Volunteer Program
Youthlaw has a robust volunteer program for students and graduates to gain experience in the community legal sector.
Our volunteer program is subject to government restrictions.
Eligibility requirements
You must:
- be enrolled in / a graduate of a relevant tertiary degree (eg Law, Legal Studies, Criminology, Communications, Computer Science, IT, Social Work etc);
- have completed at least one year of a relevant tertiary degree (ie in second year of above);
- be available to volunteer once a week (9:30am to 5pm) for a minimum of 12 months; and
- have / obtain a Working With Children Check
No longer a student? We invite applications from graduates to be a volunteer paralegal, however please note that volunteer opportunities are only available during office hours, 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Secondary students and tertiary placement students
Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to supervise secondary students and tertiary placement students (excluding RMIT LLB and JD students undertaking a clinical placement unit).
How to apply
There are no current vacancies in our volunteer program.
If you would like to be notified when intake opens, please email an expression of interest to admin@youthlaw.asn.au