The ODPP offers Practical Legal Training (PLT) placements to students completing their Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.
What you will learn
Students will have the opportunity to:
- experience a criminal legal practice organisation
- improve skills in drafting and undertaking legal research
- observe file and case management practices
- assist in client matters (under supervision)
- review and prepare summaries of court proceedings.
The PLT is not a paid program.
Upcoming opportunities
Placements are offered 3 times a year for a period of 3 or 6 weeks, as per the guidelines set by the Law Society.
Placement dates | Application closing date |
|---|---|
| 10 February 2025 to 21 March 2025 (Public Holiday 10 March 2025) | 6 December 2024 |
| 5 May 2025 to 13 June 2025 (Public Holiday on 9 June 2025) | 28 March 2025 |
| 11 August 2025 to 19 September 2025 | 27 June 2025 |
Only students currently undertaking the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice are eligible for this program.
Placement opportunities are available for students completing the requirements in South Australian and other interstate universities.
Applications
You must write a short summary outlining why you are interested in completing your placement with the ODPP as well as your academic and personal achievements and relevant legal work experience.
Your application should showcase your interpersonal skills, ambition and interests in the law.
You must also attach:
- an up-to-date curriculum vitae
- copy of your academic transcript
- contact details of two current referees.
When applying for a PLT placement, students must be aware that they will be exposed either directly or indirectly to confidential, sensitive, confronting or distressing material including photographs, written descriptions and other evidentiary material.