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Overview

Note: This course is scheduled in teaching periods that occur between orientation week and week 5 in Terms 1 and 3. This course focuses on the ‘lawyering’ skills essential to legal practice. The course covers the relevant competencies for lawyer’s skills, problem solving, work management and business skills, prescribed by … For more content click the Read More button below. It includes a 5-day compulsory onsite at the start of the course with workshops on advocacy, dispute resolution, negotiation, interviewing, legal drafting, letter writing, problem solving, and oral communication skills. This course provides the students with opportunities to build on and consolidate the lawyering skills acquired during the LLB/JD or equivalent in the context of acting for clients across different areas of legal practice. This course is a mandatory course for the Graduate Diploma in Legal Professional Practice (GDLPP). You must be enrolled in the GDLPP to enrol in this course.

Conditions for Enrolment

Corequisite: PLTX1040

Fees

TypeAmount
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)$1395
Domestic Students$2160
International Students$2760

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