Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Course CRICOS Code：096301D
- World Ranking (QS)：NO.230
- Course Duration：8 months
- Australian State：Western AustraliaWA
- Australian City：Perth
- Course Intake：Term 1,Term 4
Course Description
This specialised, practical legal training (PLT) course is aimed at law graduates who wish to apply for admission to the legal profession in Western Australia.
It is approved by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia and is the first PLT program to be delivered by a WA university.
You will study civil litigation practice, commercial and corporate practice, and property law practice. You will also further your legal skills in a range of essential areas including advocacy, cross-cultural communication, dispute resolution, drafting legal documents and legal interviewing.
This course is delivered in the heart of the Perth CBD and legal precinct. We offer the convenience of evening classes and the option of part-time study, so you can better manage your work and family commitments. You may also request assessment extensions if you have been affected by work commitments outside of your control.
This course focuses on practical learning activities and does not include any exams. You will be required to undertake 75 days of work experience within a Curtin-approved legal workplace or a 40-day work placement at the John Curtin Law Clinic (limited places by application). If you complete your work experience through the John Curtin Law Clinic, you will work directly with clients, providing advice on real matters, and learn to manage case files using practice management software.
You will be supported through regular, face-to-face seminars and workshops with experienced members of the legal profession.
Basic Information
| Course Discipline |
Legal |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Business,Law |
| Qualification Level |
Graduate Certificate/Diploma |
| 2025 Course Tuition Fee (Annual) |
$AUD 36,600 |
| Course Duration |
8 months |
| Campus(es) |
Perth |
Entry Requirements
| Academic Requirements |
Specifically, applicants require a Bachelor of Laws, Juris Doctor or equivalent qualification from a recognised university approved under the Legal Profession (Admission) Rules 2009 (WA), or otherwise have received prior written approval from the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia to enrol in the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice Course.
Students who have less than 50 credits of optional units remaining in the undergraduate degree and have received written approval from the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia may be enrolled to commence the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice concurrently with enrolment in those optional units.
To complete the course, students must satisfy all of the requirements of the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice including a satisfactory level of competence in all Performance Criteria in the “Law Admissions Consultative Committee Practical Legal Training Competency Standards for Entry-Level Lawyers” (“Competency Standards”). |
| English Requirements |
IELTS 6.5 (with no band less than 6.0) |
| Portfolio Required |
NO |
| Work Experience Required |
NO |