Our Court Programs team is currently recruiting PLT students to work at our Melbourne office to help us provide unbundled legal services to the missing middle - unrepresented litigants who do not qualify for Legal Aid and cannot afford private legal assistance.
Our Melbourne office is currently recruiting Practical Legal Trainee (PLT) students to work with our Homeless Law Service. PLT students receive on-the-job legal training and supervision, providing valuable experience to set you up for your legal career. The Homeless Law Service is client-focused. As a PLT, you will take part in improving the lives of some of our most disadvantaged community members.
We are recruiting for PLT students in 2019 and 2020 on an ongoing basis. Starting dates will vary.
To make an application for one of the above roles, please send a current version of your CV and cover letter to:
plt.recruitment@justiceconnect.org.au
Please include the title of the PLT placement you are applying for in the subject line.
You’ve finished your degree, and you’re nearly ready to head out into the legal world, but there’s a final step: Practical Legal Training. With Justice Connect, you can do your training and make a real difference in people’s lives. Sharpen your skills while working to help people facing disadvantage and contribute to a cause you’re passionate about – access to justice.
It’s also a great way to meet new people, gain practical experiences and develop career-related professional skills and networks with a respected and established legal charity.
Justice Connect regularly recruits PLT students to work in our Melbourne and Sydney Offices with our Not-for-profit Law, Homeless Law, Seniors Law, Self Representation Service and Public Interest Law teams.
Justice Connect’s offices are CBD based. PLT placements are volunteer positions, and unpaid. Before making an application we encourage you to read about the work of Justice Connect and our programs. We place PLT students within programs on an as-needed basis. While we attempt to place successful applicants within the program that best suits their area of interest, we cannot guarantee this will be the case.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are highly encouraged to apply.
PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately Justice Connect cannot give individual feedback on all applications. Due to the high number of applications Justice Connect received for PLT positions only shortlisted applicants will be notified if they are successful or otherwise.
– Richelle Thompson, Self Representation Service PLT, May 2018
-Peter Knespal, Public Interest Law PLT, April 2017