Practical Legal Training
There are currently three approved Practical Legal Training (PLT) providers:
College of Law
The College of Law is a national institution offering an online Professional Program enabling direct admission in a number of Australian jurisdictions including Victoria, and elsewhere via mutual recognition.
In conjunction with the LIV, the College of Law Victoria offers a number of Victorian Professional Programs (VPP) commencing throughout 2006, accredited by the Council of Legal Education. The VPP comprises a 15-week full-time (or 30-week part-time) program featuring an innovative combination of online and face-to-face instruction, with an equivalent work experience component. Upon completion, graduates are awarded a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, qualifying them for admission to practice in Victoria.
Further information is available on the College of Law website.
For more infomation on work placements, please contact our Enrolments Office on 1300 865 111 or enrolments@collaw.edu.au.
Leo Cussen Institute
Leo Cussen Institute offers a Practical Training Course which satisfies the practical legal training requirements for admission to the legal profession in Victoria and enables admission in other Australian states under mutual recognition rules. The PTC is approved by the Council of Legal Education in Victoria.
The PTC is delivered in both onsite (face to face) and online programs, the online program including substantial face to face contact. It is a 24 week course including 3 weeks professional placement. There are two intakes into each program each year (January and July). On completion graduates receive a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice and a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion qualifying them for admission to the legal profession in Victoria.
For further information contact Sophie Lambrou on ptcadmin@leocussen.vic.edu.au and visit the website: www.leocussen.vic.edu.au