Practical Legal Training Program - Western Australia

On 4 March 2009, the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia approved The College of Law Western Australian course enabling direct admission in WA.

We recommend, if you have completed your academic law degree, and want to work in Western Australia as a lawyer, that the Western Australia PLT Program is the most suitable way to meet the LPB’s practical legal training requirements.

The Western Australia PLT Program leads to direct admission in the following Supreme Courts:

• Western Australia
• Australian Capital Territory
• New South Wales
• Northern Territory
• Queensland, and
• Victoria

Program Modes

How is the program offered?

The Western Australia 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 held at a Perth CBD location. For more information, please see: Western Australia Campus

Program Components

The Western Australia PLT Program consists of three program components:

1. the Coursework Component
2. the Work Experience Component, and
3. the Continuing Professional Development Component

Please note that for the Work Experience Component, Western Australia students have a customised Western Australia Application for Approval of Work Experience Placement document as well as a Western Australia Work Experience Declaration Form.