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Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Skills and Ethics

Course code: 2772 (on-campus); 3389 (off-campus) + Course abbreviation: PgradDipLegPractice + Total credit points required: 48 + 22 weeks full-time, 39 weeks part-time (available only off-campus)

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Melbourne city and Clayton campus)
Off-campus (some attendance required at Melbourne city and Clayton campus)

Course description

This course is designed to cover the main fields of practice, skills and ethics through a combination of clinical and other methods. On completion, graduates may satisfy the post-degree practical requirements for admission to legal practice in Victoria. They will have to complete two years employment as an employee practitioner before qualifying for a full practising certificate.*

    * While Monash Faculty of Law may recognise qualifications for entry to the PDLP course, it is the Council of Legal Education which determines whether particular tertiary qualifications will satisfy the rules for the purpose of admission to practice. Therefore, all applicants intending to qualify to practice should check that their tertiary qualifications comply with these rules prior to commencement of the course.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for selection to this course, applicants will normally have qualified for the degree of Bachelor of Laws or equivalent at either Monash University or another university.

Course structure

The diploma is organised around nine sequential coursework units allocated to practice fields, together with the clinical unit which runs for the full duration of the course.

Contact details

Inquiries: PDLP postgraduate studies officer, telephone +61 3 9641 6200, email pdlp@law.monash.edu.au or visit www.law.monash.edu.au/pdlp/index.html.

Course coordinator

Associate Professor Gaye Lansdell

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