ANU LEGAL WORKSHOP GDLP (PLT) RMIT, 5 May 2016 Interviewing – a critical legal skill. Why and How? Presenter: Dr Liz Curran Snr Lecturer/Solicitor, ANU

Practical Legal ANU Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP) –Required for admission to practice qualification – When finished GDLP you can be admitted but also can within 2 years opt in to do a Masters in LP program with only 4 subjects to go as the GDLP counts towards it 2

GDLP (PLT) in Melbourne How do you want to fit your course together? Becoming a Practitioner (prerequisite) Professional Practice Core (on-line) Electives (most online but Crim Law face- to face) Placement 3

Great student feedback: 15 July 2014 Hi Liz I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for a great week at the BAP course held in Melbourne. The week was run really professionally and seamlessly and I really enjoyed learning from the wealth of experience. Thanks again! Kind Regards, E H 4

5 Australia’s national law school now ranked in top in the world…we come to you even if your work takes you o/s flexibility to do it. 5-days face-to-face intensive Melbourne based instructor practitioners 30+ times a year 12 cities across Australia Advocacy, negotiation, interviewing, legal writing, drafting, problem-solving and team work Becoming a Practitioner

ANU PLT unique & world recognised with ‘Learn by Doing’, fostering Professional Identity & Keeping Integrity in Tact’ Approaches The education approach is one of ‘learning by doing’ and the practical sessions cover: interviewing and advising client communications problem solving and teamwork dispute resolution and negotiation legal writing legal analysis Advocacy Professional Identity and skills dealing with real life practice situations (unique to ANU and world recognised). 6

7 Your ANU…wherever you are 16-week online simulated transactional learning Civil litigation, commercial, property, trust accounting, legal ethics and professionalism in practice Integration, collaboration, innovation Mentor to support and guide you through it and make you practice ready. Professional Practice Core

Placement and Electives It’s about flexibility and choice 20 days = 5 elective courses 40 days = 4 elective courses 60 days = 3 elective courses 80 days = 2 elective courses 8

9 It’s your course Electives Family Law Consumer Law Employment and Industrial Practice Administrative Law Government Law* Planning and Environment Wills and Estates Banking and Finance * If you wish to take the Government Law elective, you must undertake a minimum of 3 elective courses

Flexible placement options 20 days (5 courses), 40 (4), 60 (3) or 80 days (2) – Less electives for increased placement periods Before, during or after coursework Diverse legal work is counted RRR CLC Placements See Legal Practice Experience Guidelines on our website browser/ANU%20GDLP%20LPE%20Guidelines% pdf Legal Careers and Placements webpage - ANU Legal Workshop also regularly advertises legal placement opportunities for students 10

Finding Placements RRR CLC placements and funding Partnership with the National Association of Community Legal Centres Links through practitioner teachers and the profession Jobs and placement board 11

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MLP Completion courses Stay with us to achieve a Masters Once you’ve completed your GDLP component & admitted if you miss study! You’re only 4 courses (24 units) from your Masters degree You can choose courses to specialise in an area of law that you are passionate about You can complete the courses online 13

Our Staff 20 full time staff, all former and/or current practising lawyers Over 100 practitioner teachers located all around Australia and in all areas of practice Professional Staff who are very helpful! Practice Mentors throughout the Professional Practice Core 14

Wellbeing Staff active in well being network and in ‘research informed practice’ as groundbreaking university Optional survey at start of PPC Psychologist on staff ANU Giving Voice to Values approach to ethics and feedforward curriculum now taken on by other world-wide institutions Practice Mentors to guide and assist you in the PPC Working in a team (with support on strategic work) to learn work skills needed in real word 15

Hooray! -Admission to Practice Me and my GDLP students Sup Ct Melbourne 16

Ready for your professional journey? 17 We would love to hear from you! law.anu.edu.au/legalworkshop/mlp facebook.com/ANULegalWorkshop

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