Kick-start your career as a lawyer with our flexible, affordable and expert-led program.
As a mandatory requirement of admission to practise the law in NSW, our Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice will help you master the in-demand skills to thrive in the profession.
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Practical skills taught by experts in the profession
- Get hands-on with course content that mirrors real work in the profession, helping you master the skills to succeed as a lawyer.
- Learn from leading practitioners, including practising barristers, solicitors and in-house counsel who are specialists in their fields.
- Study with a trailblazing university – UTS was the first university in Sydney to offer practical legal training.
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Build your confidence in a flexible and supportive environment
- Practise court advocacy skills in our state-of-the-art facilities. While our program is primarily online, you’ll get the opportunity to use our moot and trial courts specially designed to reflect the NSW Supreme and District Courts.
- With three intakes a year – autumn, spring and summer sessions - you’ll be able to start at a convenient time and manage your study around your work and life commitments.
- For over 25 years, we’ve been helping law graduates become the best practitioners they can be.
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Benefit from our real value PLT program
- As an LLB or JD graduate from any Australian university, you will receive automatic credit recognition, so you only pay for 18 credit points of the program.
- And if you’re a UTS alumni, you may also receive a further 10% discount on fees through the UTS Alumni Advantage.
Welcome to UTS Central
Nicholas Commins – Legal Counsel, Ethan Group
“The UTS program has a sterling reputation – it’s taught by real practitioners with no hand waving of the important stuff. The academics were excellent and always offered immediate and unblemished feedback.”