Leo Cussen Centre for Law

Our office had a lovely morning tea for Wear it Purple Day and it was great to see staff adding a splash of purple to show support for LGBTQIA+ youth. We are proud of the safe and inclusive environment we’ve built for our grads at Leo Cussen.
 
A big thank you to everyone who joined in and brought treats—it all contributed to raising awareness and making a positive impact, one purple moment at a time. 💜
 

📣Calling all aspiring lawyers: Want to understand how to go from student to successful lawyer? Whether you’re a law student or recent grad, navigating your future can be overwhelming. That’s why we’ve created the Launching Your Legal Career series.

This three-part career event is designed to give you key insights into the legal profession.
You’ll gain valuable tips, hear from industry experts and plan your future into the legal profession.

Register now for the two online sessions and stay tuned for state-specific details about the third session, our in-person meet ups! These are designed to help you build connections in the profession. We look forward to meeting you!

Register for free here:
https://leocussen.tfaforms.net/5081848&tfa_2268

Get a head start on your legal career! You can enrol for PLT even before you finish uni. With 2025 intakes now open and filling up fast, don't miss your chance to secure your spot.

Enrol today: https://resource.leocussen.edu.au/3X5d0Ih

Curious about PLT? Explore Leo Cussen’s Practical Legal Training (PLT) program. Watch our event recording today and explore:

✅ Simulated law firm experience
✅ A day in PLT life
✅ Faster admission
✅ Program timings & intakes
✅ Career support
✅ Mentorship from practicing lawyers
✅ Work placement & more!

Watch now and get one step closer to your legal career: https://resource.leocussen.edu.au/3yvg9If

Ready to kickstart your legal career? Join our September intake and tick that PLT box!

Intakes are filling fast - secure your place today: https://resource.leocussen.edu.au/4dhbwRa

So, you want to be a lawyer? Great! But there's more to it than just passing exams. To become a lawyer in Australia, you need to complete three key steps:

1. Obtain a law degree
2. Complete practical legal training (PLT)
3. Be admitted

It's never to early to understand these steps. Learn more about the admission process by joining us at our next event called Let's Talk Getting Admitted.

You’ll learn everything you need to know, including essential insights and practical tips from our expert hosts about what to disclose, how to demonstrate your character and who you can ask to move your admission! Get prepared. We're here to help.

Event details
📅 Wednesday, 14th August
⏱ 6:00pm - 7:00pm (AEST)
💻 Online (Zoom)

Register now
https://leocussen.tfaforms.net/5081858&tfa_2268

Curious about what Practical Legal Training (PLT) is all about? It’s the next step to becoming a lawyer after law school, and at Leo Cussen, our PLT program gets you profession ready!

Join our next event to learn how.

Event Details:
How to Become a Lawyer; PLT Unpacked.
📅 Wednesday , 17 July 2024
⏲ 6:30pm – 7:30pm (AEST)
🌐 International Students Session: 7.30pm – 8.00pm (AEST)
💻 Online (Zoom)
Register now: https://leocussen.tfaforms.net/5081854&tfa_2268

Ready to start your journey to becoming a lawyer?

Enrol in our August (July 29) PLT intake and finish before Christmas! 🎄

Our PLT program equips you with the practical and essential skills to become a qualified lawyer. You'll get tailored support from our mentors, specialist lawyers and careers team to prepare you for your career!

Limited places available.

Enrol now. https://www.leocussen.edu.au/practical-legal-training/enrol/

Wondering what’s next after uni? You’re not alone! It’s Practical Legal Training and it’s a must-do before you can become a qualified lawyer.

Not sure what it’s all about? Leo Cussen is here to help you. Join our online Q&A Session and ask all your burning questions about Practical Legal Training (PLT) and how to kick-start your career in law.

Date: Tuesday 18th June
Time: 6:30pm (AEST)
Location: Online (Zoom)

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain key insights, ask questions (no such thing as a silly question) and start planning your legal career.

Register today:

https://leocussen.tfaforms.net/5081847&tfa_2268

Congratulations to all the aspiring lawyers who recently completed our PLT program. We celebrated their achievements in style, welcoming a new generation of curious, innovative, adaptable and empathetic legal professionals.

This year, we had the honour of renaming The Whole Lawyer award to the Jude Taylor Whole Lawyer Award, in loving memory of our cherished Lawyer Mentor, Judith Taylor, who sadly passed away. Judith’s legacy of dedication and compassion will continue to inspire us all.

Here’s to the bright futures ahead for these remarkable individuals and to Judith Taylor’s enduring influence on the legal community.

We recently hosted an event focused on law students building their LinkedIn presence.

Our expert panel provided helpful advice for maximising LinkedIn, shared profile examples, and explored how it can help launch a career in law.

Ready to make your digital footprint count? Here are some top tips from the panel. Be sure to sign up to our mailing list and stay tuned for upcoming career events (see link in our bio) or head to Leo Cussen.edu.au/sign-up-mailing-list/

EVENT | Kickstart your journey towards a career in law with our next free event - ‘Let’s Talk LinkedIn for Law Students’.

At this event, you’ll gain insights into networking online, building a personal profile and using LinkedIn to discover job opportunities.

Date: Wednesday, 15th May 2024
Time: 6pm – 7pm (AEST)
Location: Online (Zoom) or Onsite (VIC)

You’ll hear from three expert panelists who’ll help you get the most out of LinkedIn as a law student.

📣 Want a free LinkedIn profile photo? Register to attend onsite in Melbourne to get your photo taken and enjoy some light refreshments.

Register now 🔗 https://www.leocussen.edu.au/lets-talk-linkedin-event/

Wondering how Practical Legal Training (PLT) fits into your journey to become a lawyer?

Join our PLT info session and find out how PLT at Leo Cussen sets you up for your legal career.

Here’s what you can expect:

➡️ When and how you can enrol into PLT
➡️ The Leo Cussen PLT program structure
➡️ Professional placement requirements
➡️ Ongoing career support at Leo Cussen
and more.

🗓️Tuesday, 16th April
⏰ 6:30pm AEST / 4:30pm AWST
🌎 Stay on for the International Student Session 7:30pm AEST / 5:30pm AWST

Register now via this link https://leocussen.tfaforms.net/5081825&tfa_2268

Leo Cussen had the pleasure to sponsor the Murdoch University School of Law and Criminology Awards Evening. This event recognises and celebrates the outstanding academic achievements of students.

The Leo Cussen Centre for Law prize in Legal Practice was awarded to Craig Anderson. Congratulations Craig!

Leo Cussen’s Executive Director, Shirley Southgate was pleased to attend and is photographed with our WA team (pic 1), Dean, School of Law & Criminology, Associate Professor Sonia Walker (pic 2) and award recipient Craig Anderson (pic 3).

Are you a law student worried about not getting a clerkship? Our legal experts say "no clerkship, no worries!"

You might also worry you don’t have enough legal experience on your resume before you finish uni. That's why we're hosting our next event, Let's Talk Work Experience.

We'll explore all sorts of work experiences that help with launching your legal career, even the ones you didn't think you had! We'll explain how developing transferable skills is what employers are interested in and we'll share tips on where and how to go to get the right work experiences.

Register for this event today 🔗 https://leocussen.tfaforms.net/5081824&tfa_2268

Leo Cussen are proud supporters of the Muslim Legal Network and believe in the power of diversity in the legal profession.

In a celebration of our unique backgrounds and shared passion for the law, we co-hosted a trivia event at our premises. Congratulations to Batrisyia Khairil - Law Student, who won the trivia! Here’s to more fun-filled gatherings that bring us closer together!

We recently hosted international student drinks to celebrate the first week of PLT at Leo Cussen and Lunar New Year. It was a great opportunity to meet and share stories about our journey into studying law. 

Thanks to Study Melbourne and the Victorian Government for providing the students with handy gifts.

Our international student cohort forms an important part of the Leo Cussen community, and we are proud to have a dedicated team to provide them with extra support and assistance.

Welcome to Leo Cussen!

Free online event | Discover where law can take you...
Want to hear about careers in law? Meet people in the profession, ask questions and get valuable information to help choose your career path at our next event.

📅 Tuesday 27th February 2024
⏲ 6:30pm - 7:30pm AEDT
💻 Online - Zoom

Register here:

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Let's Talk Careers in Law. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Want to hear about careers in law? Our next event is all about discovering where a law career can take you. Meet people in the profession, ask questions and get valuable information to help choose your career path.

What a great start to 2024! It’s buzzing at Leo Cussen with the first cohort in our PLT program for the year underway!  

Mentors and aspiring lawyers are getting acquainted, negotiation workshops are in progress and much more.

We have something for everyone - we’ll soon be hosting a free event for uni students and grads that will help you discover where a career in law can take you. Watch this space...

Our live PLT info session is taking place on tomorrow (17 Jan) @ 6pm AEDT. At the info session, you’ll hear from Alex Giannopoulos, practising lawyer and Jacinta Foley, legal careers advisor. You'll also hear what our recent PLT grads have to say about our PLT program... better yet, you'll have the chance to ask your own burning questions. Don't miss out.

Register now: https://leocussen.zoom.us/webinar/register/1317029470848/WN_4-1TWEAmRsKXqfoUZFklpQ

Choosing your PLT program is all about setting yourself up to be a successful lawyer. Our first PLT info session of the year is happening on 17 Jan @ 6pm. Meet our PLT experts and get a taste of what it's all about from one of our past grads. Start the new year right and register today! We love to see you there: https://bit.ly/41TCyJc

Meet our Lawyer Mentor Andrew Trinh. He's passionate about preparing the grads of today for a successful legal career. He may even be your lawyer mentor during your PLT program. Andrew has put together some reasons why you should do PLT at Leo Cussen.

Swipe through and discover the benefits of choosing Leo Cussen for your PLT and enrol today 🔗 https://www.leocussen.edu.au/practical-legal-training/enrol/

Congratulations to all of our grads who have been admitted as qualified Australian lawyers recently.

With our comprehensive PLT program, grads get admitted sooner! And with our specialist careers advisors and supportive mentors, they can easily navigate the admission process and launch their legal career. Check out this happy crew!

Last night's celebration event for our amazing law students and friends in ACT and NSW was a success. A night filled with connection and laughter. It was great to see our law community come together, network and celebrate the end of a busy year.

Did you know that all final year law students are eligible to enrol in PLT? Here are some questions grads ask us just before enrolling. And if you have any of your own, we’re here to help! Get in touch via DM or call 1300 039 031.

If you're ready to enrol, tap the enrolment link here www.leocussen.edu.au/enrol

🎉 What a fantastic evening at our Vic celebration event!

Delicious food, newly formed friendships, a behind-the-scenes tour of our premises and a brain-teasing law quiz added the perfect blend of fun to the evening.

We didn't stop there - our LinkedIn photo booth was a hit, giving everyone the chance to snap an updated profile photo. 📸

A huge shoutout to everyone who attended and made this a great event!

Get ready for more events hosted by Leo Cussen in 2024!

If you're in ACT, a reminder that your celebration event is this Thursday - register now 🥳

http://leocussen.tfaforms.net/f/PLTCelebrationACT