UTS is the only university in Sydney to offer an integrated law and PLT program that can be completed in the equivalent of three years of full time study, including some summer study. The Juris Doctor Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice is a graduate law degree that combines both the academic and practical legal training components for admission as a lawyer to the Supreme Court of NSW. It is specifically designed for graduates of disciplines other than law. The course qualifies as an Australian Qualifications Framework level 9 master's degree. The flexible nature of the course allows students to work while they study and to tailor their workload to suit professional and personal commitments. Course structure The course comprises a total of 162 credit points. The study components for course completion are as follows: 108 credit points of compulsory core law subjects (15 subjects) 30 credit points of law options (five subjects); a 6-credit-point legal theory option (one subject), and 18 credit points of professional legal training subjects. Careers Career options include, but are not limited to, lawyer within a private firm, corporation, government department or community law centre, regulatory affairs and policy adviser in the public or private sector or legal specialisation related to students' previous degree or enhanced career options within an existing professional sphere.