Legal internship program
The Australian Law Reform Commission provides opportunities for interns to work alongside Commission members and legal staff.
Interns work on a voluntary basis, and may work with the ALRC for a day a week for one semester, or for four weeks full time during semester or over the summer break (either in November/December or in January/February).
Interns are supervised by a staff member, and undertake research work determined by the needs of the ALRC. Internships provide an opportunity for students to increase their awareness of law reform issues while also allowing the ALRC to benefit from the student's research and writing skills. Intern's work is credited in ALRC publications.
The ALRC does not provide any remuneration or financial assistance to interns.
The ALRC does not provide placements to students needing accreditation as part of a professional legal practice course.
The ALRC's policies in relation to internships, student placements and professional legal practice are available at Intern Placement Policy and School Student and Legal Practice Policy.
Information on the ALRC structure, objectives and membership is available in About the ALRC.
Generally, the ALRC will be working on two to three inquiries at any particular time, ranging from technical aspects of the law to questions of broad social policy. For information on the ALRC's current reference work, go to Current inquiries.