Council of Legal Education (CoLE) requirements for admission to practice

The Council of Legal Education (CoLE) is responsible for the accreditation of law qualifications in Victoria and the administration of the Legal Practice (Admission) Rules 1999. These rules state that to be admitted to practice as a barrister or solicitor in the state of Victoria, applicants must have completed a tertiary qualification(s) in Australia which includes:

(a) the equivalent of at least three years of full time study of law, and

(b) units of study which demonstrate an understanding of and competence of 11 specified areas of legal knowledge.

The units of study in the Monash University Bachelor of Laws which cover these specified areas of study are:

LAW2101 Contract A
LAW2102 Contract B
LAW2201 Torts A
LAW2202 Torts B
LAW3101 Administrative law
LAW3201 Constitutional law
LAW3301 Criminal law and procedure A
LAW3302 Criminal law B
LAW3401 Property law A
LAW3402 Property law B
LAW4169 Equity
LAW4170 Trusts
LAW4171 Corporations law
LAW5104 Civil procedure
LAW5125 Lawyers, ethics and society
LAW5159 Evidence

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