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ACT Government Solicitor

The ACT Government Solicitor provides legal services to the Australian Capital Territory Government. It engages law undergraduates and graduates as paralegals when vacancies exist. ACTGS hosts practical legal training placements for law graduates. Placement students come from the ANU College of Law Legal Workshop and the College of Law. Applicants email a placement request form to the office. ACTGS keeps a temporary employment register for short-term paralegal work. Its careers pages list current vacancies and employment benefits. ACTGS does not advertise a seasonal clerkship or a structured graduate program. The ACT Public Service Graduate Program runs a separate non-practising legal career path.

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ACT Government Solicitor at a glance

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Type of body
Government legal office

Who it's for

ACT law graduates completing practical legal training can request an ACTGS placement, and students can join its temporary employment register for paralegal work.

Programs

PLT placement

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    The ACT Government Solicitor offers practical legal training placements on request. They are for law graduates in the ANU College…

    More about this program

    The ACT Government Solicitor offers practical legal training placements on request. They are for law graduates in the ANU College of Law Legal Workshop or the College of Law practical legal training program. There is no fixed application window. Applicants email a Request for Placement form to the office. The office publishes no seasonal clerkship or structured graduate program. It engages law students and graduates as paralegals when vacancies exist.

    Eligibility
    Law graduates in the ANU College of Law Legal Workshop or the College of Law PLT program.
    Runs
    Available during 2027, subject to vacancies or placement capacity

    Checked 29 October 2026 · Source

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