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GDLP INFORMATION SESSION
Are you in final or penultimate year and have no idea what a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice is, or what you need to do to get one? Or, have you already considered your options and aren’t sure?
The AULSS Careers Team is holding a GDLP Information Session on Wednesday 7th September (Week 7) at 5pm in Law Lecture Theatre 1 in the Ligertwood Building.
We will provide you with all the information you need to make a decision about how to qualify for a practising certificate so that you can become real-life lawyers! Representatives from three prominent GDLP providers (Law Society of South Australia, ANU Legal Workshop and The College of Law) will be speaking about their programs and answering any questions you may have.
To compare your options check out our neutral GDLP Table:
| Law Society of South Australia | ANU Legal Workshop | The College of Law (only if you’re moving interstate) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact Time | Timetables for 2012 not currently available. Attendance at lectures and participation in all sessions is required for students to be eligible for a pass in each Unit. Undertaken for a 12‐month period. Offered over 2 semesters, January intake and June intake. | Becoming a Practitioner Intensive week can be undertaken anywhere. Adelaide week starts Monday 19th December. Check website for dates of other states. After the one‐week intensive, course is conducted entirely online. Professional Practice Core goes for 18 weeks including 2 one-week breaks. |
The Coursework Component is offered online in NSW, Qld, Vic and WA. Can be undertaken on a full or part-time basis, anywhere you have internet access. Delivery of the program is through blended learning which is mainly online with regular supervision by lecturer, with some attendance required for face‐to-face skills sessions and assessment. Can also do it on campus at the College’s St Leonards, NSW premises. |
| Cost | $5,850 + $55 application fee. Payment can be made upfront ($300 discount) or in six instalments | Becoming a Practitioner: $1,275 Core: $4,500 Each elective: $750. (minimum $7,275) FEE-HELP is available. |
$7,500. FEE-‐HELP is available. |
| Entry Requirements (dates) | Dates not yet published for January 2012 application. | Applications for Adelaide intensive week close 2nd December | Dates are confirmed and will be published online shortly. |
| Program Details | 1. Independent study and associated instruction/workshop activity in designated units of study 2. Legal Practice Placement of 225 hours 3. Participation in Continuing Professional Development of 10 hours |
Four components: Becoming a Practitioner Intensive, Professional Practice Core, Elective Coursework, Legal Practice Experience. | 1. Course work 2. Work Experience 3. Continuing Professional Education. |
| Core Courses | Practice Areas: Civil Litigation Practice, Commercial and Corporate Practice, and Property Law Practice. Professional Areas: Law Practice, Professional Skills, Risk Management |
Professional Practice project, Property Law project, Civil Litigation project, Commercial and Corporate project. | Practice Areas: Civil Litigation Practice, Commercial and Corporate Practice, Property Practice. Professional Areas: Professional Responsibility, Trust and Office Accounting, Professional Skills. |
| Electives | Must complete at least one elective from Group A: (Criminal, Family) and at least one elective from Group B (Environmental Law, Industrial Law, Wills and Estates) | Must complete at least one elective from Stream A (Admin, Crim, Family) and at least one elective from Stream B (Employment & Industrial Relations, Planning & Environment, Consumer Law, Wills). Stream C: Government. The more placement days you undertake, the fewer electives you must complete (see below). | Must complete at least one elective from Group 1 (Admin, Crim, Family) and one from Group 2 (Consumer Law, Employment & Industrial Relations, Planning & Environment, Wills & Estates). |
| Placement | 225 hours required. Students can choose their own placement or request the Law Society allocate one to them.
Placement hours are not counted towards the GDLP until coursework is at least partially completed. |
20 placement days and 5 electives 40 days and 4 electives 60 days and 3 electives 80 days and 2 electives. Placement days may be undertaken all or in part prior to any coursework. |
75 days required. You are responsible for finding your own approved placement but can get assistance.
You may undertake all or part of the Work Experience Component prior to the Coursework Component. New 25 day work experience – clinical experience module available. Continuing Professional Education: |
| Admission | Direct admission into SA | Direct admission into ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic and NT. Reciprocal admission available in SA following admission in one of those jurisdictions. See Law Society website. | Eligible to apply for admission in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, Australian Capital Territory or Northern Territory. In Tasmania or South Australia you will need to first apply for admission in one of the above jurisdictions and then apply for admission via Mutual Recognition. |
| Web Sites | http://www.lawsocietysa.asn.au/PLT/index.asp | http://law.anu.edu.au/legalworkshop/GDLP.aspx | http://www.collaw.edu.au/ |