Queensland Law Society Legal Graduate Employment and Vacation Clerkship Guidelines
The Queensland Law Society Legal Graduate Employment and Vacation Clerkship Guidelines have been established to assist students wanting to obtain a graduate or vacation clerkship placement within a firm. The guidelines are here to ensure fairness amongst firms by providing set dates for the recruitment process. This structured process allows students to simultaneously consider offers received and make an informed decision appropriate to their needs.
We know the process for obtaining graduate or vacation clerkship placements within a firm can be overwhelming. Our Guidelines provide students with the opportunity to make an informed and appropriate decision about which firm to apply for and which offer to accept. With set dates for applications and offers students are able to:
- simultaneously submit applications to participating firms and
- simultaneously consider placement offers received.
View the Legal Graduate Employment and Vacation Clerkship Guidelines.
How to apply for placements in 2012
Each participating law firm has its own application process, click on the firm you’re interested in from the list below for information on their application process.
Key dates
Vacation clerkships
| Monday 27 February 2012 | Applications for clerkships open |
| Monday 26 March 2012 | Applications for clerkships close (5:00pm AEST) |
| Monday 14 May 2012 | Offers for vacation clerkships can be made |
| Wednesday 16 May 2012 | Offers for vacation clerkships must be accepted or declined by 5:00pm AEST |
Graduate employment
| Monday 5 March 2012 | Offers made to current staff/vacation clerks for graduate positions |
| Wednesday 7 March 2012 | Offers made to current staff/vacation clerks must be accepted or declined by 5:00pm AEST |
| Monday 6 August 2012 | Applications for graduate positions open |
| Monday 20 August 2012 | Applications for graduate positions close (5:00pm AEST) |
| Monday 10 September 2012 | Offers for graduate positions can be made |
| Wednesday 12 September 2012 | Offers for graduate positions must be accepted or declined by 5:00pm AEST |
Participating firms
Becoming a participating firm
Firms taking part in this initiative openly support Queensland’s legal student community and benefit from increased exposure to universities and students and a streamlined recruitment process.
To become a participating firm, please read the Legal Graduate Employment and Vacation Clerkship Guidelines and submit the completed Firm Participation Form.
