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Qualifications and Experience

Experience

You must meet at least one of the following criteria to be eligible for a conveyancers licence:

• Have successfully completed a recognised law degree AND have either:
  • successfully completed the approved practical legal training requirements or corresponding practical legal requirements  OR
  • completed 12 months full-time or equivalent part-time experience within the last 5 years carrying out conveyancing work under the supervision of an Australian Legal Practitioner (with a practicing certificate authorising them to be a principal of a law practice) or a licensed conveyancer (who is not a provisional licensee).
• Have 12 months full-time or equivalent part-time experience within the last 5 years undertaking conveyancing work for an Australian Legal Practitioner (with a practicing certificate authorising them to be a principal of a law practice) or a licensed conveyancer (who is not a provisional licensee)

A persons work experience with a conveyancer will only be considered where their conveyancing work experience has been carried out under the supervision of a full/unrestricted licensed conveyancer. Experience working for a provisional licensee cannot be considered. 

Qualifications

You must meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Have successfully completed a law degree where study for the degree commenced before 1 July 2008, together with demonstrated competency in establishing, managing and administering trust accounts(per FNSCONV503B –below);
• Demonstrated competency in all six subjects of the Commonwealth Government national standard published by the National Training Information Service:

1. FNSCONV501B take instructions in relation to a conveyancing transaction; 

2. FNSCONV502B prepare and analyse and execute documents; 

3. FNSCONV503B establish, manage and administer trust accounts; 

4. FNSCONV504B finalise conveyancing transactions; 

5. FNSCONV601B obtaining and analysing information for a conveyancing transaction; and 6. FNSICORG603B negotiating to achieve goals and manage disputes;

• Have successfully completed a Diploma of Financial Services (Conveyancing) conducted by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology or Victoria University where study for the diploma commenced before 1 July 2008;
• Successfully completed an Associate or Advanced Diploma of Business (Legal Practice) where study for the diploma commenced before 1 July 2008, together with demonstrated competency in establishing, managing and administering trust accounts (per FNSCONV503B –above). 

For further information on how to obtain your academic qualifications, please refer to the 'Training and VETASSESS' page.