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VGSO Graduate Program

Overview

Our Graduate Program offers you a unique foundation for a rewarding career as a lawyer, whether in government or private practice. You will work on interesting, high-profile matters, with a great deal of autonomy and responsibility. You will work with talented, highly motivated and enthusiastic colleagues, who will help to mentor and guide you.

The role is wonderfully diverse, constantly challenging and extremely interesting. As a Law Graduate, you will gain exposure to various facets of the legal system with 3-month rotations through 4 of our 6 legal branches:

  • Public Law & Planning
  • Inquiries, Prosecutions & Administrative Law
  • Commercial, Property & Technology
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Police Advisory
  • Workplace Relations & Occupational Safety

All dates in relation to the recruitment of market offers for our Graduate Program are subject to the LIV guidelines.

If you are interested in other career pathways to join the VGSO, please visit the Careers.Vic website(opens in a new window) as we regularly advertise roles such as Paralegals across many of our legal branches.

Please note: At this stage, VGSO don't anticipate advertising market roles for the 2027 Graduate Program. We encourage you to keep an eye on this page in case our circumstances change.

We encourage you to regularly visit the Victorian Government Careers webpage(opens in a new window) for upcoming VGSO paralegal opportunities. These roles provide valuable legal experience and are an excellent pathway toward securing your first practicing position.

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