Accelerated Prosecutor Recruit Program

From classroom to courtroom — jumpstart your advocacy today!

Police prosecutors are responsible for prosecuting 95% of all criminal cases in New South Wales.

Do you have a law degree? Are you intrigued by criminal cases? Are you keen to develop excellent advocacy skills?

Through the Accelerated Prosecutor Recruitment Program (APRP), the New South Wales Police Force is offering law graduates and admitted lawyers an opportunity to fast track into a career as a Police Officer – Prosecutor. Our entry requirements are identical to the College of Law — you merely need to have completed (or about to complete) a law degree from a recognised tertiary institution.

Why join us?

The benefits of Police Prosecutions are both professional and personal:

• Enhance your advocacy skills in a manner unique to this position.
• Experience growth and advancement in your professional career.
• Work/life balance with guaranteed weekday shifts and generous leave entitlements.
• Have your skillset rewarded with the highest pay scale in the NSW Police Force.

Police Prosecutions Command boasts a proud alumni cohort of privately practising lawyers, solo practitioners, barristers, local court magistrates, and government lawyers and management positions.

Your pathway to becoming a police prosecutor

There are three simple steps to applying:

• Send your curriculum vitae and a copy of your academic transcript and law degree to us at APRP@police.nsw.gov.au
• If selected, you will be interviewed by a panel of police prosecutors.
• If successful, you apply to join the NSW Police Force through Recruitment, nominating in your application that you are seeking to join as an APRP student.

Upon successfully completing these steps, you will start with the NSW Police Academy. Once that training is complete and you attest as a probationary constable, you spend one year performing general duties, learning the policing role and environment. After passing your probation period you transfer to the Police Prosecutions Command to commence your training on the next Prosecutor Education Program.

When can you apply?

We conduct APRP interviews year-round. Simply send us your documents to start the process. If successful, you are required to undergo the general NSWPF recruitment process. For those intake dates, please contact the NSWPF Recruitment Branch.

You can also apply for the APRP if you have started the general recruitment process already – or if you are already at the Academy.

Applying for the program

You must submit the following documents:

• Curriculum vitae
• Academic transcript
• Copy of your law degree

If you haven’t quite completed your degree, note that we share similar restrictions to those of the College of Law in relation to commencing Practical Legal Training. That is, we will consider your application if you have:

• Completed all Priestley 11 core subjects of your law degree,
• Have no more than two electives remaining in your law degree or double degree, and,
• Are currently enrolled in your remaining university subject(s).

As such, in lieu of sending us a law degree, you may provide us with an original letter from the Dean of your Law School which verifies:

• Your completion of the Priestley 11 core subjects
• Your current enrolment in the remaining university subject(s)

If you’ve already obtained a similar letter for the College of Law, a copy of that letter will suffice.

For all applications & general inquiries, please contact APRP@police.nsw.gov.au