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The Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP) is
a flexible online program and can be completed in six months or over a three
year period.
The GDLP is made up of three components:
1. Becoming a Practitioner intensive
2. Professional Practice Core
3. Elective Coursework
Becoming a Practitioner Intensive
The GDLP begins with the
Becoming a Practitioner Intensive, a one-week
course conducted face-to-face. This course is an important foundation and
introduces
the skills that students will require in order to complete the GDLP and become a
competent practitioner. The Becoming a Practitioner Intensive is a prerequisite
for beginning your other coursework.
Professional Practice Core
The PPC course will take place over a 16 week period
during which students will work together within a simulated legal practice
environment to complete five projects:
- Professional Practice project
- Property Law project
- Civil Litigation project
- Commercial and Corporate project
- Legal Practice Experience project
These projects will be sequenced within the time frame.
The PPC will give students the opportunity to fulfil the following professional
competency areas and requirements:
- Lawyer's Skills
- Problem Solving
- Work Management and Business Skills
- Trust and Office Accounting
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- Civil Litigation Practice
- Commercial and Corporate Practice
- Property Law Practice
- Required workplace training
The projects involve students applying and extending
the skills introduced in Becoming a Practitioner.
The PPC aims to engage students in authentic
learning using an Integrated Learning Environment
(ILE), which simulates legal practice.
The Legal Practice Experience project involves a 20, 40, 60 or 80 day
placement in an approved legal environment. More information about this can be
found at
Legal Practice Experience
Elective Coursework
The
elective coursework
all students must complete is:
1. At least one elective from Stream A
2. At least one elective from Stream B
The total number of electives a student will be
required to complete will vary depending on the length of LPE they complete.
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LPE program option
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Number of elective courses required
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20 days
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5
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40 days
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4
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60 days
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3
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80 days
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2
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