Graduates of the Advanced Diploma of Legal Practice will be able to demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge in a broad range of legal interests, processes and practices within legal practice environments and associated fields within public and/or corporate sectors in a para-legal role. Graduates will work on the instructions, and under the supervision, of an Australian legal practitioner or other licensed entity in supporting those entities.
The 22565VIC Advanced Diploma of Legal Practice is consistent with the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) 2nd Edition January 2013 specification for Advanced Diploma Level 6.
• Knowledge:
Graduates of an Advanced Diplomas will have extensive and integrated technical and theoretical knowledge with depth within one or more fields of work and learning, through a demonstrated in-depth understanding of specific legal knowledge within a range of areas of legislation: including law of torts, contracts, property, civil and criminal procedures, evidence, privacy, and/or administration, cyber law, consumer protection, family, and employment, in order to work within the operational and/or assistant level of organisations in the legal practice environment
• Skills:
Graduates at this level will have a broad range of cognitive, technical and communication skills to select and apply methods and technologies to:
- demonstrate a command of wide-ranging, highly specific technical, creative or conceptual skills in the application of legal research techniques to identify legal information from a range of sources
- demonstrate accountability for personal outputs within broad parameters in developing own action/work plan according to own responsibilities and the legal project brief
- demonstrate accountability for personal and group outcomes within broad parameters in coordinating and facilitating team work
• Application of knowledge and skills:
Graduates at this level will apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, judgment and defined responsibility to: - analyse, diagnose, design and execute judgments across a broad range of technical or management functions in the application of relevant legislation in a legal practice environment
- generate ideas through the analysis and review of information and concepts at an abstract level of a range of information sources to draft complex legal documents
• Volume of Learning:
The Advanced Diploma of Legal Practice incorporates structured and unstructured learning.
• Structured learning activities develop the knowledge and skills to operate as a para-legal professional within one or more fields of work and learning, through a demonstrated in-depth understanding of specific legal knowledge within a range of areas of legislation.
• A significant number of additional hours of unsupervised learning are expected including research, work experience and/or industry placement to support successful course completion.
• The volume of learning for this qualification is typically 1.5 – 2 years
This course is nationally recognised training.
