C07075v4 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice

Note(s)

Australian citizens who have completed a UTS Bachelor of Laws degree are eligible to access a Commonwealth-supported place.

Overview

Admission by the Supreme Court of NSW to practise as a lawyer is based upon the successful completion of an undergraduate law degree (or similar qualification) and an accredited course of practical legal training. The UTS Practical Legal Training program is accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) of the Supreme Court of NSW.

Career options

Career options include lawyer.

Additional admission requirements

Applicants require a Bachelor of Laws degree or the LPAB/SAB Diploma qualification. Applicants who hold a legal qualification obtained from an institution outside of NSW are required to have the equivalency of their qualification assessed by the LPAB prior to application.

Further information is available at:

Course duration and attendance

Students undertake an academic course which can be completed in one semester of full-time study or two semesters of part-time study, plus 16 weeks of full-time (or equivalent part-time) approved practical experience.

Further information regarding completion requirements is available from the Practical Experience Guidelines and Rules at:

Course structure

The course requires students to undertake an academic course of study (six compulsory coursework subjects totalling 36 credit points), plus enrol and complete the requirements of practical experience.

Industrial training/professional practice

A practical experience work placement is a compulsory and integral component of the course. Practical experience requires students to complete 16 weeks of full-time (or equivalent part-time) practical experience work placement.

Students must complete their practical experience work placement within five semesters of enrolling in the practical experience. Failure to do so results in automatic withdrawal from the course under University rules concerning discontinuation of registration.

Further details about the practical experience component of the course can be found at:

Course completion requirements

Course program

The standard programs of study for students undertaking the course on a full-time or a part-time attendance basis in either Autumn or Spring semesters are presented below.

All subjects are timetabled each semester. The current timetable can be found at:

Further study at UTS

Professional recognition

Supreme Court of NSW

This course satisfies the practical legal training requirements for admission as a lawyer, provided students have also completed a recognised legal qualification.

Other information

Further information is available from: