Advisory services firms (Tax, acquisitions, health sciences, etc)
Administrative tribunals
Advocacy organizations
Australian State Police
Banks
Bankruptcy and administrative law judges
Brokerage firms
Business schools
City and county law offices
Federal agencies
Federal, state & district courts (trial) judges and magistrates
Government agencies
Health maintenance organizations
Hospitals
Insurance companies
International organizations
Law schools including departments of: Career Services, Admissions, Student Services, and Law Libraries
Legal services
Legal aid societies
Large corporations
Nonprofit & public interest organizations
Other private legal services
Ombudsman Services
Political action committees
Private practice
Regulatory commissions
State agencies, commissions, boards, executive and legislative office staff
Trade and professional associations
Further Information and Strategies
Volunteer at a law-related community organization that matches your interests – you don’t have to be legally qualified. Check out all the options at the National Association of Community Legal Centres website.
Approach a local law firm about gaining work experience one afternoon a week or an internship during vacation time.
Law graduates must complete the following steps before they are allowed to practice: undertake Practical Legal Training (PLT), become admitted to legal practice & obtain a Practising Certificate.
A postgraduate research degree is expected for a career in academia.
Join professional associations (e.g. Law Institute of Victoria and Australian Law Students’ Association) as a student member to gain knowledge about the profession.
