DLA Piper Australia

DLA Piper Australia Graduate Programme

Application dates describe recruitment. Program dates and recorded cycle are shown separately where the employer has published them.

Date audit, 29 October 2026. Employer directs candidates to clerkship recruitment roadmap; graduate intake starts mid-February. No separate graduate application window given. Do not show an annual public application window. Program commencement now published. directory says it is not Application route: Mainly via clerkships; no regular public opening. No regular public closing date.

DLA Piper Australia runs a graduate programme in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. It is open to Australian and New Zealand citizens and permanent residents. Clerks are considered for the graduate programme in the office where they clerked. The firm does not publish rotations, start dates or pay for the programme. No application dates are published. Students seeking a graduate role at the firm generally enter through the seasonal clerkship programme.

Program type

Graduate program

Location

NSW, VIC, QLD, WA

Study stage

Final, Graduate

Audience

General

Eligibility

Australian and New Zealand citizens and permanent residents.

Applications open

Application dates not yet announced

Applications close

Application dates not yet announced

Duration and timing

2027 intake and later graduate cohorts. Review July–August 2027; this is a review period, not an application opening.

Record checked 29 October 2026. Official source ↗

Application status checked 29 October 2026; next review by 5 November 2026.