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 location

On-campus (Clayton and Melbourne city)

Course description

This 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.

Course structure

This 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 18 compulsory units each worth 6 points, and 6 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. The compulsory units are:

LAW7274 Principles of administrative law
LAW7277 Advanced corporations law
LAW7270 Advanced property law
LAW7212 Australian legal system
LAW7272 Principles of civil procedure
LAW7268 Principles of constitutional law
LAW7265 Principles of contract law
LAW7275 Principles of corporations law
LAW7264 Principles of criminal law and procedure
LAW7269 Principles of equity
CHB5288 Ethical issues in legal and professional life
LAW7273 Principles of evidence
LAW7251 Negotiation mediation and process management skills, or LAW7267 Principles of property law
LAW7079 Legal research and problem solving
LAW7276 Principles of taxation
LAW7266 Principles of torts
LAW7271 Principles of trusts

Electives can be chosen from www.law.monash.edu.au/units/postgrad-alpha.html.

Professional recognition

On 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 point

The Juris Doctor (see entry under 'Masters programs for non-law graduates' earlier in this section of the handbook) is an alternative exit for 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.

Contact details

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.

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