GDLP75-200: Professional Legal Experience

Description

This is a compulsory subject in the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice program which requires students to undertake 60 days of supervised practical workplace experience in a professional legal setting. Students must be supervised by an experienced legal practitioner for a minimum of 15 days, undertaken in Australia whilst enrolled in the GDLP program. The remaining 45 placement days can be undertaken using a combination of recognised prior placement, additional placement days, and/or practical legal training activities. Overseas placements maybe considered subject to program director approval.

Subject details

Type: Postgraduate Subject
Code: GDLP75-200
EFTSL: 0.500
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Credit: 40
Study areas:
  • Law
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2026: $5,720.00
  • Commencing in 2026: $6,680.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Model the knowledge, skills and values of a competent entry level lawyer within a legal workplace.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Pre-requisites:

Co-requisites:

There are no co-requisites
Restrictions: This subject is not available to
  • Study Abroad Students

This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.