Course Overview

Practitioners (admitted in Queensland after 17 December 1988) who intend to practise as principals are required to successfully complete the QLS Practice Management Course prior to being issued with a principal practising certificate. This course offers practitioners the opportunity to expand their managerial skills and assist them to move more easily through legal practice to the role of principal.

The aim of the Practice Management Course is not to exclude practitioners from the right to practise but to ensure that solicitors who become principals are better prepared to run their practice efficiently and effectively. With four units covering Trust Accounting, Professional Standards, Management and Risk Management the Practice Management Course is also a great professional development tool for practitioners who are just wishing to explore their future options - and it also attracts 10 CPD points (including all of the compulsory core units).

Practitioners can enrol for the Practice Management Course at any time throughout the year. Upon enrolment they are then issued with their course login details and can start work on the modules at anytime as this is a self-paced course.

Candidates are urged to allow for approximately 80 hours of online coursework before they attend at their nominated tutorial date. The tutorial date in effect becomes the last day of your course and it is a requirement that you will have completed all materials before your tutorial.

To enrol for the PMC download the registration form from the Forms section of this page. Remember to indicate your preferred tutorial dates.

NOTE: It is important to read the PMC guidelines before enrolling in the course.