Australian clerkship dates

Official 2026 open, close and offer dates for every state clerkship scheme, plus 71 signatory firms across six states and territories.

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Clerkship key dates by state

State	Open	Close	Offers from
New South Wales	10 June 2026	5 July 2026 or 12 July 2026	9 September 2026
Victoria	6 July 2026	9 August 2026	15 October 2026
Queensland	13 July 2026	7 August 2026	7 October 2026
Western Australia	22 June 2026	26 July 2026	11 September 2026
South Australia	22 June 2026	17 July 2026	31 August 2026
Australian Capital Territory	10 June 2026	12 July 2026	9 September 2026

All clerkship firms (71)

Firm	Tier	State	Eligibility	Apply
A&O Shearman	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
A&O Shearman	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
AGH Law	Boutique	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Align Law	Boutique	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Allens	Big Law	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Allens	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Allens	Big Law	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Allens	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Arnold Bloch Leibler	Mid-tier	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Arnold Bloch Leibler	Mid-tier	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Ashurst Perkins Coie	Big Law	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Ashurst Perkins Coie	Big Law	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Ashurst Perkins Coie	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Ashurst Perkins Coie	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Baker McKenzie	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Baker McKenzie	Big Law	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Barry Nilsson	Mid-tier	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Barry Nilsson	Mid-tier	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Barry Nilsson	Mid-tier	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Bespoke Legal	Boutique	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Bird & Bird	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Carter Newell	Mid-tier	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Clayton Utz	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Clayton Utz	Big Law	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Clayton Utz	Big Law	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Clayton Utz	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Clayton Utz	Big Law	ACT	Final and penultimate-year students. ACT follows NSW uniform guidelines.	Apply →
Clifford Chance	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Clifford Chance	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Clyde & Co	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Clyde & Co	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Colin Biggers & Paisley	Mid-tier	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Commercial & Legal	Boutique	SA	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by AULSA.	Apply →
Cornwalls	Mid-tier	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Corrs Chambers Westgarth	Big Law	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Corrs Chambers Westgarth	Big Law	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Corrs Chambers Westgarth	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Corrs Chambers Westgarth	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Coulter Legal	Boutique	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Crown Solicitor's Office (SA)	Government	SA	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by AULSA.	Apply →
DBH Lawyers	Boutique	SA	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by AULSA.	Apply →
Dentons	Big Law	SA	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by AULSA.	Apply →
Dentons	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Dentons	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Dentons	Big Law	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Dentons	Big Law	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
DLA Piper	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
DLA Piper	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
DLA Piper	Big Law	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
DLA Piper	Big Law	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
DMAW Lawyers	Boutique	SA	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by AULSA.	Apply →
Duffy & Simon	Boutique	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Gadens	Mid-tier	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Gadens	Mid-tier	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Gadens	Mid-tier	ACT	Final and penultimate-year students. ACT follows NSW uniform guidelines.	Apply →
Gadens	Mid-tier	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Gilbert + Tobin	Big Law	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Gilbert + Tobin	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Gilbert + Tobin	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Gilchrist Connell	Mid-tier	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Hall & Wilcox	Mid-tier	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Hall & Wilcox	Mid-tier	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Hall & Wilcox	Mid-tier	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Hall & Wilcox	Mid-tier	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Hamilton Locke	Mid-tier	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Hamilton Locke	Mid-tier	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Hamilton Locke	Mid-tier	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Harmers Workplace Lawyers	Boutique	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer	Big Law	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer	Big Law	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
HFW	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
HFW	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
HHG Legal Group	Boutique	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
HopgoodGanim	Mid-tier	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
HopgoodGanim	Mid-tier	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
HWL Ebsworth	Big Law	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
HWL Ebsworth	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
HWL Ebsworth	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
HWL Ebsworth	Big Law	SA	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by AULSA.	Apply →
HWL Ebsworth	Big Law	ACT	Final and penultimate-year students. ACT follows NSW uniform guidelines.	Apply →
HWL Ebsworth	Big Law	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Jackson McDonald	Mid-tier	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Johnson Winter Slattery	Big Law	ACT	Final and penultimate-year students. ACT follows NSW uniform guidelines.	Apply →
Johnson Winter Slattery	Big Law	SA	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by AULSA.	Apply →
Johnson Winter Slattery	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Johnson Winter Slattery	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Johnson Winter Slattery	Big Law	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Jones Day	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Jones Day	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
K&L Gates	Big Law	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
K&L Gates	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Kain Lawyers	Boutique	SA	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by AULSA.	Apply →
Kelly Kelly Legal	Boutique	SA	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by AULSA.	Apply →
Lander & Rogers	Mid-tier	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Lander & Rogers	Mid-tier	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Lavan	Mid-tier	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Lynch Meyer	Mid-tier	SA	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by AULSA.	Apply →
Maddocks	Mid-tier	ACT	Final and penultimate-year students. ACT follows NSW uniform guidelines.	Apply →
Maddocks	Mid-tier	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Maddocks	Mid-tier	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Mallesons	Big Law	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Mallesons	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Mallesons	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Mallesons	Big Law	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Mallesons	Big Law	ACT	Final and penultimate-year students. ACT follows NSW uniform guidelines.	Apply →
McCabes	Mid-tier	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
McCullough Robertson	Mid-tier	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
McIntyre Legal	Boutique	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Meridian Lawyers	Mid-tier	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Mills Oakley	Mid-tier	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Mills Oakley	Mid-tier	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Mills Oakley	Mid-tier	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
MinterEllison	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
MinterEllison	Big Law	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
MinterEllison	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
MinterEllison	Big Law	ACT	Final and penultimate-year students. ACT follows NSW uniform guidelines.	Apply →
MinterEllison	Big Law	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
MinterEllison	Big Law	SA	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by AULSA.	Apply →
Norman Waterhouse	Mid-tier	SA	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by AULSA.	Apply →
Norton Rose Fulbright	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Norton Rose Fulbright	Big Law	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Norton Rose Fulbright	Big Law	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Norton Rose Fulbright	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
NSW Department of Communities and Justice	Government	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Piper Alderman	Mid-tier	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Results Legal	Boutique	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Russell Kennedy	Mid-tier	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Solomon Brothers	Boutique	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Sparke Helmore	Mid-tier	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Sparke Helmore	Mid-tier	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Squire Patton Boggs	Big Law	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Steinepreis Paganin	Boutique	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Steinepreis Paganin	Boutique	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Thomson Geer	Mid-tier	SA	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by AULSA.	Apply →
Thomson Geer	Mid-tier	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Thomson Geer	Mid-tier	QLD	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by QLS.	Apply →
Thomson Geer	Mid-tier	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Thomson Geer	Mid-tier	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Transport Accident Commission	Government	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Victorian Government Solicitor's Office	Government	VIC	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LIV.	Apply →
Wallmans Lawyers	Boutique	SA	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by AULSA.	Apply →
White & Case	Big Law	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
Williams + Hughes	Boutique	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Wotton + Kearney	Mid-tier	WA	Final and penultimate-year students. WA has no single uniform scheme, confirm each firm's own process.	Apply →
Wotton + Kearney	Mid-tier	NSW	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by LSNSW.	Apply →
WRP Legal	Boutique	SA	Final and penultimate-year students. Dates provided by AULSA.	Apply →