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 recognized 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:
360
National Priority Places:
Not maintained
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Address and Contact details
Street & Postal address
360 Little Bourke Street
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
DX 460 Melbourne
GPO Box 853
Melbourne, VIC, 3001
T: +61 3 9602 3111
F: +61 3 9670 3242
ptcadmin@leocussen.vic.edu.au
Campus Location
Melbourne Central Business District
360 Little Bourke Street
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
Australia
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Course Information
Course Finder
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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
Open Day:
Information evening 7 October 2008
Application Process
Tertiary Admission Application
n/a
Direct Applications:
Onsite course
Online course
Important Enrolment Dates:
|
Courses (Formal Training) |
Closing date of application |
Offers made |
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Onsite PTC 1 (27 Jan to 19 June) |
By 5pm on 31 October 2008 |
19 November 2008 |
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Online PTC 1 (9 Feb to 3 July) |
By 5pm on 31 October 2008 |
19 November 2008 |
|
Onsite PTC 2 (13 July to 3 December) |
By 5pm on 31 March 2009 |
21 April 2008 |
|
Online PTC 2 (1 June to 23 October) |
By 5pm on 31 March 2009 |
21 April 2008 |
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Fees Schedule
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 $6,600.00
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 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 in Victoria with the exception of Civil Procedure and Ethics and Professional Responsibility which may be undertaken during Summer Term or (with permission) as single subjects during the academic program. Preference may be given to applicants who have completed all the admission subjects prior to the commencement of the course.
Any applicant whose LL.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.
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Scholarship Information
Scholarships not available
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Quality Information
As Leo Cussen Institute has only recently been approved as a higher education provider under HESA, audit arrangements are to be advised.
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