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Thinking beyond traditional law roles? Dive into exciting career paths in legal tech, business, operations, politics, and government. Perfect for lawyers and those with law degrees looking for new opportunities. Explore your options today!
Thinking beyond traditional law roles? Dive into exciting career paths in legal tech, business, operations, politics, and government. Perfect for lawyers and those with law degrees looking for new opportunities. Explore your options today!
PLT is a structured training program designed to help you develop the practical, day-to-day skills you will need as an entry-level lawyer. Completion of a PLT program is the second essential step to being admitted as a lawyer – the first being your law degree. Click the link below to learn more.
PLT is a structured training program designed to help you develop the practical, day-to-day skills you will need as an entry-level lawyer. Completion of a PLT program is the second essential step to being admitted as a lawyer – the first being your law degree. Click the link below to learn more.
How advanced is your AI adoption? Explore findings from the Centre for Legal Innovation’s 2026 Future of Law Survey on AI adoption, organisational readiness and investment, and discover why productivity gains depend on more than technology alone—with implications for professional responsibility, client expectations and the future of legal practice.
How advanced is your AI adoption? Explore findings from the Centre for Legal Innovation’s 2026 Future of Law Survey on AI adoption, organisational readiness and investment, and discover why productivity gains depend on more than technology alone—with implications for professional responsibility, client expectations and the future of legal practice.
Discover why legal innovation matters and the practical skills lawyers need to create meaningful change that sticks.
Discover why legal innovation matters and the practical skills lawyers need to create meaningful change that sticks.
Trust accounting affects far more than bookkeeping. Explore practical insights on trust money, compliance and principal responsibilities in legal practice.
Trust accounting affects far more than bookkeeping. Explore practical insights on trust money, compliance and principal responsibilities in legal practice.
As generative AI becomes part of legal practice, lawyers must balance efficiency with confidentiality, accuracy and professional judgement.
As generative AI becomes part of legal practice, lawyers must balance efficiency with confidentiality, accuracy and professional judgement.
Research cited by Cadence Leadership, drawing on Christopher Barnes' work published in Harvard Business Review, found 42% of global leaders get six hours of sleep or less. What’s more troubling is that sleep-deprived leaders are more likely to be impatient, irritable, and reactive. We obtain advice from Sam Shosanya, General Manager of FrontTier, the College's leadership accelerator, on how to improve sleep routines and become a better leader.
Research cited by Cadence Leadership, drawing on Christopher Barnes' work published in Harvard Business Review, found 42% of global leaders get six hours of sleep or less. What’s more troubling is that sleep-deprived leaders are more likely to be impatient, irritable, and reactive. We obtain advice from Sam Shosanya, General Manager of FrontTier, the College's leadership accelerator, on how to improve sleep routines and become a better leader.
We spoke to a global expert in Responsible AI, Max Scott from StratAlliance Global about legal services AI pricing. An early practitioner in Responsible AI governance, Max draws on international experience with Microsoft’s Office of Responsible AI to advise Australian law firms on practical AI adoption, governance, and commercial strategy. Alison Laird, Director of the Centre for Legal Innovation (CLI) at The College of Law, says the questions Max is answering are the ones she's hearing most from firms right now.
We spoke to a global expert in Responsible AI, Max Scott from StratAlliance Global about legal services AI pricing. An early practitioner in Responsible AI governance, Max draws on international experience with Microsoft’s Office of Responsible AI to advise Australian law firms on practical AI adoption, governance, and commercial strategy. Alison Laird, Director of the Centre for Legal Innovation (CLI) at The College of Law, says the questions Max is answering are the ones she's hearing most from firms right now.
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Just when you thought you were done with study, you now have Practical Legal Training (PLT).
But here’s the thing. PLT is hands-on learning that takes you out of textbooks and into the driver’s seat, so that you can get to where’s next in your legal career.
Choose when and how you want to learn, connect with pros and peers and turn our network into yours.
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Whether it’s expanding your current knowledge, honing in on a specialised path or adding new skills to your repertoire, our practice-based Master of Laws and postgraduate qualifications are an investment guaranteed to create a positive return.
Our short courses are developed by practitioners – for practitioners to help you get the most in-demand qualifications to determine where’s next in your career.
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My experience with the College Of Law has been law in real time so you know what you learn is law that can be applied immediately in practice every day.
Chloe Kopilovic, PLT, Postgrad and LPMC Graduate
My favourite thing about Practical Legal Training is how real it is. University is very textbook heavy, so finally getting to the point of doing real work was exciting.
Chelsea Donoghue, PLT Graduate
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