The following pathways will help you on your journey to working as a lawyer (broad term given to solicitors or barristers) and have both been accredited by the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board, Queensland and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland as an approved academic qualification under the Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) Rules 2004 (Qld).
Graduates of these programs will then need to complete an approved practical legal training course in order to become admitted to practice. USQ law graduates have the option of completing their practical legal training through a one-year traineeship in a law practice, or through an institution that offers a practical legal training qualification.
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If you already have a three-year undergraduate degree you may like to consider:
Lawyer is the broad term given to solicitors or barristers. Solicitors are legal practitioners who generally look after legal matters outside of court, however some solicitors they may be required to attend court. Barristers are also legal practitioners, however, their roles are mainly concerned with representing clients in court. Barristers work closely with solicitors, who usually conduct the required groundwork to appropriately brief barristers on legal cases.
