Legal Practice Experience Opportunities with Darwin Community Legal Service

Student Placements

DCLS welcomes applications from students to undertake Legal Practice Experience (LPE) placements.

Types of LPE available with DCLS

•        GDLP LPE: This counts towards requirements of your Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice for admission to legal practice (‘GDLP LPE’). You need to identify the GDLP LPE rules for your current or intended program. LPE undertaken before enrolment may be counted by some programs, if relevant identify if this applies to you. If you undertake GDLP LPE with DCLS the work will be of a legal practice nature and your primary supervisor will be an experienced lawyer with an unrestricted legal practising certificate.

•        Coursework LPE: LPE for course credit as part of a legal clinical, law internship, legal research, or other program. You need to identify the rules for your intended program and provide a copy. DCLS will consider if the program requirements are a match. If so, the kind of work and supervision will meet the requirements.

•        Volunteer LPE: LPE as a volunteer to develop experience and/or contribute where you aren’t seeking to count this as GDLP LPE or Coursework LPE. Your work is likely to be varied, enabling you to contribute to client assistance and administrative essentials.

•        Volunteer Advice Service LPE: LPE as a volunteer in the DCLS Volunteer Advice Service which operates in Darwin and other locations.

More information and how to apply

Please visit : https://www.dcls.org.au/student-placements

You are welcome to email volco@dcls.org.au with any questions after reading the relevant application form.

After completing your application, please email it to the relevant address i.e.:

•        GDLP, Coursework or Volunteer LPE email to:  Lawstudent.apply@dcls.org.au

•        Volunteer Advice Service LPE email to: volco@dcls.org.au