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How is Leo Cussen Different from University?
The journey to becoming a practising lawyer is a long one filled with many hours of study and requires a great deal of dedication. Completing your law degree at university is only one part of the journey. Following your law degree, you need to complete your practical legal training (PLT) and be awarded your Graduate...
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Practical Legal Training (PLT) Australia - A comprehensive guide
About to finish your law degree and confused about what happens next? It can be a very stressful time jumping from the lecture theatre to the courtroom, which is why Australia mandates that all law graduates must complete Practical Legal Training before becoming a lawyer.
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Types of Law in Australia | Guide to Legal Careers
If you’re studying or considering studying law, you’re probably quite familiar already with some of the types of lawyers and the different legal fields in which they operate.
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Lawyers as 'Trusted Advisers'
As a lawyer mentor, I once sat down to coffee with an outstanding law student – selected from a field of over 400 applicants – and newly recruited into a hard-to-get graduate law role. After some weeks in the job grappling with the gaps and disjunctions between law school and professional practice, he told me...
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Quick tips for securing your first legal role
Finding your first legal role can feel daunting. But Leo Cussen is here to help. We aim to provide Law graduates with the practical tools that get them job-ready to hit the ground running in their legal career. Every year, we help hundreds of graduates prepare for their first role in the legal field. Now we’re sharing some of the insights that have...
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Learning Through Practice
Finishing your law degree is just the first step towards becoming a practising lawyer. The next step is undertaking your practical legal training. Completing a PLT at Leo Cussen is an opportunity to move from law school, where you learn the theory and application of law, to lawyer school, where you practise the skills of...
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