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Job Title Ashurst First Nations Legal Internship 2022/2023
Location Brisbane
Description

Ashurst First Nations Legal Internship 2022/2023

"First Nations voices need to be in rooms where decisions are made - our voices deserve to be platformed and prioritised." - Trent Wallace, First Nations Lead, Social Impact and Pro Bono.

Ashurst First Nations Legal Internship is one way you can be in the room.

Our First Nations Legal Internship is a two-week paid program, designed to give First Nations law students exposure to a commercial legal environment.

Participants will be involved in legal work as well as undertaking development and research activities. Each student will be assigned a buddy and a supervising lawyer for the duration of the placement.

Applications are now open for the program which will commence in February 2023 or at a time convenient to both the student and Ashurst.

Eligibility

This opportunity is available to all First Nations undergraduate law students who are enrolled in 2023.

These internships are intended as measures which reflect our commitments set out in Ashurst's Reconciliation Action Plan, and are designed to meet the relevant exemptions in the applicable State and Commonwealth anti-discrimination legislation.

Application

To apply please go to: ashurst.com/students and search for First Nations Legal Internship.

Please submit your application along with CV and academic transcript by 5:00 pm on Friday, 11 November, 2022.

If you have any questions, please contact Bec Carty at bec.carty@ashurst.com

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