Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)Broadway, Australia
Fee for international students
- Intakes
- Not published
- Duration
- 26 weeks
Programme facts
- Level
- Certificate
- Duration
- 26 weeks
- Language of teaching
- English
- Study mode
- Not published
- Credits
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
About this programme
If you are looking to complete the mandatory practical legal training (PLT) required to become a lawyer in NSW, the UTS Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice is a perfect choice. The first university course of its kind in Sydney, this program offers you the opportunity to get hands-on and hone your practical legal skills, all while learning from leading practitioners who are specialists in their fields. With practical placements and access to state-of-the-art facilities like our moot and trial courts, you will get invaluable experience to prepare you for your law career. Studying at UTS means you will get a world-class education in a flexible, supportive environment, ensuring you graduate ready to rise to the top of your chosen specialty.
Entry requirements
- Prerequisites
- To be eligible for admission to this course, applicants must meet the following criteria. Applicants must have one of the following: Completed Australian Bachelor of Laws, Australian Juris Doctor, or NSW Legal Profession Admission Board Diploma in Law within the past 5 years OR Completed Australian Bachelor of Laws, Australian Juris Doctor, or NSW Legal Profession Admission Board Diploma in Law more than 5 years ago AND A written assessment of the legal qualification from the NSW Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) to ensure the qualification meets the current LPAB admission requirements OR Completed overseas legal qualification AND A written assessment from the NSW Legal Profession Admissions Board (LPAB) indicating equivalency of the overseas legal qualification for the purpose of admission as a legal practitioner in NSW and the list of subjects necessary to be completed to meet the requirements for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW OR Completed a legal qualification that enables admission to practise as a legal practitioner in NSW OR Completed all core law subjects and still need to complete no more than 2 elective subjects in an Australian Bachelor of Laws, Australian Juris Doctor, or NSW Legal Profession Admission Board Diploma in Law AND Written permission from the NSW Legal Profession Admission Board to enrol in a course of practical legal training concurrently with the final session of the legal qualification
Data: CRICOS, Australian Government.