Employment programs

The Attorney-General’s Department Graduate Program offers graduates the opportunity to help deliver a wide range of legal and policy work that supports Australia’s law, justice, security and integrity frameworks.

We offer graduates an opportunity to jump-start their graduate year by starting with us before the official program begins.

Jump Start opportunities are:

• short-term contracts paid at the APS Level 3 classification
• offered as part-time or full-time
• Canberra-based, with relocation assistance available if required.

Roles for Jump Start commence during October and November, giving graduates the opportunity to settle into Canberra and the department before the graduate program begins.

We participate in the Indigenous Apprenticeship Program (IAP) to employ apprentices at the APS 2 and APS 3 classifications. When an apprentice successfully completes the program, they advance to the next APS level (APS 3 or 4).

We support apprentices in various fields such as administration, policy and program development while they work towards a formal qualification.

For more on the program and how to apply, go to Australian Government Indigenous Apprenticeships Program.

The Data and Digital Cadet Program allows university students to apply their studies to real government projects and challenges.

We look to employ cadets to help deliver on a wide range of data and digital work within the department’s Information Division.

For more on the program and how to apply, go to Data and Digital Cadet Program.

The Stepping Into Internship Program is a short-term paid internship for university students with disability. You can apply for the program if you are:

• a person with disability
• registered with your university's disability services organisation
• completing the last or second-to-last year of your degree.

The Australian Disability Network manages the program. We host interns during the winter program, from July to September.

Visit the Australian Disability Network website for more information.

We also participate in several Australian Government Graduate Program (AGGP) streams and lead the AGGP Legal stream.

The streams we engage graduates from include:

• Accounting and Financial Management
• Data
• Economist
• Legal
• Generalist
• Human Resources (HR)
• Indigenous Graduate Pathway.

We recruit graduates from all disciplines to support diverse views and better inform the work we do. You can also learn about some of our recent graduates and their experiences.