ANZSCO 271311 · MLTSSL, CSOL · Skill level 1

Solicitor

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.

ANZSCO 2013, the edition the department applies to the points tested visas (189, 190 and 491).

Duties

Published for unit group 2713 Solicitors

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
Occupation:
271311 Solicitor

This is what the occupation is, not what a skills assessment requires. The assessing body applies its own criteria on top of this, and those criteria are not published here. Check them with the body itself.

Who assesses this occupation

Legal admissions authority of a state or territory

Last confirmed against the department's list on 30 July 2026.

This occupation reads differently for the 186 and 482

Two editions of ANZSCO are current at once, and the department applies ANZSCO 2022 to the employer sponsored visas while everything above follows ANZSCO 2013.

The definition is identical in both editions, but the published duties are not:

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

If you are going for a 186 or a 482, this is the wording that governs you. Everything above governs the points tested routes.

Where Solicitor stands right now

Vizard tracks the live queue for this occupation: how many people are waiting at every points score for the 189, 190, 491, the recent invitation round cutoffs, and how far down the queue your own score puts you. 4 state nomination lists include this occupation.

Updated to 1 July 2026, from the department's own SkillSelect data.

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Where this comes from

Definition and duties: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO
Assessing authorities and skilled lists: Department of Home Affairs skilled occupation list

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