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Units indexed by faculty Master of Laws (Legal Practice, Skills and Ethics)Course code: 3375 + Course abbreviation: LLM (LP) + Total credit points required: 192 + 3 years full-time, 4 years part-time Study mode and course locationOn-campus (Melbourne city) Course descriptionThis course is both a first degree in law and a course of practical legal training. It provides a continuous pathway to admission as a legal practitioner in Victoria by incorporating practical legal training. The course focuses on the knowledge, practical legal skills and professional ethics that may be expected of legal practitioners. This entails recognition of the increasingly trans-national nature of some legal practice and the emergence of the internet as a medium for conducting business and practising law. The course is offered on a trimester basis. Students may enrol in between one and four units per trimester, enabling them to complete up to 12 units per year. The course also allows for flexible progression so that students can tailor their load to suit their individual circumstances. Entry requirementsThe course is open for admission to graduate students with a good degree in a discipline other than law, or law graduates who have completed their degree outside Australia and are required to undertake legal studies in order to gain admission to practice in this country. Given the intensive nature of the course, applicants will need to demonstrate a level of commitment, for example, through prior work experience in demanding situations or through previous postgraduate studies. Course structureThis course is made up of an academic component comprising 144 points and a practical legal training component comprising 48 points. The initial academic component is made up of 21 compulsory units each worth 6 points, and three elective units each worth 6 points. The practical legal training course is available either as a full-time, on-campus course over 21 weeks, or a part-time, online course over 39 weeks. Professional recognitionOn successful completion of the Master of Laws (Legal Practice, Skills and Ethics), students will be eligible for admission as a legal practitioner in Victoria but must undertake to practise as an employee solicitor for two years before they can practise as a partner or on their own account. Exit pointJuris DoctorThe Juris Doctor is an alternative exit of the Master of Laws (Legal Practice, Skills and Ethics). It enables students who do not wish to complete the final practical legal training section of the LLM(LP) to exit the course at an earlier stage. Students who complete the JD must, in order to gain admission to practice as a lawyer in Victoria, complete either one year of articles or a practical legal training course, together with the units ‘Professional regulation and conduct' and 'Accounting - trust accounts and costs’ which are requirements of the Council of Legal Education. Contact detailsInquiries: LLM (LP) postgraduate studies officer, telephone +61 3 9641 6220, email llmlp@law.monash.edu.auor visit www.law.monash.edu.au/llm-lp/index.html. Previous page | Next page | Section contents | Title and contents |