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Juris Doctor

Australia

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What will I learn?

La Trobe's Juris Doctor gives you the knowledge and practical skills to excel as a legal professional.

Build strong foundations for your legal career with our core subjects and develop specialist knowledge with our electives, each designed in collaboration with judges and senior lawyers.

By completing La Trobe's Juris Doctor, you'll:

build a solid foundation in legal theory, research, and practice

develop the professional skills of a practicing lawyer, including client interviews, negotiation and mediation, advocacy, and legal drafting

understand the role of the lawyer as an ethical practitioner committed to promoting the rule of law and access to justice.

Juris Doctor intended learning outcomes

Demonstrate appropriate understanding and competence in the prescribed areas of knowledge required for admission into the legal practice in Victoria, Australia

Demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of a complex body of legal knowledge that includes the fundamental areas of legal knowledge, the Australian legal system and underlying principles and concepts, including international and comparative contexts

Demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of the broader contexts within which legal issues arise including the principles and values of justice, ethical practice in lawyers' roles and contemporary developments in law, and its professional practice

Demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of approaches to ethical decision making and an ability to recognise and reflect upon, and a developing ability to respond to ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts

Demonstrate an ability to recognise and reflect upon the professional responsibilities of lawyers in promoting justice and appropriate dispute resolution and in service to the community

Demonstrate sophisticated cognitive and creative skills, including an ability to identify and articulate complex legal issues and apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate jurisprudential and practical responses to legal issues

Demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, legal methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions, as well as to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues

Communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences and collaborate effectively in teams

Learn and work with a high level of autonomy, accountability and professionalism and adopt a reflective approach to their own capabilities and performance

Juris Doctor career opportunities

After graduation, you could work across a range of industries, including legal practice, the community sector, international development, environmental protection, government, banking, and professional services.

Possible roles include:

Barrister or solicitor

Policy advisor

Legal consultant

In-house counsel

The Juris Doctor satisfies the academic requirements for admission to practice law in Victoria on meeting the additional requirements set by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board (VLAB).

Which department am I in?

La Trobe Law School

CRICOS

084540K

Study options

Full Time (3 years)

Tuition fees
A$42,800.00 (US$ 28,240) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

3 March 2025

Venue

City Campus

Level 2, 360 Collins St,

MELBOURNE,

Victoria,

3000, MELBOURNE, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

Successful completion of an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent).

An Australian Bachelor's degree in any discipline or approved equivalent qualification with at least a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.5 on a 7-point scale meets the requirements to be considered for an offer. OR An Australian Bachelor's degree in any discipline or approved equivalent qualification with at least a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5 on a 7-point scale and a personal statement will be considered for an offer. The personal statement should address reasons for seeking to study law, relevant employment experience, relevant skills to enable the student to study law, and evidence of contribution to the community. OR An Australian or equivalent Bachelor's degree (completed within 8 years prior to application for admission) with a minimum GPA of 4 on a 7-point scale and the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) score of at least 150. The LSAT score must have been taken within 5 years prior to application for admission. If the LSAT has been taken multiple times within this 5-year period, only the highest score will be considered.

English language requirements:

IELTS: Overall 6.5, no band less than 6.0; Pearson Test of English (PTE): Overall score of 56 with no communicative skill score less than 46; TOEFL Internet based (iBT): Overall score of 79 with 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing; Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) / Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): 176 with no less than 169 in any component

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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