Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)

The University of Notre Dame Australia

About

Accredited by the New South Wales Legal Profession Admission Board, our Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) is a career-focused degree that can be completed in three years of accelerated full-time study rather than the usual four years.

Upon graduation, you will be eligible for admission as a legal practitioner in New South Wales and all other Australian jurisdictions pending the completion of relevant practical legal training.

Structure

Core Curriculum – The Logos Program

  • Logos I
  • Logos II
  • Logos III

Year One

  • Legal Research and Writing
  • Legal Process and Statutory Interpretation
  • Criminal Law A
  • Contract Law A
  • Torts A
  • Criminal Law B
  • Contract Law B
  • Torts B

Year Two

  • Advocacy
  • Equity
  • Property Law A
  • Constitutional Law
  • Corporations and Partnerships
  • Evidence
  • Trusts
  • Property Law B
  • Administrative Law

Year Three

  • Remedies
  • Civil Procedure
  • Legal Philosophy
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Commercial Practice and Ethics
  • Law Elective One
  • Law Elective Two (International)
  • Law Elective Three

Law Electives

  • Advanced Administrative Law
  • Advanced Civil Procedure
  • Advanced Constitutional Law
  • Advanced Evidence Law
  • Advanced Research Project (i.e. Honours Research)
  • Bioethics and the Law
  • Advanced Taxation Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Commercial Drafting
  • Construction and Building Contract Law
  • Contemporary Legal Issues
  • Directed Research Project
  • Employee Relations Law
  • Entertainment Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Family Law
  • Health Law
  • Human Rights Law
  • Indigenous law
  • Insolvency
  • International Commercial Dispute Resolution
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Introduction to Canon Law (i.e. Church Law)
  • Law and Religion
  • Law in Context (Externships) – involves work experience
  • Legal History
  • Mining and Petroleum Law
  • Occupational Safety and Health Law
  • Introduction to Australian Taxation Law
  • Succession
  • Competition and Consumer Law
  • Trial Advocacy

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Regulations.

Entry requirements

The program is open to applicants who have a recognised Bachelor's degree (Level 7 AQF) in any discipline.

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