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WHO WE ARE

The College of Law is the largest provider of postgraduate legal education
in Australia and has offered postgraduate legal education to lawyers for
over 40 years.
As an organisation aligned with the legal profession, we know what you
need as a practising legal professional to take your career or practice to
the next stage.
The Applied Law Programs are developed for practitioners, by
practitioners, and focus on developing technical and practical proficiency
through innovative problem-based learning. They are designed on the
basis of learning by doing — the application of legal skills to realistic tasks
and scenarios that practitioners encounter in practice.
The Applied Law Programs facilitate flexibility and easy access with
online delivery, regular communication with lecturers and support by
practitioners from the relevant areas of legal practice. Some subjects will
also have a one day face-to-face workshop.
The College of Law engages legal practitioners as lecturers who combine
substantial experience in legal practice with the teaching skills
needed to support learning.
WHAT DO YOU GAIN

FROM THE APPLIED LAW

PROGRAMS?

In-depth knowledge of the substantive law and practice

Better understanding of client needs and how to resolve disputes
Ability to think critically and analytically to provide high level advice and
dispute resolution legal services

Effective and high level communication with clients and other legal
professionals and related service providers
Excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills

An awareness of personal strengths and limitations
Ease of engagement in meaningful discourse within the legal profession
through involvement with the profession at various levels I would highly recommend The College of
Law masters. Not only is it very practical,
Practical knowledge to be applied to professional conduct and the duty to but it’s taught well and it’s immediately
the client, court and the community
applicable to one’s day to day practice.
Aptitude for self-directed life-long learning
– NATHANAEL KITINGAN
Fulfilment of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements
SENIOR ASSOCIATE, MACPHERSON KELLEY,
LLM (APPLIED LAW) GRADUATE
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