Admission requirements are same in Victoria and New South Wales which covers three-quarter of lawyers in Australia.
In other states, each state has its own regulations.
"There are three things that need to be satisfied before applying for becoming a legal practitioner in Australia if you have overseas qualification and experience", says Nurul I Khan, a legal practitioner and managing partner of SR Lawyer in Victoria.
"At first your professional degree will be assessed and if you have prior experience that will be assessed too. And then you will be asked to do some individual units depending on assessment result by the regulatory authority. Thirdly, you will have to fulfil the required proficiency in the English language."
To bypass English requirements, you will need to complete a Bachelor of Law degree in Australia.
Nurul has completed his Bachelor of Law from Latrobe University in Melbourne. He has also completed his Bachelor of Business (Major in Law & Accounting) from Monash University, Melbourne.
Barrister Nurul I Khan Source: Courtesy of him
Prior to migrating to Australia, Nurul completed his LL.B (Hons) and LL.M from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nurul has extensive experience in the legal industry as he was a Judicial Officer in the Judiciary Department of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh where he also worked as a Judge in a District Court of Bangladesh.
Listen to Barrister Nurul Islam Khan’s full interview (in Bangla) with SBS Bangla in the audio player above.
