| Occupation Title | SOLICITOR |
| ANZSCO Code | 271311 |
| Occupations in this Group | 271311 Solicitor |
| Description | Provides legal advice, prepares and drafts legal documents, and conducts negotiations on behalf of clients on matters associated with the law. Registration or licensing is required. |
| Skill Level | 1 |
| Specialisations | None |
| Occupation List | Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) |
| Combined list of eligible skilled occupations for subclasses 457 and 186 | |
| Tasks | -interviewing clients to determine the nature of problems, and recommending and undertaking appropriate legal action |
| -preparing cases for court by conducting investigations, undertaking research, arranging witness preparation and attendance, and giving notice of court actions | |
| -representing clients in court | |
| -managing conveyancing and other property matters by preparing contracts of sale, mortgage documents, lease documents and other documents relating to the transfer of land and buildings | |
| -preparing and critically reviewing contracts between parties | |
| -preparing wills | |
| -providing advice on family law, company law, partnerships, commercial law and trusts | |
| -may act as trustee or guardian | |
| -may act as executor of clients’ wills | |
| Skills Assessment Authority | State Legal Admissions Authority |
| Related Occupations | None |
| State Sponsorship Options | Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) Sponsorship |
| Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) Sponsorship | |
| English Requirements | English proficiency; may be demonstrated by undertaking the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic test and achieving the following minimum scores: Listening: 7.0 |