OBS_VALUE: Admission as a lawyer is based on academic requirements and practical training. There is no requirement for local practice. Foreign lawyers are allowed to apply for Practical Legal Training exemptions based on previous legal practical training in a foreign jurisdiction. Exemption may be granted in the case of an applicant admitted to legal practice overseas; otherwise, the applicant  will be required to complete the same practical legal training as an applicant trained in Australia, regardless of any practical legal training that he/she may have previously undertaken overseas.