Your résumé or CV is one of the first things a potential employer will read about you and your skills and experience, so you want to ensure that you have the best chance of being noticed.
Before you can start work as a lawyer, you need to complete a course known as Practical Legal Training, or PLT. Here are some of the ways in which PLT will help you gain employment and be a more appealing candidate for law jobs.
If you’re studying or considering studying law, you’re probably quite familiar already with some of the types of lawyers and the different legal fields in which they operate.
When you’re in the final year of your law degree, having dedicated thousands of hours to studying, exams, coursework and training, you might finally start feeling that your life as a lawyer is about to begin. And it is!
Leo Cussen Centre for Law was established in 1972 and is one of Australia's premier organisations for practical legal training (PLT) and ongoing professional development.