PracticalLegalTraining(PLT)
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Practical Legal Training (PLT) is an essential requirement for admission as a lawyer to the Supreme Court of NSW and by mutual recognition to the Supreme Courts of other Australian states and territories. PLT at UTS prepares students for the diversity and dynamics of legal practice.
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PLT at UTS
Practical Legal Training (PLT) at UTS prepares you for the diversity and dynamics of legal practice and enables you to join the profession as a highly competent and well-equipped lawyer. This course is an essential requirement for admission as a lawyer to the Supreme Court of NSW, and by mutual recognition to the Supreme Courts of other Australian states and territories.
As the first Sydney-based university to offer a PLT program, UTS has a reputation for graduate employability, career readiness and high quality professional legal education. Complete UTS's valued PLT program to elevate your legal career today.
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UTS's PLT program can be completed within the standalone Bachelor of Laws or as a postgraduate qualification of Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice.
The UTS PLT program offers students
- professional training from experienced practitioners and educators
- 15 days practical work experience
- three intakes a year: Autumn, Spring and Summer
- work-ready assessments; no exams or essays
- focus on NSW Law and Practice, including a choice of six electives
- on campus skills workshops
- career and academic support
- competitive fees
How to undertake Practical Legal Training (PLT)
UTS Law students
Undergraduate
- Entirely within the stand-alone UTS Bachelor of Laws, in the final stage of study
OR - By enrolling into the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice, at the completion of a UTS combined law degree. You may be eligible for the Alumni Advantage 10% saving and Early start rule (more information below).
Postgraduate
- Completing the UTS Juris Doctor, followed by enrolment into the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice. You may be eligible for the Alumni Advantage 10% savings
OR - Completing integrated Juris Doctor and PLT studies through the UTS Juris Doctor Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice.
External Applicants
Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor applicants from an Australian University\ If you hold a Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor, you will receive 6-credit-points of recognition of prior learning towards the Graduate Certificate, meaning you are required to complete 18 credit points.
Diploma of Law from the NSW Legal Profession Admission Board applicants\ If you hold a Diploma of Law from the NSW Legal Profession Admission Board, you may apply for 6-credit-points of recognition of prior learning towards the Graduate Certificate based on relevant professional experience.
Overseas qualifications\ Overseas qualified lawyers should refer to this page for information concerning the academic and practical requirements for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW.