Graduate Diploma
The Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice provides you with the practical legal training (PLT) that you need for admission to the legal profession in Australia.
The Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice provides you with the practical legal training (PLT) that you need for admission to the legal profession in Australia.
A completed bachelor degree higher award or equivalent study in law which is approved for admission to the Australian legal profession; or
Currently studying for such a degree award or equivalent with no more than two units to complete by the date the course commences and neither of those units is a unit commonly known as the "Priestly 11"; and
You have the permission of the Queensland Legal Practitioners Admissions Board to commence the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice while you complete those units.
Applicants with overseas law qualifications
A recognised completed bachelor degree higher award or equivalent study in law which is approved for admission to the Australian legal profession.
Applicants with law degrees completed overseas will need to have their degree assessed by the Legal Practitioners Admission Board (LPAB) in Queensland before applying to QUT. Please refer to the instructions on the Queensland Law Society website.
The LPAB will assess your qualification and provide you a letter outlining the law undergraduate/Priestly 11 units you must study prior to commencing LP41 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. You must include this letter with your application to study at QUT.
International students wishing to study in Australia will receive a package offer with U096 International Transfer Year or U084 International Transfer Semester depending on the number of units the LPAB has identified you must study.
| Priestley 11 units | QUT Equivalent subjects |
|---|---|
| Criminal Law and Procedure | Criminal Law (LLB106) |
| Torts | Torts (LLB102) |
| Contracts (Need both QUT units) | Contract Law (LLB202) and Commercial Remedies (LLB304) |
| Property (need both QUT units) | Real Property Law (LLB301) and Commercial and Personal Property Law (LLB204) |
| Equity | Equity and Trusts (LLB205) |
| Company Law | Corporate Law (LLH305) |
| Administrative Law | Administrative Law (LLH206) |
| State and Federal Constitutional Law | Constitutional Law (LLB203) |
| Civil Procedure | Civil Procedure (LLB306) |
| Evidence | Evidence (LLB303) |
| Ethics and Professional Responsibility | Ethics and the Legal Profession (LLH302) |
During your PLT you will:
Our course delivery includes:
During your PLT you will:
Our course delivery includes:
The course is approved by the Queensland Legal Practitioners Admissions Board as satisfying the practical legal training requirements for admission to the legal profession in Queensland.
The Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (PLT) consists of 8 units totalling 96 credit points.
Our PLT is structured into 3 components: skills practice areas and a work placement.
1. Skills componentYou will learn professional skills such as negotiation drafting and ethics.
Delivery:
There are 5 compulsory units. You may be eligible for credit for Interaction if you have recent law office experience. In Electives you choose 2 areas for study from: criminal administrative family law practice wills and estates planning and environment employment and industrial relations consumer law and banking and finance).
Delivery:
We will find a 4-week work placement for you at a law office unless you have credit for your legal work experience. Virtual workplace options may be available if COVID restrictions limit real-life placements. You must be in Australia when you undertake a real-life or virtual placement to comply with professional admission requirements.
The Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (PLT) consists of 8 units totalling 96 credit points.
Our PLT is structured into 3 components: skills practice areas and a work placement
1. Skills componentYou will learn professional skills such as negotiation drafting and ethics.
Delivery:
There are 5 compulsory units. You may be eligible for credit for Interaction if you have recent law office experience. In Electives you choose 2 areas for study from: criminal administrative family law practice wills and estates planning and environment employment and industrial relations consumer law and banking and finance).
Delivery:
We will find a 4-week work placement for you at a law office unless you have credit for your legal work experience. Virtual workplace options may be available if COVID restrictions limit real-life placements. You must be in Australia when you undertake a real-life or virtual placement to comply with professional admission requirements.