Graduate Clearing House

The Society provides a clearing house facility for graduates who have not yet accepted an offer of articles in the graduate recruitment period. Resumes are placed on the Society’s clearing house register for three months.

Practitioners wishing to employ graduates can contact the Society to review the resumes held on the register. The practitioners can then contact the relevant graduates direct. (note: The Law Society of Western Australia makes no recommendations to either party)


Applying for Inclusion on the Graduate Clearing House Register
You can either mail your application to:

• Attn: Membership Services Team
• Graduate Clearing House
• The Law Society of Western Australia
• PO Box Z5345, St Georges Terrace
• Perth WA 6831

Or email: membership@lawsocietywa.asn.au  


Your application should include:

1. One-page covering letter addressing your academic and professional background, your interest in particular area/types of law and any other preferences. Please also ensure your letter notes whether you would be interested in articles in the country areas and any particular location preference;
2. Resume, including at least two referees and their contact details; and
3. Copy of your academic transcript to date. Please do not include these results in the text of your resume.

Please note, you do not have to be a Society member to use this service.

The Society asks that if you do lodge your resume with the clearing house, please ensure you advise the Society should you accept an offer of employment by an organisation. Also advise us if you are no longer available for inclusion on the register.


For further information or to view the Graduate Clearing House register, please contact: 

Membership Services Team 
Phone: (08) 9324 8649 or (08) 9324 8638
Email: membership@lawsocietywa.asn.au  


YLC Graduate Support
The Young Lawyers Committee also provides  a Graduate Telephone Advisory Service. Find out more about this service.