To practise law in Victoria, you must be admitted to the legal profession in Australia, or hold a registration certificate as an Australian-registered foreign lawyer.
Professional indemnity insurance (PII) provides law practices with coverage against legal liability that may arise from their professional services.
If you are a lawyer working in private practice or for a community legal service, you must be covered by an approved PII policy before you can practise law in Victoria.
If you intend to practise law in Victoria, you must have a practising certificate. You must hold a current practising certificate at all times that you're engaged in legal practise.
Your practising certificate is valid from the date that it's granted until the end of that financial year (30 June). You need to renew your practising certificate every year.
To apply for a practising certificate you need an organisation (entity) to be assigned to. If you are not currently employed or don’t have a job offer, you can’t apply for a practising certificate.
RPA News email bulletin No. 44, issued June 2018
