About the course

Designed for university graduates, the Juris Doctor (JD) and the embedded Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP) will not only open doors to employment as a lawyer, but it will also provide you with professional skills and attributes that are in high demand in other industries and professions.

　　At most other law schools, after you finish your JD you must then undertake practical legal training and arrange supervised legal workplace experience before you can apply for admission to be a lawyer in Australia. As part of our embedded GDLP however, we provide the requisite practical legal training experience and we also guarantee to arrange the required external supervised workplace placement for you. This means you can be ready to practise law after three years of full-time study, with no need for further supervision or training before you start your legal career.

　　The School of Law and Justice is the only law school in Australia that both runs its own legal centre and directly provides students with the practical legal training and much of the supervised clinical legal experience required to qualify to practise law. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

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Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 3 Year(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Trimester 1 (January), 2024	Newcastle
Winter (June), 2024	Newcastle
Trimester 1 (January), 2025	Newcastle
Winter (June), 2025	Newcastle
Trimester 1 (January), 2026	Newcastle
Winter (June), 2026	Newcastle

　　

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How to apply

Entry requirements for The University of Newcastle

Entry to the JD/GradDipLegPrac is available to students who have successfully completed:

　　a tertiary qualification of 3-year Level 7 Bachelor Degree or Level 9 Masters Degree other than Law from a recognised institution with a GPA of 4.0 or above, or

　　a tertiary qualification of 3-year Level 7 Bachelor Degree or Level 9 Masters Degree other than Law from a recognised institution with a GPA of 3.5 or above if assessed as suitable by the Juris Doctor/Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice Program Convenor on a case by case basis, or

　　an AQF Levl 8 Honours or Embedded Honours degree from a recognised institution, or

　　other tertiary qualification from a recognised institution assessed by the Faculty Pro Vice-Chancellor or delegate to be equivalent and with a similar level of attainment as provided above.

　　IELTS - 7.0 (Minimum 6.5 in Each Component), TOEFL iBT - 94 and TOEFL PBT - 589

　　

English language requirements

　　7.0

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 94.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at The University of Newcastle. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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