C07075v4 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Award(s): Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GradDipLP)UAC code: 942411 (CSP) (Autumn semester), 942412 (CSP distance) (Autumn semester), 942420 (PDFP) (Autumn semester), 942421 (PDFP distance) (Autumn semester), 945411 (CSP) (Spring semester), 945412 (CSP distance) (Spring semester), 945420 (PDFP) (Spring semester), 945421 (PDFP distance) (Spring semester)
CRICOS code: 030724D
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 36
Course EFTSL: 0.75
Location: City campus
Note(s)
Australian citizens who have completed a UTS Bachelor of Laws degree as a Commonwealth-supported place student are also eligible to access a Commonwealth-supported place within this course.
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Professional recognition
Other information
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 (PLT). The UTS PLT program is accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board of the Supreme Court of NSW (LPAB).
Career options
Career options include lawyer.
Admission requirements
Applicants require a Bachelor of Laws degree (or similar) 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:
Completion of a Bachelor of Laws does not guarantee entry into this course. Admission is at the discretion of the Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning).
Course duration and attendance
Students undertake an academic course that can be completed in one semester of full-time study plus 16 weeks of full-time (or equivalent part-time) approved practical experience 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:
www.law.uts.edu.au/students/practicalexperience
Students who elect to study by distance are required to attend two on-campus intensive block classes. Both block classes take place towards the end of semester.
The PLT subjects are more demanding, in terms of attendance, than regular law subjects and involve interactive activities such as practice courts, simulated practice transactions and skills exercises.
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 75411 Practical Experience. Failure to do so results in automatic withdrawal from the course under University rules concerning discontinuation of registration.
Further information about the practical experience component of the course is available at:
Course completion requirements
| STM90690 Core subjects | 36cp | |
| Total | 36cp |
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:
| Full time, Autumn or Spring semester commencing | ||
| 75412 Legal Skills | 6cp | |
| 75413 Advocacy | 6cp | |
| 75402 Property Transactions | 6cp | |
| 75403 Commercial and Estate Practice | 6cp | |
| 75421 Civil Litigation | 6cp | |
| 75420 Ethics and Professional Conduct | 6cp | |
| 75411 Practical Experience | 0cp | |
| Part time, Autumn semester commencing | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 75412 Legal Skills | 6cp | |
| 75402 Property Transactions | 6cp | |
| 75420 Ethics and Professional Conduct | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 75403 Commercial and Estate Practice | 6cp | |
| 75413 Advocacy | 6cp | |
| 75421 Civil Litigation | 6cp | |
| 75411 Practical Experience | 0cp | |
| Part time, Spring semester commencing | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Spring semester | ||
| 75412 Legal Skills | 6cp | |
| 75413 Advocacy | 6cp | |
| 75421 Civil Litigation | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 75402 Property Transactions | 6cp | |
| 75420 Ethics and Professional Conduct | 6cp | |
| 75403 Commercial and Estate Practice | 6cp | |
| 75411 Practical Experience | 0cp | |
Professional recognition
This course satisfies the PLT requirements for admission as a lawyer to the Supreme Court of NSW, provided students have also completed a recognised legal qualification.
Other information
Further information for future students is available from:
email law@uts.edu.au
Further information for current students is available from:
