New Zealand Professional Legal Studies Course
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To become a lawyer in New Zealand, you are required to:
- complete a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) or LLB (Honours) degree approved by the New Zealand Council of Legal Education
- complete a Professional Legal Studies Course
- obtain a Certificate of Completion from the NZCLE, and
- be admitted to the roll of Barristers and Solicitors of the High Court of New Zealand and hold a current practising certificate issued by the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS)
Our Professional Legal Studies Course (PLSC) is a competency skills based course, developed and taught by experienced lawyers. The course has practical activities, research tasks, and assessments based on “real life” legal practice scenarios to help you acquire the skills necessary to work effectively as an entry level lawyer.
The curriculum of our PLSC is based on the New Zealand Council of Legal Education regulations:
Additional Course Information
To find out more about the Professional Legal Studies Course, please see the PLSC 2012 Handbook, or view the following topics:
An overview of the Professional Legal Studies Course. More 
The dates and venues for course orientation sessions in each of the five New Zealand centres. More
Information that is provided at course orientation sessions. More
Course Awards Certificates of achievement are awarded to the students with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd highest overall aggregate marks in each course intake and to the students who achieve the highest mark in each individual subject. The certificates are pres... More
Admission information for New Zealand. More
Hear firsthand from College graduates about their experiences, careers and advice for current and future students. More
Admission as a Barrister and Solicitor Successfully completing your Professional Legal Studies Course will provide you with the practical legal skills and the qualification needed to gain admission as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New ... More
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