Admission

The Supreme Court is responsible for the admission of lawyers in Queensland. It is assisted by the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board (LPAB), which issues recommendations as to the eligibility & suitability of applicants in the form of a certificate of compliance.


To be eligible for admission, all applicants must have completed approved law qualifications, undertaken approved practical legal training via a practical legal training course or Supervised Traineeship at a firm, and be able to satisfy the Admissions Board and the Court of their fitness to practise. More information about the required study and training to become a lawyer in Queensland is available in the Law in Qld section of this website.


If you have completed your academic qualifications and/or practical legal qualifications overseas, you will need to apply for these qualifications to be assessed by the Board. You may need to complete additional study in order to obtain approved academic qualification and/or approved practical legal training in Queensland. More information about how to have your overseas qualifications assessed etc is available in the Law in Qld section of this website.

Important Information - Changes to the Admissions Process

Required Documentation in Support of Suitability for Admission - ALL Applicants:

Please be advised the Board has recently implemented changes effective from 22 January 2025 as follows:

  • If applicants have obtained documentation supporting suitability matters as a digital original (for example, received by email or an online portal), ALL applicants MUST provide a certified copy of the digital original. An electronic document can also be referred to as a download, or digital document. You may obtain a certified copy with the term ‘download’, and this is acceptable for use certified copies of electronic documents.
  • Previously, you were not required to provide a certified copy of digital original supporting documentation.

Further, please be advised the Board will be implementing changes, to take effect for any admission sitting listed to be heard on or after 1 September 2025 as follows:

  • ALL applicants seeking admission to the legal profession in Queensland, MUST obtain student conduct reports in relation to any academic misconduct matters from ANY university and PLT provider at which they have been enrolled, to be provided directly to the Board, regardless of whether they have an incident of academic misconduct to disclose.
  • PLEASE NOTE if an admission sitting is listed to be held on or after 1 September 2025, applicants will be required to obtain and provide student conduct reports at least 42 days prior to the sittings. Further information regarding this requirement will be published within the Board’s Supplement Admission Kit in due course (below).

Admission sittings

Important dates and deadlines the next admission sittings and information about when and how to make payment of the Board's fee for consideration of your application.

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Admission kits

Admission kits are available for PLT students and supervised trainees to assist in completing the required documents to be submitted to the Board and the Court at least 42 days prior to any sitting (the 42 day deadline).

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