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Legal Traineeship Program (Formerly Articles)

The Office offers legal traineeships to law graduates each year for a period of 12 months.

Completion of a legal traineeship is one method through which law graduates can become eligible to be admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor by the Supreme Court of Victoria. Only law (Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor) graduates who have not previously been admitted to practice are eligible for legal traineeships.

The office originally commenced its Articled Clerkship Program in February 1998 and a comprehensive program was established to provide participants with an interesting and challenging program. From 2009, articles will be replaced by legal traineeships. Duties within the prosecutorial system will include preparing legal advice and presentments, and instructing Crown Prosecutors and outside counsel.

The program has been designed to encompass a number of rotations through a range of legal practice areas within the Office of Public Prosecutions (OPP). On completing the program trainees will be fully versed in the range of legal practice areas dealt with by OPP and have considerable casework experience.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Legal Traineeship Program.
Applications close Friday, 16 January 2009.

Successful applicants will demonstrate intellectual ability, integrity, academic success, a commitment to serving the community, strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Please note: all candidates must be available in person for a two-round selection process between 16 February 2009 and 27 February 2009 to eligible for consideration.

Want to find out more? Information on the program and how to apply are available in the Legal Traineeship Brochure.

The OPP complies with the Law Institute of Victoria's Legal Traineeships Guidelines 2009.