Course Level

Graduate Diploma

CRICOS

009034F

Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice

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.Learn real-world professional knowledge and skills from experienced lawyers. We can source a 4-week placement for you in a law office in the Brisbane metropolitan area or assist you in you finding a placement elsewhere in Australia. You can choose full-time or part-time study modes and online or on-campus (full-time only) study modes. All study modes include a compulsory 5 day face-to-face intensive on-campus at QUT to satisfy professional admission requirements.

Campus
Duration
Fees
ATAR

Gardens Point

Full-time - 24 weeks

Part-time - 38 weeks

$15,300
N/A

Online

Online/Off-campus - 24 weeks

$15,300
N/A

Gardens Point

Full-time - 24 weeks

Part-time - 38 weeks

$15,300
N/A

Online

Online/Off-campus - 24 weeks

$15,300
N/A

Designed for

Law graduates wishing to complete the practical legal training required for admission to the legal profession in Queensland

Structure

96 credit points of core units

Subjects

  • Legal practice

Entry requirements

  • A recognised bachelor degree (or higher qualification) in law (or equivalent study) which is approved for admission by the Australian legal profession
  • or currently studying for bachelor degree (or higher qualification) in law (or equivalent study) 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"
  • plus you have the permission of the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board (LPAB) (Queensland) to commence the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice while you complete those units.

Recognition

This course satisfies the practical legal training requirements for admission to the legal profession in Australia.

Study Pathways

Students may receive advanced standing based on previous learning or work experience within a solicitor's office. QUT advanced standing rules apply.