About Us
The Council of Legal Education and the Board of Examiners jointly regulate entry to the Legal Profession in Victoria.
The role of the Council is to determine the requirements for admission, approve law courses and practical legal training providers and assess the qualifications of overseas practitioners.
The Board determines the eligibility of individual applicants for admission and provides the certificate upon which the Supreme Court relies when admitting an applicant to practice as an Australian lawyer.
Next Admission
The next Admission Ceremonies will be held in the Banco Court (Court 1), Supreme Court of Victoria, 210 William Street, Melbourne on Tuesday 15 May 2012. Floor plan (PDF 491KB) of the Supreme Court.
Admission lists for the May ceremonies are available (May Admissions Lists PDF 58KB).
Applicants and their guests must be seated in the courtroom no later than thirty minutes prior to the time fixed for the Admission Ceremony.
When the admission fee dates open and you have paid your second fee at the Supreme Court Library, you will be provided with a copy of your Board Certificate. Attached to this will be four (4) tickets for your guests to attend the admission ceremony. Tickets must be produced to gain entry into the court.
Applicant’s clothing should be appropriate to the formality of a Supreme Court hearing. Therefore, professional attire is required. Male applicants must wear a jacket and tie. Female applicants must wear a jacket. Practitioners moving admissions must be appropriately robed in wig, gown, bar jacket and jabot.
Admission Ceremony dates and times are subject to change.
Notice Board
SWT Workbook (DOC 625KB) available here. All trainees must produce their workbooks at the time of filing final documents.
Notice of Intentions for May are now closed. Notice of Intentions for the 14 (all) & 15 (onsite Leo Cussen applicants only) August ceremonies close on 18 May.
The Office of The Council of Legal Education and Board of Examiners is open to the public from 9.30am to 1.00pm and 2.00pm to 4.00pm each weekday, excluding public holidays.
The web stream of the admission ceremony of 17 April 2012 is now available.
All Notice of Intentions to Apply for Admission and Affidavits of Disclosure must be filed no later than 3 months prior to the intended admission date to prevent delay in your admission.
Applicants who fail to file their final documents and pay fees by the due date will be removed from admission and must file a new Notice of Intention to apply for admission.
Applicants wishing to be together in the same ceremony or a preference for a particular time of the day for their admission ceremony may write to the Board by the cut-off date for the Notice of Intention.