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Leo Cussen opens new premises
Legal education provider Leo Cussen Centre for Law has formally opened the doors of its new premises in Melbourne’s CBD, with the assistance of the Governor of Victoria.
Jerome Doraisamy
Late last week, Leo Cussen’s new premises were formally unveiled by her excellency the honourable Linda Dessau AC Governor of Victoria, as well as Anthony Howard AM QC.
Governor Dessau said: “Today, it’s extraordinary to see not just the difference in this beautiful building… but it’s just how entrenched this institute has become.”
Leo Cussen chair Tom Poulton added that “the challenge that the board and staff faced was to look carefully at the way we delivered our training”.
“We acknowledged what was the best legal training and practice currently and then investigated what the legal education environment would likely be in the next 10-15 years. We then had to find new premises that would accommodate our current and future training needs.”
Leo Cussen executive director Elizabeth Loftus added that “Leo Cussen’s purpose is to provide high-quality education, training and professional development to strengthen and support the administration of justice and the legal system.
“This new building will support our business and the needs of our stakeholders in the years ahead. Our priorities were flexibility in spaces and the latest in technology, to ensure that we could deliver our training in a variety of modes,” she said.
At the launch, it was also announced that Ms Loftus would be retiring after “31 extremely successful years” at Leo Cussen, with Shirley Southgate – the current director of PLT – being appointed to the executive director role as of October this year.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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