"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. Trent is a Wongaibon person who was
raised on Darkinjung country and now resides in Meanjin (Brisbane).
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
April 2024. Our First Nations Legal Internship will be run in all of
our offices across Australia.
Eligibility
This opportunity is available to all First Nations law students who
are not in their first or final years of study in 2024. These
internships are intended as measures which reflect our commitments set
out in our Reconciliation Action Plan, and are designed to meet the
relevant exemptions in the applicable state and Commonwealth
anti-discrimination legislation.
Application
Please submit your application along with CV and academic transcript
by 5:00pm on Friday, 24 November, 2023. If you have any questions,
please contact Nicole Slaney at nicole.slaney@ashurst.com
