Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Testamur Title of Degree:
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Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
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Abbreviation:
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GDipLegPrac
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Home Faculty:
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Law
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Duration:
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20 weeks full-time or part-time equivalent
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Total Credit Points:
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48
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Starting Session(s):
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Autumn/Spring
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Location:
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Wollongong
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UOW Course Code:
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637, FP637
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CRICOS Code:
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030380A
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Overview
This course provides law graduates with the opportunity to complete, through a flexible learning delivery mode, the admission requirements to practise as a solicitor in New South Wales, Australia.
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
Students should have a University of Wollongong LLB degree, a Diploma in Law from the Legal Practitioners Admission Board or a law degree from an accredited tertiary institution, including the successful completion (pass level) of the equivalent of the University's skills training and legal profession studies subjects (ie, skills training, conveyancing, litigation practice and professional responsibility/ethics).
However, students who have not completed equivalent subjects as described above will have appropriate skills training in the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice program offered by the Faculty of Law at the University of Wollongong.
Course Requirements
Students are required to satisfactorily complete all coursework and professional experience components of the Practical Legal Training Course.
Course Program
Subjects
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Credit Points
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LLB843
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Professional Practice or
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8
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LLB847
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Professional Experience*
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0
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LLB844
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Practice Management
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8
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LLB845
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Conducting Litigation
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16
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LLB846
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Commercial and Property Practice
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16
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* Students who have completed the subject LLB396 Professional Practice as part of the LLB at UOW are required to enrol in LLB847.
Professional Recognition
The Legal Practitioners Admission Board recognises this course for graduates applying for admission as legal practitioners in New South Wales.
Other Information
International law graduates should first contact the Legal Practitioners Admission Board for directions as to what requirements they must meet in order to qualify for admission in New South Wales. They may be required to complete some additional law studies and it is usual to complete these before commencing the practical legal training requirements.
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