Legal Internship

Description

The ability of Law students to engage in legal work, and more widely, to be exposed to the business and social environment, as part of their university training is widely recognised as a crucial component of the training of prospective lawyers, entrepreneurs and business people. To cater for this, the legal internship experience may take many forms and is not merely limited to working in a law firm under the direct supervision of a Barrister or Solicitor.

In this course, students are given the opportunity to develop expertise in the real-world environment. The essence of the course is learning and applying legal and business skills in the workplace, either as a volunteer or as a compensated intern. Internships may be served anywhere in New Zealand, or with approval of the School of Law, at an approved host outside of New Zealand's border. (On application, internships completed prior to commencement of the course may also be approved). Under guidance of academic staff, students are expected to seek out their own internship opportunities.

Enquiries in relation to the LAWS382 Legal Internship course should be directed to lawandjusticedegreeadvice@canterbury.ac.nz. In communications, please use subject line "2026 LAWS382 - Internship application".

Students wishing to be considered for enrolment in the course in S2 need to complete the "LAWS382 Internship Agreement form" together with their internship host and send the completed form to law-enquiries@canterbury.ac.nz no later than 19 June 2026.

The form can be found on the Law and Criminal Justice support, advice and forms page here under forms:
https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/study/academic-study/law/law-and-criminal-justice-support