If you are bright, ambitious, highly skilled and are keen to develop a prestigious career – the Attorney-General’s Department (AGD) is the place for you.

We offer a range of career opportunities and welcome quality graduates from diverse academic backgrounds.

We welcome graduates from a range of academic backgrounds.

AGD has a challenging and varied exciting policy, program and legal development agenda in which our graduates are actively involved. This includes international prisoner exchange, Indigenous law and justice, counter-terrorism, telecommunications and surveillance law, identity security, money laundering, anti-corruption, inter-country adoption, family law, illicit drugs, international law and treaties, and national security.

For those who wish to pursue a career in policy or program work, we also offer opportunities in key areas such as Emergency Management Australia, which
aims to develop safer, sustainable communities. It provides national leadership in the development of measures to reduce risk to communities and manage
the consequences of disasters.

Likewise, the Protective Security Coordination Centre manages the Australian Government’s protective security responsibilities and performs a coordination role in marshalling resources in preventing or responding to threats to national security.

AGD is also pleased to now be able to offer graduates experience in providing services to the Territories of Australia, including Christmas Island, the Ashmore and Cartier Islands, and the Cocos (or Keeling) Islands. AGD also offers the chance to work in the finance, IT and corporate areas. Typical projects include procurement,managing complex financial frameworks, innovative

Who are we looking for?

AGD recruits high-calibre graduates from a wide range of disciplines including:

• Accounting/business
• Arts
• Commerce
• Humanities or social sciences
• Information technology
• Law
• Political science
• Public administration

AGD’s graduates are motivated and enthusiastic, demonstrating drive and integrity. They also have strong communication, interpersonal, analytical and
research skills.

What do we offer you?

• Work rotations providing practical experience
• Input into rotation placements
• A comprehensive induction program plus training and
development activities throughout the year
• A competitive starting salary
• Mentoring from highly experienced AGD officers
• A buddy from the previous year’s graduate program
to assist with the transition into the Department and
Canberra
• Relocation assistance from interstate to Canberra
• Studies assistance for the Graduate Diploma of Legal
Practice
• Flexible working conditions

How to apply

Please visit our website at www.ag.gov.au to see further information about our Graduate Program and/ or to apply.

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