Anti-Slavery Australia

Anti-Slavery Australia is seeking motivated law students with a passion for human rights and access to justice, to complete their PLT Practical Experience (PE) Placement with the legal practice.

Anti-Slavery Australia is based in the University of Technology Sydney’s Faculty of Law, and is dedicated to eliminating modern slavery in Australia. The Centre supports survivors of trafficking, slavery, forced labour and forced marriage through our specialist pro-bono legal practice.

Please note a commitment to volunteering for at least 2 days per week for a minimum of 5 months is
required. Students who are soon to commence their Practical Experience can also apply.

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Case Law 

Case Law is a commercial law firm based in Sydney CBD which provides legal advice to private companies, growing businesses and the people who run them.

Whether you are buying or growing a business or planning to exit your business we can help. We bring a practical and commercial approach to help our clients be successful. We work closely with our clients' other trusted professional advisers and take into account all aspects of their personal and business needs to achieve a comprehensive legal solution.

Work experience would include:

• Commercial transactions, leasing, conveyancing, succession and estate planning, asset protection strategies and structures, Wills and estate administration, powers of attorney, guardianship appointments, trusts and self managed superannuation funds.

Numbers are limited. 

Open to:  PLT work experience. 

Location: Level 2, 64 Castlereagh Street, Sydney NSW 2000

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Commins Hendriks

Areas of practice:

• Wills & Estates
• Property Law
• Litigation 

Numbers are limited. 

Open to: university and PLT work experience. 

Location: 23 Gurwood Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650

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Culleton Lawyers 

Culleton lawyers has a range of practice areas including litigation, family law and estate law. 

During your work experience, you'll be involved in drafting documents and attending court and client conferences. They aim to provide a valuable insight into what it is to be a practitioner in practical and enjoyable terms. 

Numbers are limited. 

Open to: university work experience. 

Location: 2/150-154 crown street Wollongong 2500

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Elliot Tuthill Solicitors

Suburban legal firm

Work experience would include:

• Reception, mail, copying, scanning.
• Safe custody
• If over 18, witnessing wills, sitting in on meetings with clients

Numbers are limited. 

Open to: high school, university and PLT work experience. 

Location: 119 Cronulla Street

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Farrar Legal 

Sole practitioner office at East Gosford practicing mainly in Property, Wills and Estates, Commercial, Family Law offering part time law student or graduate role 2-3 days per week.

Legal assistant/law clerk - part time - office @ East Gosford only (no WFH)

Work experience would include:

• Client/face to face role in sole practitioner office
• Assisting in drafting legal documents
• Legal office systems/software and processes (safe custody, file management, costs)
• Admin, archiving, scanning
• Online court lodgments and data input
• Day to day general office duties

Numbers are limited. 

Open to: university and PLT work experience. 

Location: Suite 15, 36-40 Victoria Street Easte Gosford NSW 2250

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Helen Volk Lawyers 

Areas of practice:

• Family Law
• Property Law
• Commercial Transactions
• Wills & Estates 
• Criminal Law

Numbers are limited. 

Open to: university and PLT work experience. 

Location: L2, 1 Rawson St, Wollongong NSW 2500

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Legal Aid NSW

Legal Aid NSW is the largest legal aid agency in Australia, comprising a Central Sydney office and 28 regional offices in metropolitan and regional centres across NSW including two satellite offices located at Walgett and Bourke. It was established under the Legal Aid Commission Act 1979 as an independent authority to assist economically and socially disadvantaged people to understand and protect their rights in the legal system. People with disabilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, women and children, Indigenous people and people with mental illness are some groups who may experience difficulties when enforcing and defending their rights. Working in partnership with private lawyers, Legal Aid NSW provides legal advice, information and minor assistance and legal representation to eligible people in many areas of law.

Our current PLT placement is available within the Crime Team of our Dubbo Office. Individuals can expect to attend court with our solicitors - Childrens, Local and District Courts. Court attendance will predominately be in Dubbo, but with scope to attend at circuit courts as required. Individuals will assist our team with the local court list day, file preparation and management, drafting legal correspondence, preparing briefs, and scope to appear in non-contentious mentions at court.

Numbers are limited. 

Open to: PLT work experience. 

Location: 64 Talbragar Street, Dubbo

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Nelson Keane & Hemingway

Nelson Keane & Hemingway is an Established Legal Practice which services a vast area of Western NSW. 

The Firm provides Legal Services across most areas of Law, with work predominately undertaken in the following disciplines;

• Rural, Commercial and Residential Conveyancing;
• Wills, Probate and Estate Matters;
• Succession Planning, Business Structuring and Advice;
• Litigation & Advocacy.

Numbers are limited. 

Work Experience will offer a variety of work across the disciplines practiced in the Firm. Work Experience Students will work closely with the Senior Solicitors in the Firm. 

Open to: high school, university and PLT work experience. 

Location: 22 Church Street Dubbo NSW 2830

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Regional Business Lawyers 

Regional Business Lawyers is a commercial legal practice specialising in property, commercial law and succession planning with a client base that comprises mostly agricultural clients.

Work experience would include assisting across a number of areas including:

• research;
• assisting with conveyancing;
• sitting in on meetings; and
• administrative work.

Numbers are limited. 

Open to: university and PLT work experience. 

Location: 77 Gurwood Street Wagga Wagga 

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Wendtman Legal 

Steven Wendtman is a sole practitioner specialising in criminal and traffic law. 

Whilst based in Newcastle, Steven also travels to the Hunter Valley, Central Coast and Sydney regions. 

Work experience would include:

• research;
• office work;
• city attendance; and
• (PLT students) simple mentions with supervision.

Numbers are limited. 

Open to: university and PLT work experience. 

Location: Ground floor Suite 3 199-201 Union Street, The Junction NSW 2291

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