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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 four components:
1. Becoming a Practitioner intensive
2. Professional Practice Core
3. Elective Coursework
4. Legal Practice Experience
More specific information regarding individual courses is available by searching
for the course on Study @.
Course loads do vary due to individal circumstances, however as a guide,
electives may require 10-15 hours of study per week.
The PPC may require 15-20 hours per week. It is recommended that students with
work/family/social commitments undertake the PPC as a stand-alone course.
Becoming a Practitioner Intensive
The GDLP begins with the Becoming a Practitioner Intensive, a one-week , 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 compulsory prerequisite for beginning your other coursework.
Professional Practice Core
The PPC course will
take place over an 18 week period (including 2 one week breaks) during which
students will work on line together within a simulated legal practice
environment to complete four projects:
- Professional Practice project
- Property Law project
- Civil Litigation project
- Commercial and Corporate 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.
Legal Practice Experience
Legal Practice Experience involves a 20, 40, 60 or 80 day
placement in an approved legal environment. In order for your LPE status to be credited
towards your GDLP, you must submit an
Application
for Approval Form and a
Placement Report
before, during or after your placement. More information about this can be
found at
Legal Practice Experience
Elective Coursework and Course Load
The amount of hours spent on course work does vary due to individuals'
circumstances. As a guide however, electives normally require 10-15 hours of
study per week. The
PPC, being a more demanding course in nature, can require up to 20-30 hours of
study per week. It is
not recommended therefore, to undertake other electives whilst undertaking the
PPC, particularly if you have family/social/work commitments.
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 (3 units)
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5
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40 days (6 units)
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4
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60 days (9 units)
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3
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80 days (12 units)
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2
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