Law & Justice Work Integrated Learning
2026 WIL Key Dates & Courses
Applications for internship and clinic placements must be made during the application periods though InPlace. Log-in to InPlace with your UNSW log-in credentials.
Internships are to be unpaid. For any exemptions to this, please contact the Director WIL at law.wil@unsw.edu.au
Late applications cannot be accepted for any WIL courses.
Application resources
The application process for internships is the same as a job application, and it is a competitive process where our host organisations will select the best applicants. We highly recommend you review the Law & Justice Career Resources specifically designed for both Law and Criminology students and UNSW Employability for resources to enhance your application and ensure the best chance of success with your application.
Important information for International Students
Please be aware that as Law & Justice WIL courses are an elective course, and not an essential requirement to complete your degree, the hours of an unpaid internship will contribute towards the number of hours your visa allows you to work per fortnight. For further details please check visa details and conditions.
Pre-placement tasks
All internships and clinics have pre-placement tasks you must complete after you have accepted an offer or had a self-organised internship approved.
The three WIL Preparatory Modules on gendered violence, WHS and risks and hazards need to be completed prior to the commencement of your placement.
You can access the training by self-enrolling with Student key: WILModules (note you will either enrol as a new or returning student). Once completed in Moodle, it can take up to 2 days until they show up as 'completed' in InPlace.
Insurance
Please refer to the UNSW Insurance website for further information on insurance for students while participating in a UNSW approved activity (this includes clinics and internships) and travel insurance for students while participating in a UNSW approved activity.
Information to provide your host organisation
Please provide your supervisor with links to the UNSW Law Internship Supervisor Manual and the organisation student evaluation form.
Working from home
If your placement involves working from home, please ensure you complete the work from home checklist prior to commencing a placement; and record your start and finish time each day to be covered by insurance when working from home.
UNSW Student Support
If you require assistance with addressing concerns during your placement, please reach out to your course convenor or law.wil@unsw.edu.au The Student Support Team have a team of qualified counsellors and social workers who can provide 1:1 support to students. Learn about the wide range of support available to you as a UNSW student in this video.
Law Internships LAWS3555/JURD7555 give students an opportunity to apply their knowledge from course work into genuine workplace experiences in areas such as legal practice, research or advocacy with a range of organisations. Students can apply for advertised partner opportunities through InPlace or self-organise an internship. Law & Justice encourages students to explore internships opportunities with non-profit organisations, in particular those with a focus on social justice.
Australian Journal of Human Rights LAWS3183/ JURD7383 is also advertised to students each term through InPlace.
To be eligible, by the end of the term prior to the commencement of the internship, undergraduate law students must have completed 78UOC of LAWS courses; Juris Doctor students must have completed 72UOC of JURD courses and be in good academic standing.
Please note you can submit a maximum of 2 applications for advertised partner internships per term.
To apply to complete a self-organised internship please download a WIL host information form and WIL agreement from InPlace and have your host organisation complete these before submitting in InPlace.
- Internships cannot be completed in a role you have previously worked in as it must provide a new learning opportunity.
- Internships with non-profit organisations may be paid or unpaid.
- Internships with for-profit organisations must be unpaid, this is to encourage students to explore opportunities in the not-for-profit sector.
- Internships completed overseas must be completed in a common law jurisdiction.
Note: please contact law.wil@unsw.edu.au for guidance if planning to submit an application to complete an internship outside of Australia.
If you have applied for a host partner Law internship, you will receive an email asking you to check the outcome in InPlace when placement details are confirmed.
We advise you to enrol in an alternative elective in the event your application is not successful. If successful, and you accept the internship, you will be manually enrolled in the relevant internship course.
Applications for Law Internships with our Industry Partners for Term 2 are now open and close on Sunday 15th March 2026 (end Week 4).
Applications to complete a Term 2 self-organised internship must be submitted in InPlace by 5pm Friday 24 April 2026.
Law Internships: Extended LAWS3777/JURD7777 must be undertaken in the term following completion of LAWS3555/JURD7555 or with the approval of the Director of WIL may be approved to be undertaken concurrently in the same term as LAWS3555/JURD7555.
The extended Law Internship must be with the same host organisation as a student's internship for LAWS3555/JURD7555.
Students should negotiate a research project with their host organisation and submit a proposal to law.wil@unsw.edu.au to receive approval from the Director of WIL. It is not to be an extension of the same activities undertaken whist interning during LAWS3555/JURD7555.
A proposal template can be found under the document tab on InPlace.
If you are enrolled in a term 1 internship course, as part of LAWS3555 or JURD7555, and would like to apply to complete an extended internship in Term 1, your application must be submitted in InPlace by Friday 24th April 2026.
Law Clinic placements are available with the Kingsford Legal Centre (KLC), the Land and Environment Court and Police Powers Clinic (Redfern Legal Centre).
Students apply for clinic opportunities through InPlace
Please note not all clinics are available each term, please refer to the 2026 Key Dates and Courses document at the top of this page for more details of which clinics run in which term.
To be eligible, by the end of the term prior to the commencement of the internship, LLB students must have completed 78UOC of LAWS courses; JD students must have completed 72UOC of JURD courses.
If you have applied for a Law Clinic placement, you will receive an email asking you to check the outcome in InPlace when placement details are released.
We advise you to enrol in an alternative elective in the event your application is not successful. If successful, and you accept the internship, you will be manually enrolled in the relevant internship course.
Applications for Law Clinics for Term 2 will open for applications are now open and close on Sunday 15th March 2026 (end Week 4).
LAWS8173 Postgraduate Law Internships (self-organised only)
LAWS8052 Postgraduate Human Rights Internships (self-organised only)
To be eligible to enrol in these courses students must be enrolled in 9201 Master of Laws, 9225 MBA/Law or enrolment in specialisation Operational Excellence MNGTUS8625.
Students must have completed LAWS8213 and LAWS8214 or have received an exemption as part of their program.
Students must have completed 30UOC from their Law program and have a minimum WAM of 70 prior to commencing their internship.
To apply to complete a self-organised internship please download a WIL host information form and WIL agreement from InPlace and have your host organisation complete these before submitting in InPlace.
Note: please contact law.wil@unsw.edu.au for guidance if planning to submit an application to complete an internship outside of Australia.
Applications to complete a Term 2 self-organised internship must be submitted in InPlace by 5pm Friday 24 April 2026.
The only advertised internship in Summer Term is LAWS3183/ JURD7383 Australian Journal of Human Rights
All other internships over summer are to be self-organised. For summer term you are welcome to contact our partner organisations directly to enquire about a self-organised internship.
To apply to complete a self-organised internship please download a WIL agreement from InPlace and have your host organisation complete this before returning to law.wil@unsw.edu.au.
Applications for Term 2 are now open and close on Sunday 15th March 2026 (end Week 4).
Criminology Work Integrated Learning Placement CRIM3025 is offered in Term 3 each year.
This course provides you with the unique opportunity to gain practical experience and deeper understanding of the criminal justice and related agencies.
To apply to complete a self-organised internship please download a WIL agreement from InPlace and have your host organisation complete this before returning to law.will@unsw.edu.au.
Students are required to have completed 78UOC including CRIM1010, CRIM1011 and CRIM2042, have a minimum WAM 70, and be enrolled in a Criminology major or Criminology & Criminal Justice single or double degree. Students in program 4034 are not eligible to enrol.
Applications for Term 3 partner internship opportunities will open Monday 1 June 2026 (Week 1) and close Sunday 21 June 2026 (end Week 3).
The prestigious International Competitions Program will see those selected prepare and conduct a mock case before an international tribunal or mediate in an international setting, with teams participating in competitions across Europe, the UK and the USA.
Further details can be found on the International Competitions page at this link.
2026 opportunities have now closed for application. 2027 opportunities will be advertised mid 2026.
Law students selected, through the UNSW Law Journal recruitment process, to take on the position on Executive Editor or Issue Editor or an alternate executive position may be eligible to enrol in one of the following courses
LAWS3064/ JURD7564 Law Journal (Executive Editor)
LAWS3441/ JURD7441 Law Journal (Issue Editor)
LAWS3065 / JURD7565 Law Journal (Editor)
You will be manually enrolled in the relevant course.
Further information on the UNSW Law Journal can be found here
The ACICIS Law Professional Practicum, cross institutional summer program offers Australian students the opportunity to collaborate with Indonesian peers and legal practitioners to gain experience within the legal profession, and to develop their professional skills, while building their networks within the Indonesian legal fraternity.
Applications for 2025 have closed.