Legal Opportunities

Last updated 23/8/2025

2025/26 Winter Vacation Placement — Pinsent Masons

Pinsent Masons is a leading international law firm with over 40 years’ experience in Hong Kong and is the largest and best-known legal team providing tailored solutions for the infrastructure and technology sectors in Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific region.

Our Hong Kong office is now looking for law students to join our 2025/26 Winter Vacation Placement. Successful candidates will be considered for our Training Contract from 2026 onwards. For details, please refer to our Recruitment Flyer.

Relevant documents:

Apply: Please submit your applications online via the Pinsent Masons website.

Queries: graduatehk@pinsentmasons.com

Law Clerk, Casual — Sharah Henville Lawyers Pty Ltd

Areas of Law: Personal Injury, Litigation, Wills & Probate, Estate Planning

Duties:

Directly reporting to principal lawyers

  • Drafting legal documents

  • Monitoring/managing online portals – Personal Injury Commission & Courts including filing legal documents

  • Uploading orders to the portals, arranging medical examinations, drafting appeals

  • Liaising with clients and third parties

  • Inspecting documents under subpoena

  • Drafting briefs to barristers

  • Attending conferences with barristers and instructing barristers at hearing when required,

  • Arranging interpreters and expert report

  • Legal research

  • Filing, emails, file maintenance, telephone attendances and administrative duties.

Hours: 10 hours+ per week. Expected to work additional during principal lawyers’ annual leave. Flexible about study/ exam timetables.

Skills or experience required:

  • Prefer 2nd or 3rd year law student

  • Experience is preferable (especially with LEAP legal software), however on the job training is provided

  • Computer & WP skills necessary

Pay: Award wages commensurate with age and skill set - Legal Services Award 2020 (MA000116)

Location: Riverwood

Apply: Please forward resume to admin@sharahhenville.com.au Interviews will be granted via email at a mutually convenient time – please do not call.

Further information: Immediate start and on the job training for successful applicant. Probation period applied – 6 months. Employment contract provided.

Ideal start date: 1 September 2025

Legal and Contracts Intern — Screen Australia

An intern role is available for a law student, assisting the Contracts Management team. Role includes drafting contracts and variations using template agreements, effective records management of contract files and end-to-end management of contracts.

Criteria:

  • Good communication and client relationship skills

  • Strong computer literacy

  • Attention to detail

  • Outstanding organisation and time management skills

  • Can manage tasks and files

  • Interest in media and entertainment industry, IP/ Media Law

Application deadline: 29 August 2025

Rate of Pay: $30/ hour + 15.4% superannuation

Employment type: Part-time

Apply: Email cover letter, resume and qualifications to annabel.landels@screenaustralia.gov.au

Queries: annabel.landels@screenaustralia.gov.au

Paralegal — New South Lawyers

New South Lawyers is looking for Paralegals passionate about career progression

Our multi-award-winning law firm is looking for Paralegals who tick the boxes below:

  • Excellent communication and client relationship skills

  • Strong computer literacy

  • Proactive and practical approaches to problem-solving

  • Attention to detail

  • Outstanding organisation and time management skills

  • Can manage tasks and files

  • A great work ethic, with a strong eagerness and hunger to learn

Your duties will include:

  • Tertiary qualifications in law or legal studies (or near completion);

  • Experience as a paralegal or in legal admin;

  • Strong time management and ability to juggle priorities across multiple matters;

  • Professional, confident communication and great attention to detail;

  • Familiarity with legal concepts, privacy principles and complaints resolution;

  • A collaborative and flexible mindset.

  • Preparing, filing, and organising client documentation and matters (Hard copy as well as electronic filing, printing, scanning, collation, and photocopying of all documents relating to matters)

  • Analysing and drafting court briefs, documents, and forms Undertaking research and preparing memos for solicitors

  • Delivering court documents to and from court and barristers' chambers

  • Archiving of matters

  • Other general office administration when required

Benefits

  • Central office location in Parramatta

  • Supportive and collaborative work environment

  • Opportunities for long-term career progression

Criteria: If you are a dedicated law student with a hunger and passion for the legal field and are looking to be mentored by experienced practitioners, we encourage you to apply.

Rate of Pay: TBC

Apply: Please forward your cover letter, resume and academic transcript to hr@nsl.legal

Queries: hr@nsl.legal

Law Graduate — Mars Legal

Mars Legal is a boutique law firm that specialises in civil litigation based in Sydney CBD. Being a boutique firm means you will be hands-on from the start while being supported and mentored by solicitors. Our goal is to mentor law graduates so that they can build on their skills and experience in the legal and civil litigation space and transition into a full-time graduate lawyer with the firm in 2026.

Responsibilities of the role:

We are looking for law graduate (or a student finishing their degree this semester) to work full-time (or part-time if still a student, preferably 3 days per week), carrying out administration support (20%) as well as assisting the solicitors in a diverse number of client matters with planning and control of small to medium litigation matters (80%).

Mars Legal conducts high volume of work, requiring the successful applicant to be independent, self-motivated, detail-oriented, organised and have the ability to take initiative and work to deadlines.

Criteria:

  • Completed Bachelor of Laws in 2024/25 or currently studying a Bachelor of Laws and is in their final year with the aim to transition into a full-time law graduate in 2025

  • Ability to demonstrate leadership and work well in a team environment

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Detail-oriented

  • Proficient in the use of technology

Apply: To apply for this position, email your CV, academic transcript (essential) and cover letter to Amjad Samakeh at contactus@marslegal.com.au

Start date: 15 September 2025

Rate of pay: Competitive

Duration: Ongoing

Employment type: Full-time/ Part-time

Application deadline: 15 September 2025

Queries: contactus@marslegal.com.au

Associate — Supreme Court of New South Wales

The Honourable Justice Mitchell is currently accepting applications for the position of Associate at the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Further details can be found here, with the commencement date to be September 2025 (subject to change). His Honour presides over both civil and criminal cases. Applications should be directed to His Honour’s Acting Associate Ms Lily Chester at lily.chester@courts.nsw.gov.au.

Application deadline: 5 September 2025

Associate — Supreme Court of Western Australia

The Honourable Justice Mitchell is currently accepting applications for the position of Tipstaff at the Supreme Court of Western Australia. Further details can be found here.

Associate — Supreme Court of Western Australia

The Honourable Justice Musikanth is currently accepting applications for the position of Associate at the Supreme Court of Western Australia. Further details can be found here.

Tipstaff — Supreme Court of NSW

The Honourable Justice McNaughton is currently accepting applications for the position of Tipstaff at the Supreme Court of New South Wales. A Tipstaff’s duties include legal research, proof reading and assisting with the preparation of judgments and generally assisting the Judge in the discharge of her Honour’s duties both in and out of Court. There are two positions available: one commencing January 2027, and the other in October 2027. Applications close in December 2025. Further details can be found here.

Tipstaff — Land and Environment Court of NSW

The Land and Environment Court is seeking expressions of interest from people interested in being a tipstaff in 2026. There is an announcement on the court’s website which includes a link with all the details on how to apply: https://lec.nsw.gov.au/news-and-announcements/expressions-of-interest---tipstaff-positions-in-2026.html.

Paid Internship — HSF Kramer (Hong Kong)

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Hong Kong is offering 3-month paid internship opportunities (Jan-Mar 2026 / Apr-Jun 2026) to graduate and post-graduate students. Please find further details here.

Tipstaff — Supreme Court of NSW

The Honourable Acting Justice Elkaim is currently accepting applications for the position of Tipstaff at the Supreme Court of New South Wales. A Tipstaff’s duties include legal research, proof reading and assisting with the preparation of judgments and generally assisting the Judge in the discharge of his Honour’s duties both in and out of Court. The appointment is for one year from mid-January, 2026 to late December, 2026. Further details can be found here.

Associate — District Court of NSW

His Honour Judge Montgomery of the District Court of New South Wales is accepting applications for the position of Associate in 2026. Details of the position and requirements are outlined here, with the commencement date to be 9 February 2026 (subject to change). His Honour presides over both civil and criminal cases.

Application Deadline: 29 August 2025