About Leo Cussen Centre for Law
Leo Cussen Centre for Law is a trading name, wholly owned by Leo Cussen Institute.
Leo Cussen Institute is a not-for-profit body that aims to continue to strengthen and support the administration of justice and the legal system by providing high quality:
- education
- training, and
- professional development
in legal practice and the law.
Leo Cussen provides:
- a Practical Training Course (Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice) in onsite and online delivery modes for law graduates (‘Practical Legal Training’)
- Traineeship Programs (‘Supervised Workplace Training’, replacing ‘Articled Clerkships’) for law graduates employed by firms and legal practices
- Continuing Professional Development for lawyers including customised CPD programs
- Customised law-related programs for all professionals and regular legal professional development programs for legal support staff
- Publications about law and legal practice for lawyers and law graduates
The Centre also participates in Special Projects and Partnerships that support the administration of justice.
Established in 1972 by an Act of the Victorian Parliament to provide continuing legal education for legal practitioners in Victoria and to perform certain functions in connection with legal education, Leo Cussen continues to be recognised as a centre of excellence for practical legal training and professional development for lawyers.
The Centre has a Framework for the Future.