Master of Legal Practice

Master

Blended learning in Canberra (Australia)

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Methodology

    Blended

  • Location

    Canberra (Australia)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

  • Credits

    72

The Master of Legal Practice is designed for LLB, LLB(Hons) and JD graduates who wish to be admitted to legal practice and to undertake further graduate study in law and/or to advance their career in professional practice.Students have the option of exiting with a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice after the initial 48 units, or continuing study to complete the Masters. Once students have completed the initial 48 units of LEGW coded courses, they will be able to apply for direct admission as a legal practitioner in most Australian jurisdictions, or reciprocal admission in the others.The program offers a variety of courses focussing on developing depth and sophistication in areas of legal practice and/or other sub-disciplines. The program brings together academics and experienced practitioners to offer students a synthesis of the academic and the practical towards an aim of practice informed by evidence and theory.

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Location

Start date

Canberra (Australia)
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The Australian National University, ACT 0200

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Laws (Hons) or Juris Doctor, or equivalent. The Diploma in Law awarded by the Legal Profession Admission Board is also accepted for admission to this program.
English Language Requirements
All applicants must meet the University’s English Language Admission Requirements for Students.
Assessment of Qualifications base assessment on the qualification that best meets the admission requirements for the program. Find out more about the Australian Qualifications Framework:
ANU uses a 7-point Grade Point Average (GPA) scale. All qualifications submitted for...

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Subjects

  • IT Law
  • LLB
  • Law
  • Government

Course programme

The Master of Legal Practice requires the completion of 72 units, which must consist of:

A minimum of 36 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

LEGW8141 Becoming a Practitioner

LEGW8142 Professional Practice Core

LEGW8143 Legal Practice Experience

LEGW8152 Ready For Practice

A minimum of 6 units from completion of courses in the following list:

LEGW8010 Banking & Finance Law

LEGW8106 Criminal Practice

LEGW8107 Family Law Practice

LEGW8114 Wills and Estates Practice

LEGW8118 Administrative Law Practice

LEGW8135 Consumer Law Practice

LEGW8136 Employment and Industrial Practice

LEGW8137 Planning and Environmental Practice

A maximum of 3 units from completion of LEGW8124 Government Law Practice

A minimum of 12 units from completion of advanced legal practice courses from the following list:

LAWS8030 Advanced Succession Practice

LAWS8072 Statutory Interpretation

LAWS8074 Personal Injuries Compensation

LAWS8076 Digital Media and Communication Law and Practice

LAWS8104 Legislation and Legislative Drafting

LAWS8116 Dispute Management

LAWS8131 Commercial Drafting

LAWS8132 Advocacy - Family Law

LAWS8143 Federal Litigation

LAWS8144 Conflict of Laws

LAWS8150 Principles of Evidence Under the Uniform Act

LAWS8155 Human Rights Litigation

LAWS8156 Commonwealth Compensation Law

LAWS8157 Special Topics in Legal Practice

LAWS8218 Advanced Contracts

LAWS8220 Government Contracts

LAWS8278 Environmental Dispute Management

LAWS8301 Graduate Research Unit

LAWS8317 Technology Transfer and Commercialisation

LAWS8318 The Future of Legal Practice

LAWS8319 Legal Entrepreneur

LAWS8321 Advanced Will Drafting

LAWS8322 Estate Planning: Issues and Strategies

LAWS8323 Strategic Negotiation Skills

LAWS8325 In-House Corporate and Government Legal Practice

LAWS8326 Law, Lawyers, Justice - Regional, Rural, Remote

LAWS8327 Advocacy

LAWS8331 Strata Law and Practice in the 21st Century City

LAWS8580 Family Law (Property)

LAWS8581 Foundations of Family Law

LAWS8584 Insolvency Law

LAWS8591 Family Law (Children)

LAWS8592 Intellectual Property Law in Practice

LAWS8593 Procurement and Probity Law and Practice

LAWS8324 Law and Organising for Reform, Justice and Inclusion

A maximum of 12 units from completion of further 8000-level courses in the subject area LAWS Law

Master of Legal Practice

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