Advanced Diploma of Legal Practice

The aim of the program is to enable learners to meet the current and future industry requirement to effectively apply a comprehensive knowledge of a broad range of legal areas to legal processes and practices across a wide variety of employment opportunities within legal practice environments and associated fields within public and/or corporate sectors.The vocational outcomes of the Advanced Diploma of Legal Practices are to:effectively undertake legal research to underpin actions and outcomes for activities pertaining to legal ethics and legal areas of interest effectively source and manage information and legal practice operation resources effectively provide advice and assistance to existing and potential clients on legal services through knowledge of relevant legislation, legal processes and ability to interpret legislation effectively manage complex legal operations functions pertaining to a wide range of legal areas of interest develop the capacity of individuals and groups to actively participate in the development and implementation of team outcomes apply and manage communication skills and problem-solving skills to appropriately respond to requirements arising from areas of legal interest across a range of legal process and legal practice contexts apply and manage communication and organisational skills to develop and maintain reports, records, case notes, evidence briefs, and other documentation compliance requirementsPossible job titles relevant to this qualification include:Law clerk (litigation debt recovery, property, mortgage recovery) Legal probate clerk Conveyance clerk Conveyance Corporate law clerk Mortgage clerk Legal clerk Family law assistant Probate/deceased estate law clerk Compliance officer Assistant to parliamentary counsel Victorian legal aid Working in Victoria Police Land title officer Legal assistant/secretary Legal research assistant Trainee court registrar ParalegalIn addition to specialised skills, this program will also develop the core skills that you need to succeed in the workforce (see section on employability skills).

In this program you will specifically be given a range of opportunities to communicate, connect, and work with students from a range of backgrounds.The main form of delivery will be in the classroom with some supervised self-directed learning.

As this is a full-time face-to-face program you are expected to be able to attend classes during business hours.

Occasionally classes may be scheduled in the evenings although this is not generally the case for this program.

Conveyancing Process

LAW5719 Apply Conveyancing Process (VU21638) COMM5928C Make a Presentation (BSBCMM401A)

Working in a Legal Environment

JUST5751 Practise in a legal environment (VU21642) JUST5191C Produce complex legal documents (BSBLEG418A) MKTG7986C Use communication to build relationships (CHCCOM002) BAFI5204C Establish and manage a trust account (FNSCNV506A) EMPL7103C Undertake career planning (PSPGEN031) OFFC5196C Develop keyboarding speed (BSBITU307A)

Minimum Academic requirement

• Successful completion of Australian Year 12 or equivalent (ATAR) OR
• Completion of Post Secondary studies (including Certificate III) OR
• Successful completion of the Australian Senior VCAL Certificate OR

Alternate Entry - Work experience requirement

• At least 6 months work experience

RMIT's equity access schemes can support you to access and succeed in education. Equity access schemes allow additional consideration in the selection process. However, an equity access application cannot bypass the minimum entry requirements. More on equity access schemes is located at http://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/applying-to-rmit/local-student-applications/equity-access-schemes/types-of-equity-access/

International Students This program is not offered to International Students.

This nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET) qualification is competency-based. This means that it is designed to enable you to develop the practical skills and knowledge (competency) needed to perform the duties and tasks in the job you are training for. Assessment in a competency-based program is about being able to demonstrate that you have developed these practical skills and areas of knowledge, and that you can perform at the standard required in the job. This could involve showing an assessor how you plan and carry out tasks, and explaining to the assessor how you know what you are doing. It could also involve completing a project and presenting a report on the process and outcomes. If you are working, your work supervisor may provide the assessor with a report on your competency.

You may be eligible for credit towards courses in your program if you have already met the learning/competency outcomes through previous learning.

To be eligible for credit towards a course, you must demonstrate that you have already completed learning that is:

relevant current (and cannot have been completed more than 10 years prior to your application) satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course.

Your previous learning that satisfies these requirements might have been formal, informal, or non-formal. This determines what type of credit you should apply for:

Supporting documentation

Credit Transfer

If your previous study was a Vocational Education (TAFE) or Higher Education program at RMIT University, you do not need to submit any supporting documentation.

If your previous study was undertaken with RMIT Training or with another institution you must submit documentation to support your application. This documentation may include:

• a certified copy of an Academic Transcript with final grades for Higher Education studies
• a certified copy of a Statement of Attainment for any completed TAFE studies.
• course outlines showing content, learning outcomes and assessment requirements; and an explanation of the grading structure used.

More information on Credit Transfers can be located at the following URL: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/enrolment/apply-for-credit

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Evidence consists of products or items that you can provide or processes you can demonstrate to an assessor so they can judge whether you are competent. Evidence can be in many forms, for example:

• a demonstration of your skill
• third party reports (e.g. from your supervisor or work colleagues)
• training certificates or training program information
• examples of work that you have produced

Your assessor will help you decide what type of evidence is needed. They will also help you to source evidence that meets the relevant standard as set out in the unit of competence and is:

• sufficient or enough
• current i.e. you still have the skill
• authentic i.e. genuinely yours

You may be required to put the evidence together in a portfolio but this depends on the nature of the evidence and the skills being assessed. In some cases, workplace demonstrations will be sufficient evidence.

More information on RPL can be located at the following URL: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/enrolment/apply-for-credit

International qualifications

If any of the evidence supporting your application is not in English, you must supply an English translation by a professional translator deemed acceptable to RMIT. RMIT reserves the right to refuse to accept a translation by a translator that it deems unacceptable.

More information can be located at the following URL: https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/international-students