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Practical legal training

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Practical legal training (PLT) is an essential study requirement for any person wishing to practice law in NSW. Completion of PLT is a requirement of the NSW Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) for admission as a legal practitioner to the Supreme Court of New South Wales and by mutual recognition to the Supreme Courts of other Australian states.

The UTS: Law's PLT program is accredited by the LPAB.

UTS was the first university to offer an accredited PLT program in Sydney and it gives students training in the key skills and transactions that form the essential base for legal practice.

How does it work?

The UTS PLT program comprises:

At UTS, PLT is:

  • undertaken in the final semester(s) of a student’s LLB course, or
  • alternatively it may be undertaken as a stand alone award, the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, following the completion of a Bachelor of Laws.

The PLT program is offered within the following UTS: Law courses:

  • Undergraduate

    Students who began before 2008 have the option of completing four of the seven PLT subjects within their undergraduate law degree. The other three PLT subjects must be completed concurrently within the Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice (C11128) or, with UTS: Law approval, students may undertake these subjects as part of the law option component of their degree.

  • Postgraduate

Bachelor of Laws students who undertake PLT must enrol in these subjects in their final semesters of study in their law degree, and students in combined degrees must also have completed a minimum of 48 credit points of their studies in the non-law discipline prior to enrolling in the PLT program.

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