Government departments & agencies · Body
Crown Solicitor's Office (NSW)
The Crown Solicitor's Office is the New South Wales Government's legal practice. Its vacancies are advertised through the Department of Communities and Justice jobs site. CSO runs a two-year graduate development program for newly admitted lawyers. Graduates rotate through different legal practice groups. Each graduate has a graduate buddy for the first year. Training covers litigation, advice writing and transactional work. CSO also employs law students as paralegals while they finish their degrees. Many of those paralegals later apply for the graduate program. CSO states that graduate applications open in May 2027. Its students and graduates page lists no summer or winter clerkship.
- Government departments & agencies
- Body
- Government
Opens cso.nsw.gov.au
Last verified 28 October 2026 · Listing updated 28 October 2026
Crown Solicitor's Office (NSW) at a glance
Quick reference · Body
- Type of body
- Government legal office
Who it's for
Admitted NSW law graduates can plan for the CSO graduate development program, which opens in May, and law students can track paralegal vacancies that feed it.
Programs
Graduate program
Crown Solicitor's Office (NSW) Graduate Development Program
Graduate program · NSW
- Applications open:
- May 2027 (published)
- Applications close:
- June 2027 (estimated)
The NSW Crown Solicitor's Office runs a two year Graduate Development Program for admitted lawyers. Applicants apply once they are…
More about this program
The NSW Crown Solicitor's Office runs a two year Graduate Development Program for admitted lawyers. Applicants apply once they are admitted. The office has published no other eligibility criteria. Graduates rotate through the office's legal practice groups and have a graduate buddy in their first year. Salary is described as competitive but no figure is published. Applications for the next round are due to open in May 2027. Exact dates and the start date have not been published.
- Eligibility
- Admitted lawyers (apply upon admission). No other criteria published.
- Runs
- Next NSW CSO graduate recruitment opens May 2027; commencement not published
- Pay
- Paid. Not published (described as competitive)
Checked 29 October 2026 · Source
Paralegal pathway
Crown Solicitor's Office (NSW) student paralegal pathway
Paralegal pathway · NSW
- Applications open:
- Application dates not yet announced
- Applications close:
- Application dates not yet announced
The NSW Crown Solicitor's Office employs law students as paralegals while they complete their degree. It is not a formal…
More about this program
The NSW Crown Solicitor's Office employs law students as paralegals while they complete their degree. It is not a formal structured program. Roles are advertised as they become available, so there is no fixed application window. The office says many of its paralegals go on to apply for its Graduate Development Program. That program is open to lawyers once they are admitted. Students should watch the office's careers page for advertised paralegal roles.
- Eligibility
- Law students completing their degree.
- Runs
- Available during 2027, subject to vacancies or placement capacity
Checked 29 October 2026 · Source
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NSW Department of Communities and Justice — Operates → Crown Solicitor's Office (NSW)
The Crown Solicitor's Office sits within the Department of Communities and Justice and advertises through its jobs site.
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