Practical Legal Training Program - New South Wales
In New South Wales, the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) requires you to undertake a practical legal training program in order to be admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
We recommend, if you have completed your academic law degree, and want to work in NSW as a lawyer, that the NSW PLT Program is the most suitable way to meet the LPAB’s practical legal training requirements.
The NSW PLT Program leads to direct admission in the following Supreme Courts:
- New South Wales
- Australian Capital Territory
- Northern Territory
- Queensland, and
- Victoria
Program Modes
How is the program offered?
The NSW PLT Program offers both face-to-face coursework and online blended learning coursework. For more information, please see: Attendance Modes
Where are the onsite skills sessions held?
The onsite skills sessions of the online coursework are held at our St Leonards (Sydney) campus, London and Canberra. For more information, please see: St Leonards Campus
Program Components
The NSW PLT Program consists of three program components:
- the Coursework Component
- the Work Experience Component, and
- the Continuing Professional Development Component
The Coursework Component is designed to enable you to develop competency in a number of practice areas and professional skills to the level expected on admission as a legal practitioner. More 
The final component of the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice is comprised of online seminars and a Workbook Journal. More
The Work Experience Component involves you undertaking 75 days of work experience in the legal services industry under the supervision of an experienced legal practitioner. More
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