The ANU Law School 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 Law School. 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 can only complete one Law Internship during their degree. 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 informed by interdisciplinary approaches;
- Reflect on their developing legal professional identity and the way that a legal professional workplace operates, and synthesise and apply these reflections on their own projects;
- Synthesise theoretical and professional knowledge to develop and implement solutions to a complex legal problem; and
- Plan and execute a research project independently.