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Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice

University of Technology Sydney
Sydney , Australia
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Students
Tuition Fee
AUD 744
Start Date
2024-07-22
Medium of studying
Duration
6 months
Program Facts
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Admission Requirements
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Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Courses
Major
Office Administration
Area of study
Business & Management
Minor
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Tuition Fee
Average International Tuition Fee
AUD 744
Intakes
Program start dateApplication deadline
2024-02-05-
2024-07-22-
2024-12-02-
About Program

Program Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (PLP) is a mandatory requirement for practicing law in New South Wales, Australia. Offered online and on campus, this program provides advanced knowledge and skills for a legal career, including judgment, adaptability, and an ethical mindset. Students must complete 65 days of approved practical experience and fulfill all other academic requirements to qualify as lawyers.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (PLP) is a mandatory requirement for admission to practice law in New South Wales, Australia. UTS was the first university in Sydney to offer a PLP qualification. Practical legal training (PLT) is a mandatory requirement for admission to practice law in NSW and UTS was the first university in Sydney to offer a PLT qualification. Students in the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice experience university-standard teaching combined with interactive content and practice-oriented exercises that bridge the gap between legal knowledge and professional practice. They develop the advanced knowledge and skills required for a legal career, including judgement, adaptability, and an ethical mindset. This course is offered online (with minimal attendance for assessments) and on campus. On completion of this course, students are eligible for admission as a lawyer to the Supreme Court of NSW, provided they have also completed a relevant academic qualification.

Objective

  • Provide graduates with the advanced knowledge and skills required for a legal career, including judgment, adaptability, and an ethical mindset.

Outline:

  • The course can be completed in one session of full-time or one year of part-time study.
  • As part of these students
    • must undertake 65 days of full-time (or equivalent part-time) approved practical experience. Further information regarding practical experience completion requirements is available from the practical experience guidelines and rules.

Careers:

  • Career options include lawyer, provided graduates have fulfilled all other academic requirements.
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