ANU LEGAL WORKSHOP GDLP PLT RMIT 5 May

ANU LEGAL WORKSHOP GDLP (PLT) RMIT , 5 May 2016 Interviewing – a critical legal skill. Why and How? Presenter: Dr Liz Curran Snr Lecturer/Solicitor,

Practical Legal Training @ ANU • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP) – Required for admission to practice qualification – When finished GDLP you can be admitted but also can within 2 years opt in to do a Masters in LP program with only 4 subjects to go as the GDLP counts towards it 2

GDLP (PLT) in Melbourne How do you want to fit your course together? • Becoming a Practitioner (prerequisite) • Professional Practice Core (on-line) • Electives (most online but Crim Law faceto face) • Placement https: //legalworkshop. law. anu. edu. au/gdlp 3

Great student feedback: Email 15 July 2014 Hi Liz I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for a great week at the BAP course held in Melbourne. The week was run really professionally and seamlessly and I really enjoyed learning from the wealth of experience. Thanks again! Kind Regards, E H 4

Becoming a Practitioner Australia’s national law school now ranked in top in the world…we come to you even if your work takes you o/s flexibility to do it. • • • 5 -days face-to-face intensive Melbourne based instructor practitioners 30+ times a year 12 cities across Australia Advocacy, negotiation, interviewing, legal writing, drafting, problem-solving and team work 5

ANU PLT unique & world recognised with ‘Learn by Doing’, fostering Professional Identity & Keeping Integrity in Tact’ Approaches The education approach is one of ‘learning by doing’ and the practical sessions cover: • interviewing and advising • client communications • problem solving and teamwork • dispute resolution and negotiation • legal writing • legal analysis • Advocacy • Professional Identity and skills dealing with real life practice situations (unique to ANU and world recognised). 6

Professional Practice Core Your ANU…wherever you are • 16 -week online simulated transactional learning • Civil litigation, commercial, property, trust accounting, legal ethics and professionalism in practice • Integration, collaboration, innovation • Mentor to support and guide you through it and make you practice ready. 7

Placement and Electives It’s about flexibility and choice • 20 days = 5 elective courses • 40 days = 4 elective courses • 60 days = 3 elective courses • 80 days = 2 elective courses 8

Electives It’s your course • Family Law • Consumer Law • Employment and Industrial Practice • Administrative Law • Government Law* • Planning and Environment • Wills and Estates • Banking and Finance * If you wish to take the Government Law elective, you must undertake a minimum of 3 elective courses 9

Flexible placement options • 20 days (5 courses), 40 (4), 60 (3) or 80 days (2) – Less electives for increased placement periods • Before, during or after coursework • Diverse legal work is counted • RRR CLC Placements • See Legal Practice Experience Guidelines on our website https: //legalworkshop. law. anu. edu. au/sites/all/files/media/ browser/ANU%20 GDLP%20 LPE%20 Guidelines%201109 2015. pdf • Legal Careers and Placements webpage - ANU Legal Workshop also regularly advertises legal placement opportunities for students 10

Finding Placements • RRR CLC placements and funding • Partnership with the National Association of Community Legal Centres • Links through practitioner teachers and the profession • Jobs and placement board 11

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MLP Completion courses Stay with us to achieve a Masters • Once you’ve completed your GDLP component & admitted if you miss study! You’re only 4 courses (24 units) from your Masters degree • You can choose courses to specialise in an area of law that you are passionate about • You can complete the courses online 13

Our Staff • 20 full time staff, all former and/or current practising lawyers • Over 100 practitioner teachers located all around Australia and in all areas of practice • Professional Staff who are very helpful! • Practice Mentors throughout the Professional Practice Core 14

Wellbeing • Staff active in well being network and in ‘research informed practice’ as groundbreaking university • Optional survey at start of PPC • Psychologist on staff • ANU Giving Voice to Values approach to ethics and feedforward curriculum now taken on by other world-wide institutions • Practice Mentors to guide and assist you in the PPC • Working in a team (with support on strategic work) to learn work skills needed in real word 15

Hooray! -Admission to Practice Me and my GDLP students Sup Ct Melbourne 16

Ready for your professional journey? We would love to hear from you! lwsa. law@anu. edu. au +61 2 6125 4463 law. anu. edu. au/legalworkshop/mlp facebook. com/ANULegal. Workshop 17

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