What is involved in the assessment process?

Qualifying for Specialist Accreditation is challenging and reflects the high regard for the program throughout the legal profession.

The Specialist Accreditation program is not a training course, but rather a formal appraisal process that is developed and assessed by senior practitioners and accredited specialists, academics and members of the Queensland Bar – all of whom have expertise in your specialist area.

Your existing knowledge, competency and ability in your specialist area is assessed through three assessment items.

Each area of speciality will require you to successfully complete:

1. An open-book written examination completed in formal examination conditions;

2. An oral assessment that could take the form of a peer interview, mock court or tribunal hearing, or a mock client interview; and

3. A take home assessment which could take the form of an assignment, mock file or require you to draft written submissions.

You MUST gain a satisfactory mark in all three assessment items to be awarded accreditation.

The Assessment Criteria for each specialist area set out the core skill and knowledge expected of you, in addition to providing you with further information on the specific assessment items.

Past Assessment Kits (containing past exam papers and take home assessment items) can also be useful to assess your level of competency and to guide your preparation.