About Leo Cussen Institute
Campus location
Course information
Academic structure
Information for enrolling students
Fees schedule
Minimum requirements
Scholarship information
Quality information
About Leo Cussen Institute
Leo Cussen Institute 
was established by an act of Victorian Parliament in 1972. For over thirty years, the Institute has provided Practical Legal Training to law graduates entering the legal profession.
The Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice is widely recognised by the legal profession as providing comprehensive and quality training for law graduates leading to their admission to the legal profession as Australian Lawyers. The course is offered in both online and onsite (face-to-face) delivery modes. Visiting instructors, highly experienced in a diverse range of legal practice, share their experience and knowledge. Full-time staff mentors encourage, support, and assess the graduate’s practise of the law at every step in the running of simulated files. Our graduates experience the realities of legal practice while being trained in a friendly, risk free, and safe environment.
Number of Available Higher Education Places:
400
National Priority Places:
Not maintained
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Address and Contact details
Street address:
360 Little Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
DX 460 Melbourne
Postal address:
GPO Box 853
Melbourne VIC 3001
T: +61 3 9602 3111
F: +61 3 9670 3242
Email: info@leocussen.vic.edu.au
Campus Location
Melbourne Central Business District
360 Little Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
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Course Information
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Academic Structure
Students are mentored in running simulated files by onsite staff who have qualifications and extensive practical experience in legal training. Visiting instructors teach specialised areas of legal practice. Onsite mentors take responsibility for the Topic Coordination of materials and learning programs. Management is ultimately responsible to a statutory Board of Directors who comprise leading academics from the University of Melbourne, Monash University; as well as members from the Law Institute of Victoria and the Victorian Bar.
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Information for enrolling students
Information evening: 8 April 2010
Application Process
Tertiary Admission Application
Not applicable.
Direct Applications:
Onsite course
Online course
Important Enrolment Dates:
|
Courses (Formal Training Period) |
Closing date of application |
Offers made |
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Onsite PTC 1 (27 Jan to 18 June) |
By 5pm on 13 November 2009 |
20 November 2009 |
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Online PTC 1 (27 Jan to 18 June) |
By 5pm on 13 November 2009 |
20 November 2009 |
|
Onsite PTC 2 (12 July to 26 November) |
By 5pm on 30 April 2010 |
10 May 2010 |
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Online PTC 2 (12 July to 26 November) |
By 5pm on 30 April 2010 |
10 May 2010 |
2010 Fees Schedule
2010 Fees Schedule: Tuition Fees and Student contribution amounts
The fees applicable to specific categories of students are:
1. All overseas students (CRICOS Code: 02224A) $13,950.00
2. Full Course Tuition Fee applicable to all other students $7,250.00
A completed Request for FEE-HELP Assistance form is required to constitute an acceptance of an offer (a part tuition fee of $500.00 is payable by Non FEE-HELP eligible students to constitute an acceptance of offer).
More information available here.
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Minimum Entrance Requirements
The prerequisite for admission to the Practical Training Course is satisfactory completion of a Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B. degree) or equivalent from an “approved law teaching institution” which includes all Australian institutions that offer an approved course of study.
The degree should include all the academic subjects which are required for admission to the legal profession in Victoria.
Any applicant whose L.L.B. degree is from outside Australia must have his/her qualifications for admission approved by the Council of Legal Education before applying for the Course: colevic@justice.vic.gov.au
International students (student visas) are only eligible to apply for the Onsite course. Applicants to the Online course must demonstrate a capacity to study online, to commit to the hours required and to onsite attendance requirements.
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Scholarship Information
Scholarships not available
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Quality Information
Providers are required to be audited. Audit arrangements are to be advised.