The following pathways will help you on your journey to become a Solicitor. You will have accreditations from 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.
If you already have a three-year undergraduate degree you may like to consider:
Solicitors, also known as lawyers, are legal practitioners who apply their knowledge of the law and legal to enable them to provide clients with legal advice, prepare legal arguments and documentation and undertake negotiation and mediation activities. Depending on the nature of the legal matter, some solicitors may be required to attend court. Solicitors work in a variety of settings including legal firms, federal and state government departments including legal offices, community and other legal organisations, charity organisations, corporate sector, and non-government agencies among many others. Solicitors may also choose to undertake additional education and training to become secondary school legal studies teachers.
