College of Law (Australia)

The College of Law
The College's Headquarters in George St, Sydney.
The College's Headquarters in George St, Sydney.
Address
Map
570 George St Sydney NSW 2000

Sydney

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2000

Australia
Coordinates33°52′27″S 151°12′26″E / 33.874040°S 151.207280°E / -33.874040; 151.207280
Information
Funding typePrivate, not-for-profit
Established1974
FounderLaw Society of New South Wales
Oversight
ChairmanJoseph Catanzariti AM
PrincipalNeville Carter AM
Staff400
Number of students7,000
Campuses
  • Sydney
  • Melbourne
  • Brisbane
  • Perth
  • Adelaide
  • Auckland
Alumni100,000
Websitecollaw.edu.au

The College of Law is the school of professional practice for lawyers in Australia and New Zealand. They are also the largest provider of practice-focused legal education in Australasia.

Since commencing operations in New South Wales in 1974,[1] the organisation has grown to become largest provider of practical legal training (PLT) in Australia and New Zealand. The College claims more than 100,000 graduates, with more than 50,000 of these in New South Wales. In 2016, annual enrolments in the College's award programs in Australia exceeded 5,000.[2]

  1. ^ Blunden, A (June 1987). "A New Course at the New South Wales College of Law". Journal of Professional Legal Education. 5 (1): 42–54. Retrieved 27 November 2017 – via Heinonline.
  2. ^ "2016 Appendix 6 – Private Universities (Table C) and Non-University Higher Education Institutions". Australian Government Department of Education and Training. 11 September 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.