THE PIDDINGTON SOCIETY Piddington PLT The Piddington Society has been delivering practical legal training (PLT) since 2016. Our initial success was delivering the Australian National University Couse. In 2018 our own course was approved by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia, only the third ever. Piddington PLT is a high-quality, work-ready course which is delivered on a bedrock of justice, ethics and collegiality.
Who is the Piddington Society The Piddington Society is an association of lawyers. We like justice and we like collegiality, but we love to bring them together. Since 2010 we have hosted quality social and continuing professional development (CPD) activities for lawyers. We now offer a comprehensive program of interesting CPD sessions throughout the year, regularly featuring judges, senior counsel, leading advocates and experts in their areas. At the end of every CPD event we host drinks for attendees to engage with each other, especially encouraging junior lawyers to meet with senior practitioners. We also continue to run social events for the profession. Current law students are welcome to attend any of our events. Each year our access to justice programs deliver thousands of dollars and thousands of hours of legal advice to the community legal sector. The Piddington Society is where professional development, collegiality and advancing justice converge and where junior and senior practitioners meet.
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We developed this course in consultation with senior members of the profession about what a modern lawyer needed. We are proud that these people, including judges, silks, firm partners and directors, continue to support the course and teach in it. The course was born out of a recognition that new law grads need pathways to admission and community legal centres (CLCs) need finance and human support. Most people completing the course complete hours in CLCs. Piddington PLT is the only course that is designed to support access to justice. The course has removed box-ticking exercises and focuses on contemporary skills needed to be a good lawyer. Piddington PLT isn’t an extension of law school, it is about helping you build relevant skills to sustain you throughout your career. Many assessments are done “on the job” and with reference to access to justice.
“Piddington PLT reminds you why you wanted to do law in the first place real people, real problems, real impact.” The Hon Christine Wheeler AO QC Inaugural Justice of Appeal Former Chair, The Piddington Society
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