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Kick-start your career as a lawyer with our flexible, affordable and expert-led program

As a mandatory requirement of admission to practise the law in NSW, our Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice will help you master the in-demand skills to thrive in the profession

  • Practical skills taught by experts in the profession

    • Get hands-on with course content that mirrors real work in the profession, helping you master the skills to succeed
    • Learn from specialists in the field, including practising barristers, solicitors and in-house counsel
    • Study with a trailblazing university – UTS was the first university in Sydney to offer Practical Legal Training

       

  • Build your confidence in a flexible and supportive environment

    • With three intakes a year – you’ll be able to start at a convenient time and manage your study around work and life commitments
    • With flexible study options including day and evening workshops
    • Authentic assessments with some in our moot and trial courts specially designed to reflect the NSW Supreme and District Courts
    • No exams
  • Benefit from our real value PLT program

    • The choice of 65 or 20 days in-person practical experience 
    • UTS alumni may receive a 10% discount on fees through the UTS Alumni Advantage
    • Choose 3 electives that best fit your career plans

      

      

      

      
      

UTS Central building in foreground with UTS Tower in the background

World class city campus

Our program is taught in an on-campus, online or hybrid format. As a UTS student, you will enjoy the benefits of the postgraduate lounge in the Law Faculty. You will have exclusive access to UTS facilities, including UTS Central, our vibrant student hub at the heart of our city campus. It’s where the Faculty of Law calls home. UTS Central houses: 

  • Trial courts and moot court 
  • Exclusive UTS Law student lounge 
  • UTS Library and Reading Room 
  • Purpose-built student study spaces for law students
  • A bustling food court that sprawls out onto Alumni Green 

Located along Broadway, the campus is easily accessible by bus, train or foot, and is close to employment opportunities in the city and surrounds.

Practical Legal Training at UTS Law

Nicholas Commins – Legal Counsel, Ethan Group

“The UTS program has a sterling reputation – it’s taught by real practitioners with no hand waving of the important stuff. The academics were excellent and always offered immediate and unblemished feedback.”

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Nicholas Commins

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