The ACT Government Solicitor (ACTGS) provides outstanding employment opportunities for talented people interested in a career in law. These include lawyers and support team members such as paralegals, law clerks, legal secretaries and corporate and business support staff.
Our work is interesting and challenging with excellent professional development opportunities and collegiate support in all employment streams.
The ACTGS offers an excellent opportunity to work across a broad range of issues and experience unique areas of law. The full range of legal practice areas and 'what we do', includes topical and developing areas such as:
You will be called upon to use the full range of your abilities and further develop your skills, with an emphasis on professional development.
Applicants interested in applying should visit Jobs.act.gov.au, or visit our Temporary Employment Register
Our trainees often comment on the high degree of client contact they obtain from day one, unlike many private law firms. For more senior lawyers, there is a great sense of contribution to fascinating areas of public interest. This builds a career path that is rewarding and intellectually satisfying.
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