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Legal Profession Admission Board
Corporate and Government Lawyers
The Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) came into force on 1 June 2015. In NSW, prior to the commencement of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) corporate and government lawyers were exempt from the requirement to be admitted, or holding a practising certificate in order to engage in legal practice. However, under the Uniform Law, there is no equivalent exemption. This means that all corporate and some government lawyers are required to hold a practising certificate in NSW.
While the NSW Government introduced a number of exemptions and transitional arrangements to manage the impact on affected persons upon the introduction of Uniform Law in 2015, those transitional arrangements ended in 2018.
Last updated:
31 May 2024
We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Nations Peoples of NSW and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future.
Informed by lessons of the past, Department of Communities and Justice is improving how we work with Aboriginal people and communities. We listen and learn from the knowledge, strength and resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors, Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal communities.
You can access our apology to the Stolen Generations.