Graduate Positions

Admissions

At the completion of a law degree, in order to be admitted into practice a prospective practitioner must complete a Practical Legal Training (PLT) course that complies with the training requirements for admission. There are many courses available, including at the College of Law, Leo Cussen Centre for Law, Curtin Practical Legal Training and Piddington PLT.

These courses usually run for a year and require a prospective practitioner to complete additional study, whilst obtaining a certain number of hours of practical experience. Upon completion of the PLT course, prospective practitioners are required to file a Motion Paper with the Supreme Court at least two months prior to the proposed admission date.

This requires you to find a legal practitioner to move your admission at the ceremony. For more information, see the admissions section of the Supreme Court website. Within two days of filing the Motion Paper, you must then file a Notice of Application for Admission with the Legal Practice Board of WA, together with a copy of the Motion Paper and other supporting documentation.

Following the receipt of the application, the Legal Practice Board will place the required advertisements and the Supreme Court will write directly to you to confirm arrangements for the ceremony. The Board will file a compliance certificate with the Court, at least seven days prior to the admission ceremony.

Australia

Western Australia

In Western Australia, you are required to have gained a qualification of either a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD). Graduates must then complete their PLT in the form of Supervised Legal Training and Practical Legal Training Course by approved providers. You then make an application for admission. You will then take and sign the oath and sign the Roll. You will then apply for a Practicing Certificate to practise law in Western Australia.

Federal Jurisdiction

At a Federal Jurisdiction level, you are required to have gained a qualification of either an LLB or JD. Practitioners are required to be entitled to practise in the Supreme Court of their relevant State or Territory jurisdiction. You must then apply for the entry in the Register of Practitioners kept in the High Court of Australia.

New South Wales

In New South Wales, you are required to have gained a qualification of either an LLB or JD. Graduates must then complete a PLT in the form of Supervised Legal Training or a Practical Legal Training Course by approved providers. You must then lodge an application for admission, take and sign the oath and sign the Roll of Australian Lawyers on the admission day at the Supreme Court of New South Wales where they will receive their Certificate of Admission. After admission you may apply for a Practising Certificate issued by the Council of The Law Society of New South Wales in order to practise law in NSW.

Victoria

In Victoria, you are required to have gained a qualification of either an LLB or JD. Graduates must then complete a PLT in the form of Supervised Legal Training or Practical Legal Training Course by an approved provider. You will attend a ceremony in the Supreme Court of Victoria where you will take and sign the Oath and sign the Roll. Once admitted, a person may apply to the Victorian Legal Services Board for a Practising Certificate.

South Australia

In South Australia, you are required to have gained a qualification of either an LLB or JD. Graduates must complete PLT in the form of Supervised Legal Training or Practical Legal Training Course by an approved provider. The Board of Examiners must formally accredit these qualifications prior to admission. You must then lodge an application for admission to the Supreme Court of South Australia. Once you have been admitted and sign the Roll of Practitioners, you must apply for a Practising Certificate with the Law Society of South Australia.