Solicitor for the Northern Territory

SFNT Graduate Development Program

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Date audit, 29 October 2026. Current NT AGD page confirms January start and annual advertising but no month. Mid-year recruitment estimate is specific to SFNT, not the general NT graduate scheme. Directory source URL obsolete. Do not import generic NT graduate dates as SFNT dates

The Solicitor for the Northern Territory runs a 12 month Graduate Development Program starting in January. Rotations may include commercial, litigation and legal policy work, the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Office of Parliamentary Counsel. It is for final year law students eligible for the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander law graduates. Two positions are reserved for Indigenous applicants. The program is advertised once a year in the NT News and on the NT Government careers site.

Program type

Graduate program

Location

NT

Study stage

Final, Graduate

Audience

General, First Nations

Eligibility

Final-year law students enrolled or eligible to enrol in the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, or Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander law graduates meeting the selection criteria. Must meet NTPS Graduate Development Program criteria and pass an NT police check.

Applications open

June 2027 (estimated)

Applications close

August 2027 (estimated)

Duration and timing

Potential January 2028 SFNT graduate start

Pay

Paid. NTPS Graduate Development Program salary and conditions

Record checked 29 October 2026. Official source ↗

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