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Alumni Spotlight – Theo Kapodistrias

October, 2025 by CFLS

Favourite Memory from legal Prac Legal Prac feels like a blur! One highlight (as strange as this sounds) was a tour of the prison. It was interesting to see the environment and get exposure to a place you’ve only ever heard about. Career Journey & Highlights It’s been an interesting 11 year period. I started […]

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2026 Applications Now Open

September, 2025 by CFLS

Applications are now open for the 2026 Tasmanian Legal Practice Course (TLPC). The Tasmanian Legal Practice Course is the only Practical Legal Training course in Australia where trainee lawyers learn and practice in real Courts with real Judges, real Magistrates and real lawyers! TLPC values workshop style teaching with an emphasis on face to face, […]

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2025 Peter Dixon Memorial Prize

August, 2025 by CFLS

The inaugural Peter Dixon Memorial Prize was created in 2023, to recognise the long association of former Magistrate Peter Dixon in all aspects of the Tasmania Legal Practice Course (TLPC), including creation of the practical advocacy exercises in the Magistrates Court that all trainees undertaking during the TLPC. The Peter Dixon Memorial Prize is awarded […]

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End of Course Festivities

July, 2025 by CFLS

Our 2025 TLPC culminated in the End of Course Cocktail Party, where members of the profession, judiciary and magistracy who have provided instruction during the Course have the opportunity to celebrate with our graduates! We were privileged to have our new Chief Justice, the Honourable Christopher Shanahan as a guest speaker at the event, providing […]

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Alumni Spotlight – Kristen Wylie

September, 2025 by CFLS

Career Journey Kristen Wylie was admitted to practice in 1995 has since developed a distinguished career, marked by her commitment to social justice and access to legal services. She began her journey in private practice, working as an Associate in a general law practice with experience in family law, family violence law, commercial, planning, estate, […]

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Unique Connections

August, 2025 by CFLS

From beginning to end, the 2025 TLPC was filled with unique opportunities for our trainees to engage with and build important relationships with the profession and members of Tasmania’s judiciary and magistracy. Our trainees started the year participating in the formal “Opening of the Legal Year” ceremonies, involving an ecumenical service at the beautiful St […]

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Alumni Spotlight – Adrienne Morton

August, 2025 by CFLS

Favourite memory from Legal Prac Other than breathalysing each other which was always going to stick in one’s memory, it’s probably more a montage of shared moments with other students that give an impression after all these years of being a part of a special time in each other’s lives. Career Journey & Highlights I […]

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Fun Stuff

July, 2025 by CFLS

While the Tasmanian Legal Practice Course is an intense 24 weeks of face to face practical legal training, there is always time for social activities. We pride ourselves on looking after our trainee lawyers’ health and wellbeing, and make sure there are plenty of opportunities to socialise and participate in fun team building activities. This […]

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Alumni Spotlight – Alison Hay

June, 2025 by CFLS

Legal Prac Memory Not my favourite but most memorable – supporting the police prosecutors in training when they were called away from our mock pleas in mitigation before a Hobart Magistrate to assume duty at the Port Arthur massacre. Career Journey & Highlights Since admission, my career has taken me from Launceston, to Melbourne, to […]

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Building our Brand

May, 2025 by CFLS

The Centre for Legal Studies is keen to showcase our unique PLT to all law graduates around Australia, not just those who graduate from our wonderful local University of Tasmania. We provide sponsorship to student law societies from universities situated in several of the eastern states including Victoria and Queensland. We love taking the opportunity […]

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