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 paralegal and legal, corporate and business support staff.
Our work is interesting and challenging with professional development opportunities and collegiate support in all employment streams.
Work with ACT Government Solicitor
The ACTGS offers an excellent opportunity to work across a broad range of issues and experience unique areas of law. The full range of areas of practice and 'what we do', includes topical and developing areas such as:
- human rights
- constitutional and public law
- government contracting and procurement
- medical negligence
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
Reward yourself
- The work is diverse and thought-provoking.
- Puts complex theories of law into practice.
- Involves exciting and demanding projects, often involving high profile cases.
- Contributes to fascinating issues of public interest.
- Makes a difference – our public law practice supports the diverse activities of the ACT Government.
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.
Related information
ACT Government jobs
ACT Shared Services - pre-employment resources
Working in the ACT Public Service
