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For undergraduate coursework, academic credit (advanced standing) may be granted for the unit Negotiation and Early Dispute Resolution in the subject Professional Skills if you have satisfactorily completed a similar course.
For postgraduate coursework, credit may be granted where a subject was completed at another Australian or New Zealand practical legal training institution.
To apply, submit a letter before course commencement with a subject outline for the course you undertook and an academic transcript which verifies completion of that subject to the Manager of Student Services.
Admitting authorities require certain Practical Legal Training subjects to be completed at postgraduate level. Therefore, the College cannot exempt students from those subjects even if subjects with similar names were taken at undergraduate level.
For more information, please see the Course Manual.
Assessment for each subject varies and may include:
- written advices to clients
- written assignments
- role plays or simulation exercises
- mock trials
- written exams or problem solving viva voce exams
Most subjects have a written exam in an open-book format of two hours duration.
Upon successful completion of all three components of the College PLT Program, you will be issued with a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice and a Certificate of Completion. You may take up to four years to complete the three components of the College PLT Program.
You will need to include your Certificate of Completion with your application for admission to the relevant Supreme Court. Upon admission as a lawyer in your state, you are also eligible for admission in other states or territories, either directly or under the Mutual Recognition Scheme. For more information, or for contact details for each admission authority, please see: Admission to Practise as a Lawyer
To successfully access the web based online teaching streams, certain minimum computer environments are required.
For full details about computer requirements, see: IT Support Services
In some cases, universities will grant advanced standing towards legal Masters programs for the College’s Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice. Check with your chosen university for further information.
For the online streams of the PLT Program, each subject requires attendance at face-to-face workshops and activities. Subject to satisfactory student numbers, these workshops will be held in CBD locations around Australia.
For eligible students, the PLT Program tuition fee may be fully or partially covered by a FEE-HELP Loan. For further details, please see: FEE-HELP Loans
You may find further information by visiting www.goingtouni.gov.au
The College PLT Program is offered in cooperative mode with some law firms. This provides some customisation of the course timetable to meet the needs of the particular firm. Please check with your chosen or potential firm for participation details.
For detailed program information, please see: Course Manual
For information about the PLT Program fees and payment options, please see: Postgraduate Programs Payment Options
Transfers to another course are available. For transfers prior to the course commencement, there is no fee. However, transfers after a course commences will incur a fee. For more information, please see: Program Fees