Positions within the Crown Solicitor's Office (CSO) are advertised on the IWORKFORSA website.

Employment pools

The CSO has two applicant pools for:

  • Graduate Solicitors
  • Paralegals.

Successful applicants are placed in a pool and notified if and when suitable vacancies arise. Successful applications for the pools are valid for 12 months.

Applications for the Graduate Solicitor pool are now closed.

Applications for the Paralegal pool are now closed.

To be notified when applications for the pool are open, register for relevant 'job alerts' on the IWORKFORSA website.

Practical Legal Training placements

The CSO offers placements to students wishing to complete the Practical Legal Training (PLT) component of their Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.

Placements are offered to up to 6 students 3 times a year, for 4 weeks (150 hours) as per the guidelines set by the Law Society. However, students can request longer or shorter periods depending on their PLT requirements.

Only students currently undertaking their PLT are eligible for these placements.

Applications for the 18 March - 12 April 2024 intake are now open.

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Summer Clerkships

The CSO Summer Clerkship program offers law students completing their final years of study an opportunity to gain practical legal experience within a government environment and undertake work within a legal practice.

Applications for Summer Clerkships are now closed.

Each year, 5 to 7 placements are offered to law students who are high achievers, with good interpersonal skills, relevant legal work experience and relevant references.

Placements are highly sought after and extremely competitive.

Summer clerkships are offered for 8 weeks each year from late November to mid-January, with mandatory unpaid leave over the Christmas period. 

The clerkships finish in time for students to attend the first practical legal training program offered by the Law Society.

The program covers a range of legal and non-legal topics including:

  • an introduction to CSO
  • training in drafting and legal research
  • information sessions on the practice management system
  • file and matter management
  • assisting in client matters, under supervision.

Students offered clerkships will be paid for the full 8 weeks. Each summer clerk is allocated to a section within CSO or outposted to various government agencies.

Clerkships

The CSO Clerkship program involves performing legal work under the direction of a CSO solicitor.

This includes:

  • assisting with legal research
  • preparing draft correspondence
  • performing administrative tasks (filing, copying, scanning)
  • analysing and summarising documents
  • fact checking
  • assisting practitioners to prepare and run trials.

Clerkship positions are offered for a period of 12 months and are available in the 4 different areas of practice in the CSO.

First Nations Cadetship Program

Through AFL SportsReady, the Crown Solicitor’s Office support First Nation Australians and provide assistance to ensure you succeed in completing your studies and gain practical work experience that develops essential workplace skills in your chosen field.


Successful students will be able to receive a Study Allowance of up to $12,000 (GST exclusive) and a Book and Equipment Allowance of up to $1,000 (GST exclusive) per year.


For more information on the First Nations Cadetship Program and the eligibility criteria, please visit the AFL SportsReady page or contact cso-reception@sa.gov.au.

Other Employment Opportunities

To find out more about the other opportunities available at the Crown Solicitor’s Office, please visit the corporate careers page.