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Work with us as a paralegal while you complete your degree. Many employees successfully apply for our graduate development program and continue their legal career with us.
Apply to join the CSO’s two-year graduate development program upon admission. From day one, you will contribute to client and file management and be exposed to unique and complex legal issues that will challenge your thinking.
Applications for the 2025 program will open in early April 2024.
We welcome and encourage applications from all diversity groups.
Paralegal vacancies and the graduatre development program are advertised on I Work For NSW.;
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For more information about what the CSO can offer students and graduates, dowload our brochure about legal careers for students and graduates (PDF, 618 KB) or email csorecruitment@cso.nsw.gov.au.
06 Mar 2024
We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Nations Peoples of NSW and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future.
Informed by lessons of the past, Department of Communities and Justice is improving how we work with Aboriginal people and communities. We listen and learn from the knowledge, strength and resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors, Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal communities.
You can access our apology to the Stolen Generations.