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If you have any of the following degrees, you can apply to both our legal and generalist streams. If you’re assessed as suitable for both streams, we’ll try to match you in the legal stream first. Once you start, you’ll stay in the legal stream for the duration of the program.
Read about how to apply.
You can also apply for the legal stream through the Australian Government Graduate Program and choose Services Australia as your preference.
Type of degree
We’re looking for graduates with either:
- a Bachelor of Laws
- a Juris Doctor.
You must also have:
- a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, or be eligible to obtain one following commencement
- a weighted average mark of 60 or above.
Range of work
Services Australia has one of the largest in-house legal teams in the Commonwealth. We help support the delivery of essential national government services, such as social security, Medicare and child support payments.
The Legal Services Division includes over 90 dedicated lawyers and operational staff, who operate over a range of specialised practice areas. This includes:
- in-house legal advice related to our payments and services
- specialised legal advice, focusing on privacy law and digital services
- commercial law and employment law
- privacy, Freedom of Information (FOI) and compensation claims
- litigation, including advocacy in the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) and legal advice on ART matters.
As a graduate in the legal stream, you’ll complete 3 rotations within the Legal Services Division. The legal stream is designed to give you a broad knowledge of the legal issues faced by Services Australia and the Australian Public Service (APS).
We support graduates by providing financial assistance to complete their Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (or equivalent), practical legal training and obtain admission as an Australian lawyer.