Experience beyond the classroom
Griffith helped pioneer clinical legal education in Queensland, paving the way for legal placements to be included in Law degrees. Our years of research and experience mean we understand the needs of our industry partners and our students.
Get real experience with Griffith's legal placements
Popular legal placements/legal skills training
Griffith offers a diverse selection of clinics through our collaborations with industry partners.
- Innocence Project
- Advanced Legal Writing
- Criminal Advocacy
- Culturally Principled Practice
- Advanced Family Law clinic
- Caxton General clinic
- Refugee Law and Policy clinic
- Social Justice Lawyering clinic
- Community Lawyering clinic
- Employment Law clinic
- Internship / Trimester in Practice
- Volunteering opportunities: eg: My Community Legal, Bayside Community Legal
Innocence Project
Our collaborative pro bono project working to free the wrongly convicted.
Work Integrated Learning Opportunities
Each of the opportunities we offer, have been carefully tailored according to your year of study, to enhance your employability.
First year students
Penultimate year students
Final year and graduating students
Across all years
Student Testimonials
"This placement was one of the most important things I feel that I have done at university, it was very interesting, I loved being able to experience a real situations, to be able to deal with real legal problems, it was great to be able to see what it is like in the 'real world'. I also loved being at the Southport Clinic, all of the staff were fantastic, they were all so welcoming, so friendly, they were really happy to share information with us and to help us as much as possible."
"Great program that provides real in-house legal practical training. Enabled me to improve on my professional legal skills. Overall, great course."
"This course is so practical and you are very immersed in your learning. It was an invaluable experience to work with Caxton and advise real family law clients. It is very rewarding to actually apply your learnings to real life practice. Bronwyn was excellent. She engaged with everyone and was amazing to learn from."
"I found the Advanced Family Law Clinic amazingly engaging. It was on the job, real life and drew upon all of our knowledge foundations from Family Law."
"It was the best course I have undertaken at Griffith. I developed so many professional and personal skill. Both supervisors were extremely patient and genuinely cared about our progress and growth throughout the semester. It has been one of the best experiences of my University degree. I would absolutely recommend taking a legal clinic to any student who wishes to practice upon graduation."
"The course was excellent in every regard. It gave such a good insight into the processes of a legal office and allowed students to deal with clients and their matters personally. The practical experience gained from this course far outweighs that from any other course I have undertaken in my degree."
"The opportunity to have this experience was great in itself. For those who are interested in learning how Australian government policy affects the lives of refugees who come to Australia, this course will give you an insight like no other subject or placement could."
"This course deals with very interesting and politically relevant issues. Students have the potential to be exposed to a wide range of political and world issues. They also have the opportunity to meet clients from very different backgrounds to their own. I feel Griffith organises their part of the course well and assists students."