COURSE CODEC11232 Graduate Certificate in

Professional Legal Practice

DURATION1 session f/t or 2 sessions p/t

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTSA Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Juris Doctor (JD), LPAB Diploma in Law,or law qualification from an overseas jurisdiction.

COURSE INTAKESSummer, Autumn and Spring sessions

SUBJECT AVAILABILITY

FEE-HELP

UP-COMING START DATES2017Spring session - 24 July 2017Summer session - 20 November 20172018Autumn session - 12 March 2018Spring session - 23 July 2018Summer session - 26 November 2018

All PLT subjects are offered every Summer, Autumn and Spring sessions.

Eligible students can apply for FEE-HELP to cover the tuition fees for this course.

GAIN ADMISSION AS A LAWYERIn Australia, legal practice is regulated at state level; in NSW you must satisfy the requirements of the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB). The study path for entry to the legal profession in NSW begins with undertaking a NSW accredited law degree, such as a Juris Doctor (JD) or a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Then, in order to be eligible for admission to practice, it is necessary to complete an accredited program of practical legal training (PLT).

UTS was the first and remains the largest university provider of PLT in Sydney, and is open to students from all universities.

The UTS Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice is an accredited program of PLT enabling admission as a lawyer in New South Wales (and then all other states and territories through the mutual recognition scheme or the national practising certificate scheme).

Supported by a strong professional

network and noted for its interactive

content and flexible delivery, the UTS PLT program provides the requisite competence in the skills, practice areas and values required of a law student to be admitted to practise law. Develop advanced knowledge and skills for legal professional work and apply the knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, well-developed judgment, adaptability and responsibility as an ethical practitioner.

The UTS PLT program consists of four subjects:

1. Legal and Professional Skills Addresses the necessary skills andethical obligations to be an effectivelawyer, including client-centredpractice and the obligations relatingto a solicitor's trust account.

2. Transactional PracticeFocuses on the law, practice,procedure and skills to enablegraduates to conduct and adviseon Property Transactions andCommercial Transactions.

3. Litigation and Estate PracticeCovers the practice and proceduresof Civil Litigation Practice, Wills andEstate Practice and Family LawPractice or Criminal Law Practice.

4. Practical ExperienceUndertake a minimum of 15 weeksof full-time (or equivalent part-time)work experience in a legal officeenvironment.

Once you have completed your academic law study and your Practical Legal Training, you may make an application for admission to the Supreme of Court of NSW to practise as a lawyer. See www.lpab.justice.nsw.gov.au

COURSE STRUCTURE

6CP24CP 18CP6CP6CP 0CP

Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice

75424 Legal and Professional Skills

75423 Litigation and Estate Practice

75422 Transactional Practice

75411 Practical Experience

6CP

*Automatic Credit Recognition

PRACTICAL LEGAL TRAINING (PLT)

UTS:LAW

PRACTICALLEGAL TRAINING

IMPORTANT NOTE:*The Graduate Certificate in Professional LegalPractice comprises a total of 24 credit points, but all LLB and JD students receive automatic 6 credit points of credit recognition.

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*Students complete and only pay for 18cp

FOR LAW GRADUATES

UNIVERSITY QUALITY• Gain a university qualification

taught at the Level 8 AustralianQualification Framework (AQF)standard.

• UTS PLT subjects focus on astudent’s competence in therequired knowledge, skills andvalues as set out in the LPABAdmissions Rules (referred to asCompetencies). All assessmentsare based on the Competenciesand are marked in accordancewith the UTS policy of criterion-based assessment.

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At UTS you can concurrently undertake your Practical Experience with your PLT coursework subjects.

• Generally you may commencePLT when you have completedall core law subjects and haveno more than two electivesremaining with written consentfrom the LPAB.

LPAB ACCREDITATIONThe UTS PLT Program is fully accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board of NSW.

COMPETITIVE PRICE

In 2017 UTS:Law ranked6th in Australia | 43rd Worldwide

FLEXIBLE DELIVERY• Offered full-time and

part-time.• Distance mode with limited

on-campus attendance.• On-campus mode offered as

both day and evening classes.• 3 intakes per year: Summer,

Autumn and Spring• Lectures recorded.

UTS:LAWPRACTICAL LEGAL TRAINING

Further information on gaining admission as a lawyer in New South Wales is provided by Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) via www.lpab.justice.nsw.gov.au

This information is correct as at February 2017.UTS CRICOS PROVIDER CODE: 00099F

At UTS, university law graduates only pay for 3 subjects (18 credit points). You will find that this is the most competitive price amongst PLT providers in Sydney.

FEE-HELP is available to eligble students to cover the cost of completing PLT.

At UTS you can accrue up to 5 dayspractical experience per week whilst studying full-time.

PLT now in its 20th year at UTS:Law.

“After years of studying more rigid and substantive legal issues, PLT provides students with the opportunity to learn more about procedure, and also to apply their substantive knowledge in practise-like situations. When I was doing my PLT at UTS I remember having to draft pleadings following the completion of an element matrix which detailed the elements of each cause of action and defence. This simple exercise is vital and a necessary part of litigation from the smallest of matters to the largest pieces of commercial litigation.Luke DugganAssociate - Clyde & Co LLP

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Contact: e: Bronwyn.Olliffe@uts.edu.au law@uts.edu.au

www.law.uts.edu.au