operation of the organization. The higher at Regional Hubs or at Headquarters in New York. The the level of the job, the more complex the functions duration of an internship assignment varies in length become. according to the availability and academic requirements

of the intern, as well as the needs of UNDP. Assignments More info:

are available on a part-time and full-time basis throughout https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/jobs/ the year.

types-of-opportunities/staff.html

Fun Fact / Recent Project 2030 Agenda

The 2030 Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal

peace in larger freedom. It recognizes that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge

and an indispensable requirement for sustainable

development. All countries and all stakeholders, acting in collaborative partnership, are implementing this Agenda.

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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

About

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is

the leading global environmental authority that sets the

global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of

sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

Their mission is to provide leadership and encourage

partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

What kind of work?

The UNEP categorizes its work into seven broad thematic areas: climate change, disasters and conflicts, ecosystem

management, environmental governance, chemicals and waste, resource efficiency, and environment under review. In all of their work, they maintain our overarching commitment to sustainability.

They work closely with Member States as well as

representatives from civil society, businesses, and other

Major Groups and Stakeholders. They are always looking

for new ways to leverage partnerships to drive sustainable development.

Location

Kenya (Headquaters)

Student Opportunities

The following internship programs are offered: - Environment Affairs Intern

- Programme Support Intern

- Enterprise Risk Management Intern These internships can last several months, may require a full-time committment and may be unpaid.

More info:

https://www.unenvironment.org/work-with-us

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Graduate Opportunities

Graduates are also offered the opportunity to apply for the aforementioned internship programs.

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Move Towards A Greener Economy

Launched at the UNEP FI’s Global Roundtable 2020, a report called Financing Circularity: Demystifying

Finance for the Circular Economy outlines how financial institutions can help redesign global economies by changing the way we consume and produce.

The move to circular economies could generate USD 4.5 trillion in annual economic output by 2030 while helping to achieve the Sustainable Development

Goals, protect the health of our ecosystems and enable sustainable recovery in the wake of the COVID-19

pandemic. Banks, insurers and investors can play a critical role by providing businesses with financial products that contribute to the circular economy, conserve natural resources and avoid or reduce

waste. Financial institutions currently lack awareness of circularity as well as the expertise, products and services to harness business opportunities.

About

United Nations General Assembly

The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations. Comprising all 193 Member States of the UN, it provides a unique forum

for multilateral discussion of international issues including peace and security.

What kind of work?

Diplomatic meetings and deliberative sessions are the primary element of the work at the UN General Assembly.

Location

New York

Student Opportunities

Each year the Australian Mission offers six - seven internship positions that run for the duration of the high level session

of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) from midSeptember to mid-December.

The Australian Mission to the United Nations in New York is one of four posts representing Australia’s interests in

the United Nations system. The other posts are in Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi.

The Mission serves as the nucleus of the Australian delegation to the regular sessions of the General Assembly, and represents Australia at a range of UN meetings that take place when the Assembly is not in session.

The work of the Mission is intense and diverse, requiring flexibility, analytical thinking and a firm understanding of diplomatic principles. The environment is complex and demanding but the work is highly rewarding for the right people.

Interns will work under the guidance of experienced officers

and will be expected to contribute to the regular diplomatic reporting undertaken by the Mission. They will primarily

Interns represent the Australian Government in a formal

capacity in an international environment, therefore social and cultural maturities, as well as being a clear communicator, are essential qualities.

More info:

https://unny.mission.gov.au/unny/130311_ungainterns.html

Fun Fact / Recent Project

75th Session of the General Assembly

The General Assembly, led by its President, has been carrying out its work via novel means to guarantee business continuity and mitigate the spread of the disease.

Year in year out, every September, Member States have met in the General Assembly Hall at Headquarters in

New York for the annual session and its highly visible general debate. The modalities of the 75th session differ this year in light of the global health crisis.

The pandemic is not the only issue the world faces.

Racism, intolerance, inequality, climate change,

poverty, hunger, armed conflict and other ills remain global challenges. These challenges call for global

action, and the 75th session of the General Assembly is

a critical opportunity for all to come together and chart a course for the future.

assist with policy work on the six main UNGA Committees – for example, attending committees and meetings, and assisting with negotiations of texts and resolutions. Interns

will also assist with events and high level visits associated with “Leaders’ Week”, the high level week of the General Assembly.

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

About

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was created in 1950, during the aftermath of the Second World War, to help millions of Europeans who had fled or lost their homes.

Today, over 69 years later, the organization is still hard at

work, protecting and assisting refugees around the world.

What kind of work?

Graduate Opportunities

Recent graduates can also apply to UNHCR's Internship

UNHCR works in 135 countries, with personnel based Programme. in a mixture of regional and branch offices and sub and

field offices. Their teams work hard to help the displaced, Fun Fact / Recent Project specializing in a wide range of disciplines, including:

Youth with Refugees Art Contest

- Administration

encourages young people across the world to use their

- Legal protection

- Community services - Public affairs

creativity to support people forced to flee.

- Health

The specific theme of the 2020 edition was “everyone

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refugees". UNHCR received 2,000 drawings from 100

Switzerland (Headquarters)

Student Opportunities

UNHCR’s Internship Programme offers eligible students and recent graduates the opportunity to gain experience in

the humanitarian sector in an international environment, in line with their academic programme or future work in

a field related to UNHCR’s mission. Internships are offered

at various locations depending on the needs and capacity of offices to receive and supervise interns and provide them with meaningful assignments. An internship can begin at any time during the year and it normally lasts two to six months.

More info:

https://www.unhcr.org/en-au/internships.html

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The UNHCR's Youth with Refugees Art Contest

counts in the fight against COVID-19, including countries.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

About

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs, transnational organized crime, terrorism and corruption.

What kind of work?

The UNODC serves various purposes, including: - Running campaigns

Graduate Opportunities

UNODC is seeking qualified, energetic professionals in

a wide range of fields to join in the effort to combat the

threats posed by drugs, crime and terrorism. UNODC

offers challenging assignments - monitoring drug - Holding commissions to investigate crime as well as the abuse and trafficking trends, helping States achieve distribution, spread and usage of illicit drugs around the substantial reductions in drug supply and demand world.

Location

Austria (Headquarters), Branch offices around the world

Student Opportunities

and assisting countries in forging new partnerships for

tackling important issues such as money-laundering, smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings.

Around 1,500 people work at UNODC headquarters in Vienna and in field offices around the world.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) More info: accepts unpaid interns on an ad hoc basis. Candidates https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/about-unodc/employment.html from developing countries are strongly encouraged to

apply for our internship programme. The purpose of the Fun Fact / Recent Project programme is threefold: Internatioanal Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit

Trafficking - To provide a framework enabling enrolled university UNODC launches campaigns to raise awareness of students from diverse academic and national backgrounds drugs and crime problems. to be temporarily attached UNODC

- To expose university students to the work of the United On 26 June every year, UNODC marks the International Nations and to enrich their educational experience Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. In 2016, through practical work in an international organization

- To make available to UNODC, on a temporary basis, the

the campaign theme is "Listen First"

assistance of qualified and motivated university students. The aims is to increase support for prevention of drug use that is based on science and is thus an effective Students interested in serving as interns at UNODC investment in the well-being of children and youth, should contact the Regional Office in Bangkok or the their families and their communities.

Country Offices directly, as our internship programmes are administered by each respective office.

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About

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

What kind of work?

A specialized agency such as UNFPA

Graduate Opportunities

UNFPA uses the personnel categories employed across

the United Nations system. Within each category, there are different levels, which reflect increasing levels of focuses on

achieving universal access to sexual and reproductive health, realizing productive rights, and reducing maternal mortality, and to accelerate progress on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICDP) agenda.

Location

New York (Headquarters), various regional and liaison offices around the world

Student Opportunities

The UNFPA Internship Programme offers a small group

of outstanding students the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to UNFPA operations. It is designed to

complement development-oriented studies with practical experience in various aspects of UNFPA work.

Applicants should have expressed interest in the field of

development; ability to adapt to new environments and

work with individuals from different cultural backgrounds.

Interns work under the supervision of a staff member at

UNFPA. The background of the interns is matched with the needs of the organization.

Candidates for the internship programme are selected on a competitive basis. The profiles of the interns are

matched with the needs of the organization. The following qualifications are required for consideration:

- Students should be enrolled in an advanced degree

programme or have graduated within the last 12 months; - Students must have written and spoken proficiency in English; fluency in French, Spanish or Arabic is an asset.

responsibilities and requirements. The information

in this section will help you decide which personnel category, and what level, you fit into. This will be useful when you start searching and applying for jobs.

Broadly speaking, there are three distinct staff categories for personnel at UNFPA, and in the UN system as a whole.

Click on the categories below for more information: - Professional (P) and Director (D) staff - General Service (G) staff

- National Professional Officers (NO) There are also other kinds of employment and

opportunities at UNFPA and in the UN. These are not necessarily staff positions, but they are roles that support UNFPA's work around the world.

More info:

https://www.unfpa.org/resources/united-nations-staff-categories

Fun Fact / Recent Project Family Planning

Family planning is central to women’s empowerment and sustainable development. Today, more than 300 million women in developing countries are using

contraception, but more than 214 million women who

want to plan their births do not have access to modern family planning.

UNFPA works with governments and partners to

promote universal access to quality, integrated sexual

and reproductive health services. UNFPA also promotes comprehensive sexuality education and youth

leadership, which empower young people to exercise

autonomy, choice and participation with regard to their sexual and reproductive health and rights.

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United Nations About

The United Nations is an international organization

founded in 1945. It is currently made up of 193 Member

Student Opportunities

guided by the purposes and principles contained in its

The objective of the internship is to give you a first-hand

States. The mission and work of the United Nations are founding Charter.

Due to the powers vested in its Charter and its unique

Students can become interns for the United Nations. impression of the day-to-day working environment of the United Nations.

international character, the United Nations can take action

The internship programme lasts for at least two months

such as peace and security, climate change, sustainable

must begin your internship either prior to or within one

on the issues confronting humanity in the 21st century,

development, human rights, disarmament, terrorism, humanitarian and health emergencies, gender equality, governance, food production, and more.

The UN also provides a forum for its members to express

and can be as long as six months. Once selected, you year of graduation.

More info:

https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=ip

their views in the General Assembly, the Security Council,

Graduate Opportunities

committees. By enabling dialogue between its members,

Nations' scope of employment:

the Economic and Social Council, and other bodies and

and by hosting negotiations, the organisation has become

a mechanism for governments to find areas of agreement and solve problems together.

What kind of work?

The work of the United Nations touches every corner of

the globe and focuses on a broad range of fundamental issues, like sustainable development, protection of the

environment and refugees, disaster relief and mitigation, counter terrorism, as well as disarmament and non-

The following departments fall under the United - Management and Administration

- Economic, Social and Development - Political, Peace and Humanitarian

- Information and Telecommunication Technology - Legal

- Public Information and Conference Management - Internal Security and Safety

- Logistics, Transportation and Supply Chain - Science

proliferation.

The diversity of occupations and multidisciplinary

Working at United Nations requires both passion and

functions, departments but even organizations or fields

perseverance. You will be exposed to the most pressing issues, and an opportunity to engage in the most prominent diplomatic dialogues and meetings.

Location

New York (Headquarters), various regional and liaison offices around the world

mandates means that you may not only change

of work. While such shifts require learning, time and effort, they also provide valuable experience, broader perspectives and challenging work.

More info:

https://careers.un.org/lbw/Home.aspx

Fun Fact / Recent Project Celebrating 75 Years

2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.

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United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

About

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees.

Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict, UNRWA was established

by

United

Nations

General

Assembly

Resolution 302 (IV) of 8 December 1949 to carry out direct

relief and works programmes for Palestine refugees. The Agency began operations on 1 May 1950.

In the absence of a solution to the Palestine refugee problem, the General Assembly has repeatedly renewed UNRWA's mandate, most recently extending it until 30 June 2023.

What kind of work?

Employees work in the Middle East, in countries such

as Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. There are five fields of operation, namely: - People

- Education - Health

- Relief and Social Services - Microfinance

Employees work in one of these five teams in order to effectively carry out the organisation’s operations.

Location

Jordan (Field Office), Various locations in the Middle East

Student Opportunities

A limited number of unpaid internships are offered in the Agency’s offices in Amman, Beirut, and Jerusalem, and at

the Representative Office New York and Representative Office to the EU in Brussels.

A limited number of unpaid internships are also offered each year in the Agency’s Headquarters in Amman, Jordan.

Internships last from three to a maximum of 11 months.

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Unpaid internship opportunities are also open at the

representative Office New York and Representative Office to the EU in Brussels, for a minimum of three months and a maximum of six.

The positions are available preferably on a full-time basis, and may be renewed subject to requirements of the office. Interns will contribute to UNRWA's inter-

agency, non-governmental and donor liaison tasks,

as well as public information work, and provide other support as needed.

More info:

https://www.unrwa.org/careers/internships

Graduate Opportunities

Graduates may also apply to the aforementioned internship opportunities.

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Help for Refugees from Palestine

UNRWA is unique in terms of its long-standing commitment to one group of refugees. It has

contributed to the welfare and human development of four generations of Palestine refugees, defined

as “persons whose normal place of residence was

Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May

1948, and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict.” The descendants of Palestine refugee males, including legally adopted children, are also eligible for registration.

UNRWA services are available to all those living in its

areas of operations who meet this definition, who are registered with the Agency and who need assistance.

When the Agency began operations in 1950, it was

responding to the needs of about 750,000 Palestine

refugees. Today, some 5.6 million Palestine refugees are eligible for UNRWA services.

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)

About

The United Nations Equity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is

a United Nations entity working for the empowerment of women. It formed in early 2011 in response to the need

to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.

UN Women works on campaigns for global gender equality. They work closely with NGOs and members of

civil society to further their advocacy. Work is vastly varied and is rewarding for those who are passionate about finding innovative ways to promote gender equality.

United States (Headquarters), Thailand (Asia-Pacific Regional Office), Liaison Offices in the Asia-Pacific Region: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.

Student Opportunities opportunities.

participates in the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) programme. The JPO programme allows young

professionals to acquire hands-on experience in the respective governments.

This opportunity and others (including full-time paid opportunities) an be found here:

https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment

Fun Fact / Recent Project

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Women

UN Women is one of the UN organizations that

development field under the sponsorship of their

What kind of work?

UN

Graduate Opportunities

offers

Leading Women

UNEP’s Global Gender and Environment Outlook 2016

(GGEO) identified gender inequality as one of the main challenges to advance the environmental dimension

of sustainable development, as it has negative impacts on access, use and control of natural resources, as well

volunteering

and

internship

The majority of our volunteer positions are centered around our International Women’s Day events. You can

register your expression of interest using the online form to be notified of upcoming opportunities.

Our internship program usually runs from November to March and is available only to students who are able to receive course credit on completion of their internship.

Our interns provide administrative and event support to our team, helping us to grow our supporter base throughout International Women’s Day. Interns gain

valuable experience in the non-profit sector, learning skills

in events, fundraising and supporter communications.

Internship positions are advertised around September each year.

as the right to a clean, safe and healthy environment for all. The GGEO further calls for the adoption of

gender responsive approaches in addressing barriers to sustainable development.

According to UN Women, in order to catalyze systemic and lasting change, there is a need to vastly increase

financing for gender equality, to harness the potential of technology and innovation and ensure that

development is inclusive of women and girls who face multiple forms of discrimination.

Women – with young women like Sweden’s Greta

Thunberg, Uganda’s Vanessa Nakate and Peru's Maria Alejandra Rodriguez Acha at the forefront – are using their voices to demand action to reduce carbon

emissions, to include youthful and female voices in

climate decision-making and to raise awareness of the damage humanity has done to our common planet.

More info:

https://unwomen.org.au/about-us/volunteering-and-internships/

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World Food Programme (WFP) About

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the designated food-assistance body of the United Nations. It is the

largest international organ that addresses food security

and world hunger. The WFP is based in Rome and has Graduate Opportunities offices in over 80 countries, and this global reach enables Legal Officerships are offered by the WFP. the WFP to assist an average of over 90 million people every year.

In this role, you will perform different tasks, including:

What kind of work?

Officer, you will be responsible for the following duties

- Work under the general supervision of the Senior Legal

WFP’s efforts focus on emergency assistance, relief and by contributing to the determination of strategy and rehabilitation, development aid and special operations. approach to legal matters.

Two-thirds of their work is in conflict-affected countries - Contribute to the development of the Organisation’s where people are three times more likely to be regulatory framework. undernourished than those living in countries without - Provide legal advice on a wide range of issues, including drafting and negotiating contracts. conflict.

Location Italy

Student Opportunities

- Provide advice on liability exposure and risk mitigation.

- Participate in negotiations and settlement of claims and disputes with public and private entities.

- Undertake legal research and analysis and prepare

legal opinions, studies, briefs, reports and complex

The World Food Programme is always looking for talented, correspondence. motivated and enthusiastic students from around the

world. An internship at WFP is a great opportunity to This a long-term opportunity with prospects of building acquire practical work experience while contributing to a solid foundation for a fulfilling career in food security, the goal of reaching the WFP's aim of Zero Hunger.

diplomacy or public service.

The World Food Programme has been awarded with a More info: Gold Standard Internship Host Badge by The University of https://www.wfp.org/careers/job-openings Oxford for the support and the quality of the internship

experience it has provided to their students over the last Fun Fact / Recent Project Nobel Peace Prize few years.

The World Food Programme won the 2020 Nobel

Internships appear based on the WFP's need during Peace Prize for its work in alleviating world hunger in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The recent certain times of the year.

More info:

https://www.wfp.org/careers/internships

events concerning the virus have caused problems

for countless people all over the world attempting to

access adequate sources of food. The WPF has tirelessly aided up to 97 million people despite the current food crisis.

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CHAPTER V Testimonials

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Federal Government Nicholas Watson

Australian Government Solicitor

I joined the 2019 Graduate Program with a BSc (Psych) / LLB

(Hons) and eventually settled in the Commercial Practice Group in 2020.

My day-to-day work involves drafting, researching, advising and delivering training to a diverse set of Commonwealth clients. The subject matter is highly varied, covering property, contracting & procurement, probity, IP, governance and

technology. I’ve especially enjoyed probity – thinking about

ensuring government purchases are fair, equitable and defensible. I’ve found the unique nature of AGS particularly

rewarding: working in the national interest as the Australian Government’s central legal service, while also having the

client-focused characteristics of a more traditional law firm given that we compete with other legal providers for much of our work.

Lauren Stinston

Department of Social Services Graduate Program

I’m currently a Generalist graduate at the Commonwealth

Department of Social Services (DSS). The program includes Legal and Generalist streams. The Generalist stream involves 2 rotations in social policy: e.g, pensions, family safety,

homelessness, and the National Disability Insurance Scheme

(NDIS). This year, I have worked with stakeholders to improve

access to the NDIS for people with mental illness and, while seconded to Centrelink, assessed welfare claims for the many

Australians without jobs. I’m currently lucky enough to work

in Legal Services, where I work on legislative amendments

and provide legal advice to policy areas. I would highly recommend DSS if you are interested in law reform and improving the wellbeing of Australian communities.

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NSW Government

Michael Siciliano

NSW Government Graduate Program

I spent most of my time in university hoping to serve the

community, so I was keen to become a lawyer under a

tailored program with the NSW Government. Currently, I work within the Department of Premier and Cabinet as part of the Constitutional, Elections and Inquiries Team. My work

involves speaking to clients, writing correspondence, drafting legal advice, coordinating the return of papers to parliament and responding to GIPA applications. One of my highlights has been to help brief the Premier on relevant legal issues related to the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements.

Samuel Lee

Arts Law Centre

As a pro bono solicitor at Arts Law, I speak with clients every

single day on the phone, learn about the fascinating creative projects they are pursuing and help them solve their legal queries, often at zero financial cost to them. The work is as

varied as the creative ideas and projects that the artists wish

to pursue – whether that’s helping an emerging Australian musician draft their first contract with a record label, advise a writer pitching their screenplay to Netflix or assist an

Indigenous artist to retain their rights to a public artwork they are installing in the CBD!

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Other Social Justice Rhiannon Bell

Refugee Advice & Casework Service (RACS)

At RACS, I assisted people who had fled their home countries

and were seeking protection visas in Australia. This involved advising individuals and families on the process, reviewing client files to assist in preparing applications, giving advice

on attendance at interviews, and drafting pre- and postinterview submissions.

I would strongly recommend volunteering at RACS. The work

RACS does makes a real difference for the clients. I am grateful to have worked with people who are passionate about

helping others and who were always incredibly patient with me whilst I was at an early stage of my career (and always had a million questions!).

Harrison Zheng

Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University, Maurer Law School at Indiana University

I was asked by an academic who is a part of the Berkman Klein

Center to assist with some research on two projects. During our weekly meetings, I would be exposed to new perspectives of the law and ways in which it should be changed for the benefit of all. Particularly regarding one project on warfare

and international security, the research he was completing pertained to the correlation between civilian casualty and the lack of information standards in warfare. I was asked to

develop case studies that would be implemented as evidence for various policy recommendations as well as asked to format

and edit the paper according to Bluebook (the American

version of AGLC). It was a bit tough, communicating and working across international borders and time zones but the

experience was both incredible and edifying. Skills you would need to enter such an industry are a critical attention to detail, a passion for the area you are studying and perseverance –

these projects last for months and in some cases, years and so the payoff will come much later.

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Natasha Naidu

The Bar & Judiciary

Tipstaff at NSW Court of Appeal

Working as a tipstaff at the NSW Court of Appeal offers a unique insight into the types of effective advocacy, the way judges think and how judgments are produced. As a tipstaff, I am

involved in all aspects of a case, from conducting the hearings,

to researching the legal issues, to and proofing and publishing judgments. The work is challenging and exciting as appeals are often highly technical and centre on niche points of law.

Excellent research skills, demonstrated through research

assistant, paralegal or CLC volunteer experience, will be an

asset in the role. In addition, proven ability to edit judgments will be highly favoured. This is best demonstrated by time spent on the editorial board of the UNSW Law Journal or Court

of Conscience. Finally, there is an administrative aspect to the role, so strong organisational skills will be an asset.

The tipstaff position is often viewed as a pathway into going to

the bar and a career as a barrister. However, the position also

provides an excellent starting point for a career as a solicitor in government, community legal centres and other types of

public interest law. It can also serve as a point of transition into research and academia.

Lauren Stinston

Blacktown Local Court

I completed a UNSW Law externally hosted internship at

Blacktown Local Court. I engaged closely with the senior Magistrate and Registrar and was able to have in depth discussions with Legal Aid, police prosecutors, Community

Corrections and MERIT staff. The opportunity to hear their candid reflections on the law, how it is practiced and its administration, especially from the senior Magistrate, was

incredible. The internship also allowed me to develop familiarity with court documents and procedures, as well as access otherwise closed matters such as circle sentencing and children’s matters.

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Applying for Jobs in the Public Sector

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Applying for Jobs in the Public Sector Community Legal Centres (CLCs) are independent NGOs that provide free legal services, typically to disadvantaged people. CLCs can be generalist and service a particular catchment (for example, Kingsford Legal Centre services people who live in the Randwick and Botany Bay local government areas). CLCs can also be specialist, and offer state-wide or nation-wide services for certain groups of people (for example, Aboriginal Legal Service provides services to indigenous people living anywhere in NSW or the ACT).

CLCs sometimes receive government funding or grants, but largely rely on donors. They hence have limited resources and often have very strict eligibility criteria for clients. For example, most CLCs will not offer employment law advice to people with a salary of $80 000 per year or more.

The services that a CLC provides varies depending on the capacity of the Centre, but generally includes legal advice, legal referrals, legal representation, community education and law reform and policy work.

NGOs is a broad term that encompasses a number of social justice organisations, including CLCs. Other organisations we have included in this Guide include law-specific NGOs (such as the Australian Pro Bono Centre), or NGOs that have an established legal department (such as Cancer Council).

Opportunities for students and graduates Due to limited resources, CLCs rely on volunteers to carry out their work. Most CLCs offer volunteering opportunities to students who are still studying. This can include administrative work, client interviewing, drafting legal advice and legal research. Most CLCs also offer work experience for PLT students. This is usually unpaid, and involves working more closely with solicitors on casework, representing clients and providing legal advice.

Many NGOs also offer internships to students. Note that these are generally unpaid as well.

The application process for CLCs and NGOs typically involves submitting a CV and cover letter, and completing an interview. You may also be asked to complete a written task to demonstrate your skills.

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THE APPLICATION PROCESS: WHAT TO EXPECT? Jobs in the public sector have different application requirements. Be prepared to spend a considerable amount of time preparing each application to ensure that all the necessary selection criteria have been met. Given the three levels of government and myriad of jobs within each level, there are a multitude of public sector jobs with their distinctive criteria and requirements. This guide will assist you in your process of applying for public sector jobs and give you insight into the candidate and application requirements of each job.

Writing a Cover Letter A cover letter should take your own experiences and tie them together in a way that meets the organisation’s aims and addresses the qualities of their ideal employee. A successful cover letter should: - Highlight significant parts of your resume - Describe why your experiences are relevant to the position you are applying for - Demonstrate your ability to communicate effectively - Address selection criteria in the application kit - Demonstrate an understanding of the organisation and their values A good cover letter has three elements, and ideally, you should dedicate one paragraph to each element (you can see how we have done this in the sample below): 1. Hook 2. Pitch 3. Sell The hook is your elevator pitch. Make a good first impression and catch the reader’s attention so they continue reading by setting out the themes that bind your whole application together. A good hook should hit the key capabilities set out in the job description.

The pitch is where you explain why you want to work for that particular employer. A good pitch is personal and focuses on your qualities and best points rather than the organisation’s. It should demonstrate that you have done your research and that you understand the organisation’s values and capability framework (if this applies). You should use authentic experiences and examples to demonstrate your suitability for the role.

The sell is where you explain why you have the necessary skills and experience for the position.

Pick your skills strategically to match the selection criteria and capability framework. Make sure to provide concrete examples of how you have used your skills in practice, and touch on your personal interests and values as well.

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Writing a Curriculum Vitae (CV) A CV should provide an employer with a snapshot of you. It should tell the employer whether or not you are a suitable candidate for the position. The substance of a CV must provide a summary of your skills, abilities and accomplishments, as well as demonstrate your ability to co communicate in a written format.

Make sure you unpack your experiences and use active verbs. For example, instead of saying ‘I did some research’, say ‘conducted legal research on public listing rules and the rights of incarcerated persons to support the provision of legal advice by the solicitor’.

Instead of saying ‘I had some client experience’, say ‘responsible for interviewing clients to determine their suitability for Centre advice/developed well-refined client service skills through core responsibility for the administrative management of the Centre’s front desk’.

Tips for writing a CV: 1. Your CV should be two pages or less in length 2. Avoid the following formatting errors: • Inconsistent margins • Mixed fonts • Sending your CV in Microsoft Word (always save the document as a .pdf to preserve formatting) 3. Use font size ranging from 10.5 to 12 points 4. Write your ‘Education’ and ‘Employment’ experiences in reverse chronological order 5. Use action verbs that add value to your job descriptions such as “Organised agendas for…” rather than “My responsibilities included…”

6. Be sure to proofread your CV to detect any grammatical or formatting issues.

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Sample Cover Letter Jane Doe

0422 567 487

janedoe@gmail.com 20 September 2020 Mrs Martha Majetic

Front Desk Manager

Woodside Community Legal Centre

1 Woodside Street, Woodside NSW 2100 Dear Mrs Majetic, My name is Jane Doe and I am currently in my second year of a Laws/Arts (International Studies) degree at

UNSW. I am writing to express interest in the Volunteer Clerk position as advertised on the UNSW Law Jobs Board.

[THE HOOK]

I have a passion for public interest law and believe that I am an ideal candidate for the Volunteer Clerk position.

Throughout my degree, I have been a director in the UNSW Law Society’s Public Interest Portfolio, where I

have organised several events where I host panels and information sessions with legal staff working in the public sector. This experience has given me a unique insight into public interest work, and has prompted

me into seeking more public interest experiences. I am also a subcommittee member of the UNSW Vinnies Society, and regularly volunteer at community events where I work alongside my peers to create charity events to raise awareness and funds for the St Vincent de Paul Society.

[THE PITCH]

I am drawn to applying for Woodside Community Legal Centre for a few of reasons. Firstly, after talking

to solicitor, Henry Parikh, who attended a UNSW Law information evening, I was made aware of the compassionate and hands-on approach that Woodside CLC takes to helping the community. Indeed, I was

inspired by the collaborative work that the organisation does in line with other firms and organisations to achieve your mission. I also have a particular interest in immigration law, and I understand that this is an area of the law that Woodside CLC works considerably in.

[THE SELL]

Throughout my time at university, I have participated in several law competitions including mooting, which requires highly developed research skills and the ability to effectively communicate through written and oral

means. As a general editor of the UNSW Law Journal, I proofread articles submitted by academics and legal practitioners for grammatical mistakes, and confirm the validity of citations. This role has given me an eye for

detail and a respect for formal legal writing. Last term I was an intern at the Australian Pro Bono Centre, where

I assisted staff with research and policy projects. This allowed me to refine my legal research and drafting skills, and is what piqued my interest in immigratio law.

I believe my passion for social justice and strong communication and legal research skills make me an ideal candidate for this position. I look forward to an opportunity to interview. Thank you for your consideration.

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Assessment Centres An assessment centre is a process where several candidates (usually 8 to 12) rotate through a number of assessment activities in one session (e.g. interview, written activity, group activity). Assessment centres are commonly part of the application process for government jobs or graduate programs.

Commonly assessed skills include: • Communication (written and verbal) • Presentation • Teamwork and interpersonal • Adaptability/Flexibility/Resilience • Analytical/Problem Solving • Creativity and innovation • Time management/Organisational • Leadership The skills assessed will be based around the relevant capability framework (see more information about capability frameworks below).

Activities you may participate in include group activities and presentations. Group activities involve completing a task together. The tasks may require some discipline-specific knowledge (e.g. reviewing financial reports) or be discipline-neutral tasks (e.g. building a bridge with Lego; or reviewing charities and deciding which charity the organisation should support). Discipline-neutral tasks may be more common when the position is advertised across broad knowledge/degree backgrounds.

Group-tasks often focus on assessing communication, interpersonal, problem solving, and organisation skills. Assessors observe and grade whether candidates demonstrate positive or negative behaviours for each skill or interest. For example, positive team-work behaviour includes contributing valuable ideas, and seeking opinions of others. Negative behaviours include repeating others’ ideas, interrupting, and dominating the discussion.

Presentations are mostly an assessment of communication skills. Candidates may be given a task to undertake (e.g. conduct a review) and subsequently present information (e.g. summary, solution, recommendations) back to the assessors – individually or as part of a group presentation.

For more information see the UNSW Law Career Service guide to Assessment Centres: https://my.law.unsw.edu.au/system/files/careers-resources/assessment_centre_guide.pdf This resource includes a useful table outlining all positive and negative behavioural indicators for particular skills.

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PSYCHOMETRIC ASSESSMENTS Psychometric assessments are used as a type of capability-based assessment. The types of skills tested are informed by the relevant capability framework (see more information about capability frameworks below). The main types of assessment are: • Ability assessments • Personality questionnaires Ability assessments may test for general ability (IQ), specific cognitive abilities (e.g. abstract reasoning, verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning) or psychomotor abilities and specific aptitudes (e.g. vision, hearing, management potential, leadership potential). They are designed to discriminate between highly talented candidates, and therefore most people do not finish them.

Ability assessments are typically 15-40 minutes long and consist of short questions where there is only one right answer but lots of wrong answers.

This is an example of an abstract reasoning question:

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This is an example of a verbal reasoning question:

Personality questionnaires typically take 30-90 minutes to complete and contain ‘forced choice’ and free form questions. Questions are often quite vague, (i.e., could be answered differently depending on the situation) and subsequently a person's first or gut response is the best indication of how they would generally respond in the situation. Answering honestly about yourself, rather than how you would like to be or how you think the employer wants you to respond, will help you get the truest picture of your personality characteristics and help the employer make an appropriate choice.

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You can find practice psychometric assessments here: • Assessment Day: https://www.assessmentday.co.uk/

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CAPP Practice Assessments: https://practice.cappassessments.com/

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Institute of Psychometric Coaching: https://www.psychometricinstitute.com.au/Free-Aptitude-Tests.asp

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Practice Aptitude Tests: https://www.practiceaptitudetests.com/universities-psychometric-test-resource/

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Practice Reasoning Tests: https://www.practicereasoningtests.com/

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Psychometric Success: https://psychometric-success.com/

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12MINPREP: https://www.12minprep.com/

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SHL Practice Tests: https://www.shl.com/shldirect/en/practice-tests/

The Interview Behavioural Questions Interview questions at each stage of recruitment, in the group interview, individual tasks and individual interviews, will be largely behavioural and focused on the particular capability framework.

Behavioural questions are designed to determine whether you possess certain skills or attributes.

For example, an employer looking for someone with problem solving skills may ask you to describe a situation where a problem arose and how you fixed it.

More examples of behaviour questions include: • What drew you to this role/agency/department?

• How do you cope with change?

• Name a time that something hasn't gone your way. What did you learn from this experience?

• Tell me about a time you needed to demonstrate resilience in the workplace? What are some strategies you used and what was the outcome you reached?

• Sometimes we introduce ideas in the workplace that our colleagues don’t agree with. Describe a situation in which you had to persuade people to accept an idea. How did you do it? What was the outcome?

You can find more examples of behavioural questions here: https://my.law.unsw.edu.au/system/files/careers-resources/sample_behavioural_questions.pdf

Capability Frameworks Capability frameworks are typically used in government jobs. Job descriptions will outline key capabilities, skills and attributes that applicants must satisfy to be considered for a position. They are usually standardised across the sector. For example, the NSW Public Sector Capability Framework outlines 16 capabilities categorised into four groups (personal attributes, relationships, results and business enablers) that all applicants must satisfy. You can have a look at them here: https://www.psc.nsw.gov.au/workforce-management/capability-framework/the-capability-framework Ensure you take the time to research the particular capability framework for the program you are applying to. Be prepared to explain why you possess each particular capability.

While formulating a STAR response (situation, task, action, result) for each capability can assist in creating a structurally coherent answer, don’t just consider whether you’ve demonstrated the particular capability. Consider what the content of your answer demonstrates about your intention: how the experience you’re speaking on shaped your interest in the particular department or agency and what you will carry with you from your experiences into your new role. A great interview answer reflects a more outside picture perspective of why the particular capability is important for the role and demonstrates that you intend to develop these capabilities over time.

For more applying information and resources, see the UNSW Law Careers Service website: https://my.law.unsw.edu.au/careers/resources

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Qualifying as a Lawyer in New South Wales In New South Wales, a person is admitted as a Lawyer of the Supreme Court of NSW, and, once admitted, may practice as either a barrister (by obtaining a practicing certificate through the NSW Bar Association), or as a solicitor (by obtaining a practising certificate through the Law Society of NSW).

To become a solicitor in New South Wales you must meet the eligibility requirements for admission as detailed in sections 24 and 25 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW). To be eligible for admission, an individual must be: • Over 18 years of age; • Have completed the required academic and Practical Legal Training (PLT) requirements; and • Be a ‘fit and proper person’ (generally, this means that an individual is of good character.

For more information see section 9 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW)).

PRACTICAL LEGAL TRAINING (PLT) Once you have completed your law degree, you must then undertake approved Practical Legal Training. The Legal Profession Admission Rules 2005 contains a list of accredited law degrees (Second Schedule) and Practical Legal Training course providers (Fourth Schedule).

In contrast to the broad theoretical knowledge gained at university, Practical Legal Training provides instructions on a wide range of tasks and procedures, such as: • Legal research • Fact and legal analysis • Problem solving • Legal writing and drafting • Interviewing and oral communication • Advising • Advocacy • Dispute resolution.

A course in PLT is available through the Professional Program at the College of Law. Some universities, including UNSW, also offer PLT programs.

The Professional Program consists of three components: • Coursework Component: 15 weeks of fulltime or 30 weeks of part-time study • Work Experience: 75 days of work experience under a practising lawyer • Continuing Professional Education (CPE): 10 hours of CPE seminars and a workbook and journal, or an alternative such as the Legal Business Skills series.

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QUALIFYING AS A LAWYER IN NEW SOUTH WALES (Continued) ADMISSION First-time admittees should apply for admission to the Supreme Court of NSW via the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB). Once you have completed your academic study and your Practical Legal Training, and satisfy the English Language Proficiency requirements (if applicable) you may make an application for admission using Form 10 of the Legal Profession Admission Rules 2005.

Applications for admission must be accompanied by two character references in Form 3.

PRACTICING CERTIFICATE Prior to admission, the LPAB provides a list of proposed admittees to the Law Society of New South Wales. The Law Society will send you a kit including an application form for a Practising Certificate.

If you are intending to commence practice as a solicitor in New South Wales you will need to: • Complete the application form for a Practicing Certificate and send it, together with payment, to the Law Society Registry by the date specified; • Attend an admission day at the Supreme Court of NSW to receive your original Certificate of Admission; and • Take your Certificate of Admission to the Law Society to receive your Practising Certificate.

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Becoming a Barrister Barristers are lawyers who provide specialist services and advocacy skills to represent clients before courts and tribunals. They prepare court documents and advise clients about their legal problems and prospects of success in litigation. Barristers work on their own; partnerships or incorporations are not allowed. They are usually briefed by a solicitor before commencing work.

REQUIREMENTS The following processes are required for admission into the Bar. A person must: • Be admitted as a lawyer by the Supreme Court of NSW (or in another state); • Obtain a 75 pass mark for all three Bar exams (‘Ethics for barristers’, ‘Aspects of evidence’ and ‘Practice and procedure for barristers’), before commencing the Bar Practice Course. This is a condition precedent to undertaking the Reading Program; and • Complete the Reading Program, which involves a period of ‘reading’ for at least 12 months under the supervision of a barrister with not less than seven years’ standing. The Program includes a month-long Bar Practice Course, which involves study of advanced advocacy and barrister-related skills. During the 11 months after completion of the course, other requirements are imposed: criminal reading and civil reading, participation in two advocacy workshops, and attendance at six extension sessions.

For full time practice at the Bar, one must commence within ten months of passing the exams.

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USEFUL RESOURCES PIC OPPORTUNITIES UNSW Law Society PIC Opportunities

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17X_i5T3q_DmurN1tD3uj617auklrQZh8jeXejDpIVF4/edit?usp=sharing UNSW Law Jobs Board

https://my.law.unsw.edu.au/careers/jobs-board Social Justice Opportunities https://www.sjopps.net.au/ Ethical Jobs

https://www.ethicaljobs.com.au/ Australian Public Service

https://www.apsjobs.gov.au/s/ NSW Government Jobs

https://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/ CLC Volunteering

http://www.clcvolunteers.net.au/

JOB INFORMATION NSW Law Society Careers Guide to Public Law and Government Corporate, Public Interest and Government Graduate and Internship Opportunities Graduate Law Program Application Dates

For more useful resources, see the UNSW Law Careers Service website: https://www.law.unsw.edu.au/students/careers/student-resources

For more on Public Interest Careers, see our 2020 Guide to Local Public Interest Careers Opportunities: https://issuu.com/unswlawsociety/docs/aguidetolocalpicopportunities_2020

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