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Alumni Spotlight – Aaron Cullen

May, 2025 by CFLS

Favourite Memory of Legal Prac I really enjoyed the collegiate nature of the Legal Prac Course – I formed life-long friends, consolidated university friends, but my favourite memory is the hike up Mount King William organised by the then director of the course, Hugh Murray! Career Journey & Highlights After admission in 2012, I spent […]

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Alumni Spotlight – Catherine Vickers

April, 2025 by CFLS

Career Journey & Highlights I was born and raised in Hobart and attended the University of Tasmania graduating with a BA LLB. I undertook legal practice in 1994. In those days I had to complete an apprenticeship at law before been admitted to the roll of practitioners. I completed my apprenticeship-at-law at Temple-Smith Barclay and […]

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Alumni Spotlight – William Underwood

January, 2025 by CFLS

Favourite Memory of Legal Prac I particularly enjoyed the close camaraderie both among trainees and between trainees and teaching staff, many of whom were senior members of the legal profession. The opportunity to get to know the Hobart legal community and to appear before serving judges was a real highlight. The significant social side was […]

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Alumni Spotlight – Regina Weiss

November, 2024 by CFLS

Career Journey & Highlights I commenced my legal career straight out of Prac as Associate to now-Chief Justice Blow, which gave me such a great insight into how our legal system operates. It was my year with the Chief Justice that inspired me to come back to Tasmania and the Bar all these years later. […]

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TULS Careers Podcast

October, 2024 by CFLS

Emma and Susie were delighted to have the opportunity to discuss all things TLPC with the Tasmania University Law Society (TULS) for their Careers Podcast. Have a listen today!

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La Trobe University Careers Connect Fair

October, 2024 by CFLS

The Centre for Legal Studies was again excited to be a sponsor of, and attend the La Trobe University Careers Connect Fair in Melbourne on 18 September. Emma and Susie were delighted to be able to speak with so many La Trobe law students what completing practical legal training in Tasmania looks like! It was […]

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2024 Admissions

August, 2024 by CFLS

The final weeks of the TLPC also involved all our trainees frantically preparing their Applications for Admission and associated documentation, in preparation for the annual TLPC admission ceremony that is an important fixture on the Supreme Court of Tasmania’s annual calendar. We are pleased to announce that all graduates of the 2024 Tasmanian Legal Practice […]

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2025 Applications

July, 2024 by CFLS

Applications are now open for the 2025 Tasmanian Legal Practice Course. The Tasmanian Legal Practice Course is a unique Practical Legal Training course with access to outstanding support from the legal profession, judiciary, and magistracy for practical skills training, including weekly appearances in our Courts. The Course is recognised nationally as providing excellent quality training […]

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End of 2024 TLPC

July, 2024 by CFLS

After another busy but successful year, the 2024 TLPC ended on 18 July 2024. After spending 3 weeks on work experience placement in May/June, trainees returned to the Centre for the final few weeks of the Course. Trainees were certainly kept busy, continuing to prepare for and participate in advocacy exercises across a range of […]

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2024 Peter Dixon Memorial Prize

July, 2024 by CFLS

In 2023, to honour former Magistrate Peter Dixon, the inaugural Peter Dixon Memorial Prize was created for the Tasmanian Legal Practice Course (TLPC). Peter Dixon commenced practice in the North West of Tasmania in the 1970s as a criminal lawyer prior to his appointment as a Magistrate in 1986. Peter was a lifelong contributor to […]

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