2027 Law Graduate – Launch with Coulter Legal

Coulter Legal is one of Victoria’s largest regionally based law firms, with offices in Geelong, Melbourne, the Surf Coast, the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsula, and South Australia. We are proud to be a leading law firm with a difference: we genuinely care about our people, our clients, and our community.

We embrace innovation and continuously evolve our legal processes to deliver exceptional outcomes. Our success is built on the contributions of every team member, and we believe that recruiting the right people is key to our growth and sustainability.

Launch with Coulter Legal offers you a great professional experience and invaluable on-the-job learning. Our program will enhance your technical skills and develop your interpersonal and client-facing skills. You will do hands-on legal work from day one. 

We have an opportunity for a Law Graduate to join our 12-month program commencing in March 2027 on a fix term contract.

Our program is designed for law students who have recently graduated or about to graduate from university. We offer you great professional experience and invaluable on-the-job learning. The program will enhance your technical skills and develop your interpersonal and client-facing skills. You will do hands-on legal work from day one.

Our program is built on four practice group rotations over a 12-month period. This will include a variety of the following areas of law: Corporate & Commercial, Property & Development, Wills, Estates & Succession Planning, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Employment Law and Family & Relationship Law.

Graduates will complete a part-time Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice with the College of Law during this time.

Coulter Legal will consider candidates with strong academic results, the intelligence to tackle interesting legal matters and willingness to work productively and professionally with all levels of colleagues and clients. Successful candidates will be proactive, motivated, ambitious, energetic and keen to learn and develop. Part-time work experience and involvement in your local community will be an advantage. 

At Coulter Legal, we foster a culture of high performance, engagement, and community connection. Our values guide everything we do, and we seek like-minded individuals who share our commitment to excellence and integrity.

You will be part of a supportive team where your skills and experience can grow. We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Generous parental leave program
• Floating public holidays
• Health and wellbeing initiatives
• Access to volunteering opportunities to give back to your own community
• Purchase leave program
• A genuinely inclusive and welcoming culture
• Access to ongoing training and professional development

In accordance with the LIV Guidelines, below are the key dates for applications: 

– Applications open at 10:00am on Friday, 7 August 2026.
– Applications close at 11.59pm on Sunday 23 August 2026.

Applications received outside of these dates, will not be accepted.

Click here to apply via our website.

For more information on the LIV Guidelines, along with tips on how to manage the clerkship process, please visit the LIV website. 

Coulter Legal values diversity, promotes inclusion, and ensures equal access for all. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and identities. We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our team and enhance the service we provide to our clients.

If you require any adjustments to be made throughout the recruitment process, please contact us on the details below.