Legal Aid Queensland

Legal Aid Queensland Graduate Lawyer Program

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

Date audit, 29 October 2026. Employer page and linked guidelines still describe 2026. Late-winter/spring 2027 is a low-confidence estimate ahead of an early-year start. Stale 2026 intake / eligibility copy. Program may not recruit annually. Estimate requires employer confirmation

Legal Aid Queensland runs a Graduate Lawyer Program on a two year contract. Graduates spend six months in criminal or family law, then 18 months in their preferred area. Applicants need a completed law degree and practical legal training completed or nearly completed, with no more than six months practising. Salary is not published. Leave loading and salary packaging are listed. The program is advertised on SmartJobs and usually starts early in the year. Applications for the 2026 program have closed.

Program type

Graduate program

Location

QLD

Study stage

Graduate, Admitted

Audience

General

Eligibility

Completed law degree, PLT completed or nearly completed with admission soon after start, and no more than 6 months practising.

Applications open

August 2027 (estimated)

Applications close

September 2027 (estimated)

Duration and timing

Potential early-2028 start; no dated 2027-start round found

Pay

Paid. Salary not published. 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging listed

Record checked 29 October 2026. Official source ↗

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