Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice in Brisbane Australia | Queensland University of Technology

Queensland University of Technology | Brisbane Australia
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Qualification
Graduate Diploma
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
AUD 29,000
(c. USD20,647.16)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
6 months

Key FeaturesThe Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice delivers essential practical legal training (PLT) required for entering Australia's legal profession.Gain sought-after skills from seasoned legal professionals.We can arrange a 4-week internship at a Brisbane-area law firm or help you secure placement elsewhere in Australia.Pursue full-time on-campus studies, including a mandatory 5-day intensive program to meet professional admission standards.Professional AccreditationThis program is recognized by the Queensland Legal Practitioners Admissions Board as fulfilling PLT requirements for legal practice in Queensland.Career PathwaysBarristerGovernment legal counselCorporate counselPrivate practice solicitor


Destination of Study

Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.5

Qualification Requirements

A completed bachelor degree, higher award or equivalent study in law, which is approved for admission to the Australian legal profession, or

Currently studying for such a degree, award or equivalent with no more than two units to complete by the date the course commences and neither of those units is a unit commonly known as the Priestly 11, and

You have the permission of the Queensland Legal Practitioners Admissions Board to commence the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice while you complete those units.

Applicants with overseas law qualifications

A recognised completed bachelor degree, higher award or equivalent study in law, which is approved for admission to the Australian legal profession.

Applicants with law degrees completed overseas will need to have their degree assessed by the Legal Practitioners Admission Board (LPAB) in Queensland before applying to QUT.

The LPAB will assess your qualification and provide you a letter outlining the law undergraduate/Priestly 11 units you must study prior to commencing LP41 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. You must include this letter with your application to study at QUT.
IELTS Academic: 6.5 Overall with 6.0 in all other band. TOEFL iBT: 79 Overall with Listening 16, Reading 16, Writing 21, Speaking 18.

Tuition AUD 29,000

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