Practical Legal Training Program - Queensland
In Queensland, the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) offers two paths to be admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland:
- a Practical Legal Training Program, or
- a 12 month supervised Traineeship (which replaced the articled clerkship scheme)
We recommend, if you have completed your academic law degree, and want to work in Queensland as a lawyer, that the Queensland PLT Program is the most suitable way to meet the LPAB’s practical legal training requirements.
The Queensland PLT Program leads to direct admission in the following Supreme Courts:
- Queensland
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory, and
- Victoria
Program Modes
How is the program offered?
The Queensland PLT Program offers 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 generally held at our Queensland campus at the Queensland Law Society House, Ann Street, Brisbane. For more information, please see: Queensland Campus
Program Components
The Queensland 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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