Master of Legal Practice

Master of Legal Practice

Master degree
18 months
Application deadlines: 30 September
Processing time: 20 days
Full-time
Intakes: July, February
International tuition: A$38,777
Domestic tuition: A$27,921

Program overview

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.

Study options

Study options
This program can be done
On campus

Requirements

Exams:

  • PTE
  • TOEFL PBT
  • TOEFL iBT
  • IELTS
Australian Bachelor LLB, LLB (Hons) or Juris Doctor or International qualification assessed as equivalent by an Australian Legal Practitioner Admission Board. The Diploma in Law awarded by the Legal Profession Admission Board is also accepted for admission to this program. Students that have completed all compulsory courses and have a maximum of 12 units (2 courses) to complete in their LLB, LLB (Hons) or JD program may apply for concurrent enrolment to complete their remaining electives at the same time as commencing the first courses of the MLP. IELTS 6.0 overall (min. 5.5 in each subtest) TOEFL iBT 68 overall (min. 18 in writing) TOEFL PBT 550 overall (min. 4.0 in TWE) PTE An overall score of 57 with a minimum score of 50 in each of the communicative skills.

Career opportunities

Legal practice

Campus location

Canberra , Australia

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