Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (South Australia)

SA ODPP PLT placements

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

Date audit, 29 October 2026. Employer lists three 2026 placement blocks, all closed, but no 2027 timetable. Forecast allows roughly 1–2 months for selection before each block. These are projected application months. Employer’s placement start/end dates are not application dates

The South Australian Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions offers unpaid practical legal training placements. They are for students completing a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice at South Australian or interstate universities. Placements run in three blocks a year, from February to March, April to June and August to September. Each placement lasts three or six weeks. All 2026 blocks have closed. The office also offers one week of unpaid work experience for penultimate and final year students.

Program type

PLT placement

Location

SA

Study stage

Graduate

Audience

General

Eligibility

Students completing a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice at SA or interstate universities.

Applications open

December 2026; February 2027; June 2027 (estimated)

Applications close

January; March; July 2027 (estimated)

Duration and timing

Projected 2027 PLT blocks: February/March, April/June, August/September

Pay

Unpaid

Record checked 29 October 2026. Official source ↗

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