The ANU College of Law's internship course offers students an unparalleled opportunity to put their learning into action and carry out a law-based research project in a legal professional workplace. The course requires and develops both legal knowledge and a lawyer's approach to problem identification, analysis and recommendations.
Internship placements are available within a variety of Commonwealth and Australian Capital Territory government departments, statutory bodies, community legal centres and other non-government organisations. Internships are also available under the supervision of a member of the ANU College of Law. In addition, students may arrange their own internship with a suitable organisation and professional supervisor, opening up the possibility to choose organisations and locations that best suit their future career interests. The professional supervisor of an intern must be someone with a legal education background or has professional experience in the legal field. Applications to complete self-arranged internships will be approved where they meet the requirements of the course.
Internships are available during each semester and during summer and winter term, enabling students to complete placements in remote locations in Australia or internationally. To assist in arranging placements, applications for an internship are generally made earlier than for other subjects.
Students must apply to undertake this course. Please go to Law Internships page for application information.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Produce a clear and coherent multimodal or written text for legal professional purposes;
- Reflect on the practices of a legal professional workplace and communicate own learning gained from the experience;
- Critically analyse a legal issue relevant to the host workplace and synthesise theoretical and professional knowledge to propose solutions to mitigate or eliminate risks; and
- Plan and execute a research project with some independence.