FORM 7

Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld) Section 34

[Supreme Court (Admission) Rules 2004 Rule 13(2)(j)]

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY AND SUITABILITY

To the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board:

1. I, (Insert your full name)

also known as (Insert all other names by which
you are known including maiden/married names) (Photocopy of document
evidencing change of name is attached if relevant)
of
(Insert your residential address) (Insert
and
your business address)
being

(Insert details of current and former relevant employment status)

and bom on (Insert date of birth)
am applying to the Supreme Court of Queensland to be admitted to the legal profession under the Legal
Profession Act 2007 (Q\6).

I prefer the personal pronoun: and the prefix/title: ----------- - - -

(Insert preference) (Insert preference)

Please complete all applicable sections, e.g. if a ‘local’ applicant, complete sections 2A or 2B, and 3A, 3B,
or 3C;
OR if an overseas graduate, complete sections 3A, 3B, or 3C, and 4 depending on your circumstances.
ALL applicants are required to complete sections 1, 5 and 6.

“References in this Form to a Rule is a reference to the relevant rule under the Supreme Court (Admission) Rules
2004**

2A*. Academic qualifications - Queensland (s30 Legal Profession Act 2007 and Rule 6)

I have completed the following approved academic qualification under rule 6:

(Specify the qualification)
at (Specify name of Queensland
university)
(Certificate from academic institution and academic transcript is attached (Rule 13(2)(k)))
OR

2B*. Academic qualifications - other Australian jurisdiction (s30 Legal Profession Act 2007)

I have completed the following academic qualification:

(Specify the qualification)

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at (Specify name of Interstate
university)
(Certificate from academic institution and academic transcript is attached (Rule 13(2)(k)))
(Specify relevant
which would qualify me for admission to the legal jurisdiction)
profession in:
(Letter confirming academic qualification provides eligibility for admission in the relevant jurisdiction is
attached)

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3A*. Practical Legal Training course - Queensland (s30 Legal Profession Act 2007 and Rules 7 and 44)
I have completed the following approved practical legal training under rules 7 or 44;
(Specify name of training
course) (Specify name of
training provider)
(Certificate from institution providing practical iegai training is attached (Rule 13(2)(l)))

OR

3B*. Practical Legal Training - Supervised Traineeship - Queensland (s30 Legal Profession Act 2007 and Rules 7A, 9B, 9E,
9K, 9M, 90, 9P, 40, 41 and 42)
(a) I was a trainee with: ________ _ ____________ _ ................ ........ ......... .................... .............................................

(Specify the name and address of the law practice/office#)

from: (Insert datef to: (Insert date)*
(Form 6 from principai/person in charge of the taw practice/office is attached (Rules 9K and 13(2)(b)))

(b) The period of my traineeship calculated under rule 9E is:

(Insert express in year(s) and

months)
(Former articled clerks claiming credit for time served under articles of clerkship complete 3B(e]) *.
(c)During my traineeship, I completed 90 hours approved programmed training under rule 90 as follows:
Skills, Practice, Values area Name of subject Training provider Hours
Ethics and Professional Responsibility
(compulsory)

"Other

(List relevant skill, practice area, and/or as value set out in the guidelines for approving practical legal training requirements, e.g. Lawyers Skills
(Rule 13(2)(h)))
(Photocopy of Certificate of satisfactory completion of approved programmed training is attached (Rules 90 & 13(2)(i)))

(d) Through my traineeship (see Form 6) [and former articles of clerkship (see Form 5)]*, I have met the required understanding
and competence indicated in the following table according to the performance criteria outlined in the guidelines for
approving practical legal training requirements as follows;

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 Traineeship [and/former articles of Approved Supplementary Training
clerkship]* (include element numbers if partially satisfied
(include element numbers if partially satisfied through traineeship)
through traineeship)
Skills
Lawyers Skills □ □
Problem Solving □ □
Work Management and Business Skills □ □
Trust and Office Accounting □ □
Practice areas
Civil Litigation Practice □
Commercial and Corporate Practice □

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Planning and Environmental Law Practice __
Banking and Finance
Wills and Estates Practice
Values
Ethics and Professional Responsibility | □ | □
(Form 4 and photocopy of certificate of satisfactory completion of approved supplementary training is attached (Rules 9M, 13(2)(c), (e)
and (f)))

(e)* To be completed ONLY by articled clerks requesting credit for time served
I served": (Insert name of former
master/s)
under 2/5* year articles of clerkship at:

(Specify name and address of the law practice/office1*)

from; (Insert date) until: (Insert date)
continuously/with the following interruptions* (insert dates)
(Form 5 from Former Master is attached (Rules 42 and 13(2)(d)))

Prior to registering as a supervised trainee, I *completed/substantially completed approved academic

qualifications
OR corresponding academic qualifications mentioned in 2A or 2B above on: _ _______
(insert date)
(See Courts’ internet website for the Board’s decision about when academic qualifications are
‘substantially completed’)

OR 3C*. Practical Legal Training course - Other Australian jurisdiction (s30 Legal(Specify
Profession Act 2007)
name of training course)
I have completed the following practical legal training course; (Specify name of interstate training provider)

(Certificate from institution providing practical legal training is attached (Rule 13(2)(g) and (I)))
(Specify relevant
which would qualify me for admission to the legal jurisdiction)

profession in:
(Letter confirming course provides eligibility for admission in the relevant jurisdiction is attached)

4*. Overseas graduate OR overseas-registered foreign lawyer (s163 Legal Profession Act 2007 and Rules 8 and 9)
I am O an overseas graduate (complete 4(b) only (and section 3A, 3B, or 3C, etc))
] an overseas-registered foreign lawyer under s. 163 of the Legal Profession Act 2007 and rule 9
(complete 4(a), 4(b) and 4(c))

(Tick one box only)

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4(a) I am admitted in the following foreign jurisdictions:

(List ALL foreign Jurisdictions in which you are currently admitted to practice)
(Certificate/s of Goodstanding from each foreign jurisdiction dated not more than 2 months from the date of
my application is attached)
(Certificate/s of Police History from each Jurisdiction in which I have resided dated not more than 6 months
from the date of my application is
attached)
1 have the necessary statutory authorisation to engage in practice in the following jurisdictions:

(List ALL foreign jurisdictions in which you currently have statutory authorisation to practice)
4(b) I have completed the following foreign academic qualifications:
(Specify the qualification)
at (Specify name of foreign
university)
(Photocopy of certificate from foreign academic institution and foreign academic transcript is attached)
I I which has been assessed by the Board’s overseas qualifications assessors, such assessment being
approved by the Board on:_____^ ^ (insert date)
OR (Tick one only)
O which has been assessed by the following university in Queensland:
(Insert name of Queensland university that performed assessment)
(Photocopy of assessment of foreign academic qualifications is attached) such
assessment being approved by the Board on: (insert date)
and I have completed supplementary academic qualifications at:
(Insert name of
university)
(Photocopy of certificate from academic institution and academic transcript is attached)
and I request the Board approve the aggregate academic qualifications as approved academic qualifications
under rule 8(3),
4(c) I have completed the following foreign practical legal training:
(Specify the legal training and/or articles
gpq of clerkship, where relevant)
(Photocopy of certificate from foreign practical legal training institution and, where relevant, evidence of
completion of articles is attached)
which has been assessed by the Board’s overseas qualifications assessors, such assessment being approved
by the Board
on: (Insert date)
and 1 have completed supplementary practical legal training at:
(Insert name of practical legal training
provider)

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 (Photocopy of certificate from practical legal training provider and transcript is attached)
and I request the Board approve the aggregate practical legal training, including my previous training and,
where relevant, experience, as approved practical legal training under rule 9(2).

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5. English Language Proficiency (s30 Legal Profession Act 2007 and Rule 13(2)(j) and (4))

I have satisfied the English Language Proficiency detailed in:

CH Pathway 1 English is my *Primary Language and I O have Pathway 4 I have undertaken the *TOEFL iBT within
undertaken and satisfactorily completed all of my primary and the last two years and attained minimum scores for
secondary education and tertiary legal qualifications for each component
admission in a *Recognised country
□ Pathway 2 English is not my *Primary Language □ but I Pathway 5 I have undertaken the *IELTS or *TOELF
have satisfactorily undertaken and completed the final iBT but failed to obtain the required minimum score
two years of my secondary education and tertiary legal for not more than one component of the test (by a
qualifications for admission in a *Recognised country margin of no greater than 0.5 in the case of IELTS
and no greater than 1 in the case of TOELF iBT), and
I have done one or more of the things detailed in part
(c) of pathway 5.

□ Pathway 3 I have undertaken the *IELTS (Academic □ Pathway 6 I ask the Board to exercise its general
module) within the last two years and attained minimum discretion to be satisfied about my knowledge of
scores for each component written and spoken English for the reasons detailed in
my Form 15.

*/A completed English Language Proficiency Statement (Form 15) is attached.

*Recognised country means Australia, Canada (except the province of Quebec), New Zealand, Republic of
Ireland, South Africa, United
Kingdom (including Northern Ireland), and United States of America
'Primary language means your best-known language which you primarily use for reading, writing, listening
and speaking
'IELTS means the International English Language Testing System
'TOEFL iBT means the Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test
NOTE: Each applicant is to review the Law Admissions Consultative Committee's (LACC) English
Language Proficiency (ELP) Guidelines
(October 2018) to ensure completion of the requirements.
6. Suitability (s31 Legal Profession Act 2007)

I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and having regard to the suitability matters under section 9 of the Legal
Profession Act 2007, I am suitable for admission to the legal profession under the Act.
In so certifying,

*l am not aware of any matters which may b£iar adverse|y on my sui|abi|jty

*l am aware of the following matters

(insert details*)

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 (Documentation supporting all matters is attached)

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 □ I have read and understood the Disclosure Guidelines for Applicants for Admission to the Legal Profession.
I am and always have been of good fame and character and am a fit and proper person to be admitted and I have
not done or suffered anything likely to reflect adversely on my good fame and character or on whether I am a fit and
proper person. I *am/am not aware of any matter or circumstance that might affect my suitability to be admitted as an
Australian lawyer and an officer of the Court. (Tick where applicable)

□ I consent to the Board making inquiries of, and exchanging information with, my law school/university as to whether
any matter in respect of alleged academic misconduct relates to me.

I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the information in this statement is correct.

Dated this...................day of 20. . . ,

Applicant

*delete if inapplicable
#add rows or attach a schedule if there has been more than one traineeship or service to more than one
master

Collection Notice

The Legal Practitioners Admissions Board (‘the Board’) collects personal information to assess suitability and eligibility for admission to the legal profession in Queensland,
update and maintain admission records including articled clerk and/or supervised trainee records, where relevant, and conduct research and collate statistical data for
release to third parties such as interstate admitting authorities, the Law Admissions Consultative Committee. Information collected within this form may be accessed under
Right to Information processes.
The Board may provide personal information to other organisations such as interstate and/or foreign admitting authorities and legal regulation bodies, the Legal Services
Commission (Qld), the Queensland Law Society, and the Queensland Bar Association in accordance with the Board’s obligations and duties under the Legal Profession
Act 2007 and other legislation.
If personal or sensitive information is not provided, or if the information is incomplete or inaccurate, the Board may be unable to properly consider an application for
admission. If a decision not to provide information for one or more of the above purposes is made, the Secretary to the Board should be advised in writing, c/- the
Queensland Law Society, GPO Box 1785, Brisbane, Qld, 4001.
Further details about the Board’s Privacy Statement, Privacy Plan, Code of Practice and the collection of personal information may be found on the Queensland Law
Society’s website, www.qls.com.au under the tabs ‘About QLS' and ‘Related Links and Organisations’.

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