Our Course, Your Way
Leo Cussen offers different delivery methods in Victoria to suit your situation. Whichever you choose, your Leo Cussen PLT diploma will help you stand out to future employers.
Face-to-Face Learning
3 days per week of structured learning (2 days onsite, 1 day online) plus 2 days per week self-paced online
- Intake 1: Jan 27 2021 - July 2 2021
- Location: Melbourne, VIC
Receive instant, in-person feedback from your instructors as well as socialise with other PLT trainees in Melbourne.
100% Online Learning
Mostly self-paced online, plus 13 days of interactive face-to-face learning via video conferencing
- Intake 1: Feb 1 2021 - June 19 2021
- Intake 2: March 1 2021 - July 18 2021
- Location: 100% Online (state laws/courts are based in VIC)
Giving you the flexibility to work at your own pace, online PLT can be completed from wherever you are located.
Blended Learning
Mostly self-paced online, plus 13 days of interactive face-to-face learning onsite
- FT Intake 1: Feb 1 2021 - June 18 2021
- FT Intake 2: March 3 2021 - July 18 2021
- PT Intake 1: Feb 1 2021 - Dec 3 2021
- Location: Melbourne, VIC
The perfect mix of online flexibility and in-person learning, blended PLT can help you balance work and study.
Meet our mentors
Leo Cussen's mentors are highly experienced, dedicated lawyers who will support you throughout the PLT course and prepare you for your legal career.
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Book 1-1 CallLeo Cussen’s practical legal training course exceeded my expectations on almost every level. The excellent quality of mentorship, support and feedback I received throughout the course as well as their ‘hands on approach’ helped me gain the required understanding, knowledge, skills and practical experience to enter the workforce.
Samuel Legge - Leo Cussen PLT Graduate
Practical experience, low stress
Becoming a lawyer is a long and challenging process, so Leo Cussen will give you all the practical legal experience you need, without the high stakes.
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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How does PLT help with employment?
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.
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How do I get work experience as a Lawyer?
The process of becoming a lawyer requires you to complete a lot of academic work, and whilst research skills and knowledge of the law are key to being successful, law firms want graduates who are confident in speaking with clients, being in the courtroom, and working in a professional environment.
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View our FAQs below to learn more about our PLT Program in VIC.
Our 100% Online Learning option will enable you to complete the course entirely online in 2021, including the work placement component.
Absolutely. It is business as usual for all of us at Leo Cussen, with the necessary adjustments to keep everyone safe and comply with government guidelines.
For now we are continuing to run all aspects of the Victorian Leo Cussen PLT program at distance. We will reopen our premises when it is safe to do so.
Our WA course is running in blended mode with attendance onsite at Murdoch University.
Our ACT course is running in blended mode with attendance onsite at ANU.
This differs between our onsite and online courses.
Leo Cussen arranges professional placement for onsite trainees.
We find that online trainees prefer the autonomy of organising their own placement, which they can then schedule to suit their own timetables and commitments.
However, our Graduate Placement and Careers Advisor assists online trainees when they need help.
Absolutely. It is business as usual for all of us at Leo Cussen, with the necessary adjustments to keep everyone safe and comply with government guidelines.