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The state peak body for community legal centres in ACT.

Career stage: Junior

Type of body

State peak body — community legal centres

National centre supporting pro bono legal work through research, practical guides, policy and sector collaboration. It administers the National Pro Bono Target and a professional indemnity scheme for eligible projects, publishes Pro Bono Voco and maintains resources for firms and in-house lawyers. It does not provide legal advice or representation.

Career stage: Junior

Type of body

Not-for-profit centre

Specialist legal recruiter servicing Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Darwin and Cairns, across private practice from junior to partner level, in-house, government, contract and graduate roles.

Career stage: Junior

Discipline

Legal recruitment — private practice, In house, Government, Contract, Graduate

States serviced

VIC, NSW, QLD, SA, ACT, NT

Peak body supporting community legal centres in NSW through advocacy, training, sector networks, accreditation support and worker resources. It maintains a legal-help directory and a sector jobs board and supports First Nations access-to-justice programmes. It does not provide legal advice directly to the public.

Career stage: Junior

Type of body

State peak body — community legal centres

The state peak body for community legal centres in TAS.

Career stage: Junior

Type of body

State peak body — community legal centres

Western Australian peak body representing and supporting community legal and family violence prevention legal services. Its work includes sector development, accreditation, data and impact reporting, policy advocacy, publications and events. It helps people locate services but does not itself provide legal advice.

Career stage: Junior

Type of body

State peak body — community legal centres

Recruitment agency with Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne offices. Its legal team recruits for private practice, corporate in-house and government roles, including lawyers, partners, general counsel and patent and trade mark attorneys. It also has a separate legal support recruitment practice.

Career stage: Junior

Discipline

Legal recruitment

Victorian peak body supporting community legal centres and advocating for access to justice. It publishes policy submissions, reports and practice resources, including an Integrated Practice Toolkit, and maintains a directory helping the public locate community legal help.

Career stage: Junior

Type of body

State peak body — community legal centres

Victorian judicial education body. Publishes bench books and charge books free of charge.

Career stage: Junior

Type of body

Judicial education body

NSW judicial education and research body. Publishes sentencing and bench book material, some subscription-based and some free.

Career stage: Junior

Type of body

Judicial education and research body

Legal-service charity working with pro bono lawyers to assist people and not-for-profit organisations. Programmes include Homeless Law, Seniors Law, Self-representation Law, Connections and Not-for-profit Law, alongside digital tools and practitioner resources. In September 2026 it announced a planned merger with JusticeNet, with implementation expected before year-end.

Career stage: Junior

Type of body

Not-for-profit legal service

National industry awards program run by Lawyers Weekly, with categories across firms, in-house teams and individual practitioners.

Career stage: Junior

Type of source

Industry awards program

Typical cycle

Annual

LegalCareers.com.au — an Australian legal sector job board.

Career stage: Junior

Type of source

Legal sector job board

Typical cycle

Continuous — roles posted as they arise

LegalJobs.com.au — an Australian legal sector job board.

Career stage: Junior

Type of source

Legal sector job board

Typical cycle

Continuous — roles posted as they arise

Legal recruiter with Sydney and Melbourne offices, focused on senior appointments including partner, general counsel and company secretary roles. Publishes the annual Mahlab Report on salaries and the legal market.

Career stage: Junior

Discipline

Legal recruitment — senior appointments, Partner, general counsel, company secretary

States serviced

NSW, VIC

Legal recruiter operating since 1999, based in Sydney and recruiting across NSW, Victoria and Queensland in private practice, in-house and legal support roles.

Career stage: Junior

Discipline

Legal recruitment — private practice, In house, legal support

States serviced

NSW, VIC, QLD

Peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal services, representing the member services that deliver culturally safe legal assistance.

Career stage: Junior

Type of body

Peak body — Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal services

The peak body for community legal centres, which operates a national listing of PLT placements at community legal centres.

Career stage: Junior

Type of body

Peak body — community legal centres

The state peak body for community legal centres in QLD.

Career stage: Junior

Type of body

State peak body — community legal centres

Independent member association for Queensland young lawyers; runs Young Lawyers Ball, salary surveys; co-host of National Golden Gavel 2025.

Career stage: Junior

Type of body

Young lawyers association