2026 clerkship cycle

Australian clerkship dates

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