The purpose of the course is to provide legal practitioners, whose actions are capable of constituting unsatisfactory professional conduct or whose fitness to practice has been called into question, with additional awareness of their trust accounting obligations.
Solicitors may be referred or recommended to complete the course by QCAT, the Legal Practice Committee, the Legal Services Commission (LSC), Council or the Executive Committee of the Council of Queensland Law Society. The one-day course is carried out by the Society’s trust account experts, who deliver specialised training in trust accounting, and the competency expected of solicitors when handling trust money.
How to apply?
In most instances, participants are referred and the Society will initiate contact in relation to the referral.
In order to apply for the course the following items must be completed by the relevant application closing date:
- Complete the online registration
- The application fee paid $1,500.00 (inclusive of GST) is payable at the time of application.
For further information about the course please contact the Society’s Regulation team on 07 3842 5908 or by email to managertai@qls.com.au.
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Workshop dates
Enrolment deadline | Workshop date | Assignment due | Exam date |
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Thursday 19 September 2024 | Thursday 10 October 2024 | Thursday 24 October 2024 | Thursday 31 October 2024 |
Thursday 6 February 2025 | Thursday 27 February 2025 | Thursday 13 March 2025 | Thursday 20 March 2025 |
Thursday 10 April 2025 | Thursday 1 May 2025 | Thursday 15 May 2025 | Thursday 22 May 2025 |
Tuesday 24 June 2025 | Tuesday 15 July 2025 | Tuesday 29 July 2025 | Tuesday 5 August 2025 |
Tuesday 30 September 2025 | Tuesday 21 October 2025 | Tuesday 4 November 2025 | Tuesday 11 November 2025 |
Please note that enrolment deadlines and some dates have changed as a result of amendments in the delivery of this course
Details of workshop
Workshops are run online from 9am to 12.30pm. You must have camera and audio access to Microsoft Teams for the interactive online workshop. Once you are registered an email will be sent to you with pre-reading material at least two weeks prior to the course date. It is important that you complete the pre-reading material prior to the online Workshop date.
Please ensure that when you register for the Workshop that you are also available for the online 75 minute Exam.