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*Good Universities Guide, 2021

Raise the bar with a UC justice or law degree

Raise the bar with a UC justice or law degree

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Embrace a legal career with a degree in law or justice, a law double degree, or a Graduate Certificate in Government Law at UC. The Canberra Law School is recognised for its world-class research and is ranked among Australia’s top five law schools for generic skills development, student satisfaction and graduate employment outcomes.*

As a student, you’ll gain the knowledge to pursue a range of careers both inside and outside the legal profession, broadening your experience across a selection of business, government and law subjects. You’ll build a diverse and practical skill set while you strengthen your understanding of the law, Australia’s constitution, and our state and federal legal systems. Given the law school’s location in the ACT, you’ll develop an inside understanding of multiple legal jurisdictions.

You’ll also gain work experience while you learn with a broad choice of industry placements, and will enjoy the flexibility to follow your passions by changing, moving or combining degrees in your first year of undergraduate study. Our professionally focused law school is the perfect partner for your legal career, being especially dedicated to networking and building legal industry connections.

*ComparEd, 2020

Explore our popular law courses

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The 2021 illuminate next:gen challenge

Are you an inspiring business entrepreneur looking to get a head-start? Gain hands-on experience with the illuminate next:gen challenge. Taking place in July 2021, this weeklong innovation challenge requires you to work in teams to solve a real-world community problem.

Experience an authentic entrepreneurial environment and learn what it takes to develop a business model, present an idea, prototype a solution and how to turn an idea into a reality.

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Work Integrated Learning

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is a core component of all law courses at UC, allowing many opportunities to put your theory into practice.

Hands-on legal experience

Hands-on legal experience

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You’ll apply your theoretical learnings in practical real-life situations as part of our professional practice units. With a mix of industry internships, research project opportunities, simulated assessments, international study tours, real-world case studies and employment workshops, our law and justice degrees allow you to get to know the legal industry long before you graduate.

Practical Legal Training

Get job-ready with Practical Legal Training

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To be admitted to legal practice, in addition to completing UC's Bachelor of Laws, students must complete a Practical Legal Training (PLT) course and satisfy character requirements. The PLT course is also referred to as the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, and is conveniently offered by external providers in the ACT.

High-tech e-Court

High-tech e-Court

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Our on-site e-Court is one of Australia’s first technology-orientated courtrooms, serving regularly as an actual virtual courtroom thanks to its state-of-the-art audio-visual and videoconferencing technology. On top of UC teaching, research and mooting competitions, the e-Court is used by external organisations for simulated coaching such as professional advocacy training and witness familiarisation. As a student, you may experience court cases and arbitration proceedings prior to admission as a legal practitioner.

“I discovered the real meaning and purpose of law, and why it’s so important to understand and respect the ‘human’ needs of our clients.”

Courtney Page

Bachelor of Laws

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