The Shopfront Youth Legal Centre and the Justice and Equity Centre have partnered to provide this opportunity.
Identified position for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
The program runs for a total of two years, in two phases. In phase one you will be supported to achieve admission, while working part time in a paralegal role. In phase two you will be employed full time as a solicitor. Suitable candidates will have completed, or will complete in 2026/early 2027, an LLB or JD law degree in Australia, with capacity to:
This position is intended as a special measure for the purposes of s 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and the subject of an exemption granted under s 126 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
If you’d like to gain hands-on legal experience, professional mentoring and training to provide the foundations for a successful career in the law, please send your resume along with a covering letter and responses to the selection criteria included in the position description to jobs@jec.org.au, including ‘First Nations Social Justice Graduate Program in the subject field. Anticipated commencement for this role is early June 2027.
