Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)

NSW ODPP First Nations Mentoring 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 describes May–December mentoring but gives no application timetable. March/April is a provisional lead-in estimate only. Program dates on page are relative “this year”. No verified 2027 call. Mentoring is not employment

The NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions runs a First Nations Mentoring Program. It matches First Nations solicitors, barristers and law students with Crown Prosecutors. The program runs each year from May to December across all 10 of the office's locations. It is a mentoring program and does not involve employment. The office has not published application dates or a selection process. It is open to participants from law students through to practising barristers.

Program type

Pathway program

Location

NSW

Study stage

Pre-penultimate, Penultimate, Final, Admitted

Audience

First Nations

Eligibility

First Nations solicitors, barristers and law students, matched with Crown Prosecutors.

Applications open

March 2027 (estimated)

Applications close

April 2027 (estimated)

Duration and timing

Projected May–December 2027 mentoring, if repeated

Record checked 29 October 2026. Official source ↗

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