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Victorian Government Solicitor's Office

The Victorian Government Solicitor's Office provides legal services to the State of Victoria. It accepts service of legal documents on the State or a Minister of the Crown. VGSO also manages a Legal Services Panel and runs a pro bono program. Its legal branches cover public law and planning, commercial work, litigation, police advisory and workplace relations. VGSO runs a three-week seasonal clerkship in summer and winter for law students. Clerks work in one legal branch with a mentor and a graduate buddy. Its 12-month graduate program rotates graduates through four legal branches. Graduates complete the Supervised Workplace Traineeship with training from Leo Cussen Centre for Law. Recruitment dates follow the Law Institute of Victoria clerkship guidelines.

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Victorian law students can check VGSO seasonal clerkship dates and eligibility, and graduates can confirm whether VGSO is recruiting externally for its graduate program.

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VGSO Graduate Program
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No open-market recruitment for 2027 intake
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Application dates not yet announced
The Victorian Government Solicitor's Office runs a 12 month graduate program. Graduates complete three month rotations through four of its…
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The Victorian Government Solicitor's Office runs a 12 month graduate program. Graduates complete three month rotations through four of its five legal branches. They complete the Supervised Workplace Traineeship with the Leo Cussen Centre for Law. Recruitment follows the Law Institute of Victoria clerkship and graduate guidelines. The office has said it will not advertise open market roles for the 2027 program. It points to paralegal roles on Careers.Vic as a route to a first practising position.
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2027 graduate intake explicitly has no market round. 2028 route unannounced.
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