Before you can start work as a lawyer, you need to complete a course known as Practical Legal Training, or PLT. Here are some of the ways in which PLT will help you gain employment and be a more appealing candidate for law jobs.
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.
When you’re in the final year of your law degree, having dedicated thousands of hours to studying, exams, coursework and training, you might finally start feeling that your life as a lawyer is about to begin. And it is!
After you’ve spent three years with your head buried in law textbooks and endlessly studying for exams, you’re probably keen to graduate and get to work as a lawyer.
Leo Cussen Centre for Law was established in 1972 and is one of Australia's premier organisations for practical legal training (PLT) and ongoing professional development.