Overview

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 the embedded GDLP however, the Juris Doctor - Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice program from University of Newcastle provides 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.

Professional placement

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.

As part of the GDLP, students undertake 285 hours of legal professional workplace experience. A minimum of 105 hours of that practical experience is undertaken at the University of Newcastle Legal Centre (UNLC), under the supervision of the solicitors from the School of Law and Justice – either in the legal centre itself or as part of our ‘Law on the Beach’ program during the summer term. Students have intensive interaction with clients and extensive real client casework including drafting letters, submissions, undertaking research, drafting court documents and appearing in court with a UNLC lawyer. This is very attractive to potential employers and gives Newcastle graduates a significant advantage.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Property

Constitutional Law

Administrative Law

Civil Dispute Resolution

Evidence

Company Law

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-12 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2024-10-29 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-06-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-03-17 00:00:00 , International

More details

International: It is recommended you submit your application a minimum of 12 weeks before your intended semester or trimester start date.

Language

English

IELTS

7

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Credits

280 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Civil & Private Law Public Law Legal Studies View 28 other Masters in Public Law in Australia

Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

IELTS

7

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94

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Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS code: 079631E

Entry to the JD/GradDipLegPrac is available to students who have one of the following qualifications with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 or above:

a Bachelor Degree

a Bachelor Honours Degree

a Master's Degree

Students who have gained one of the above qualifications from a University outside of Australia in the discipline of law with a GPA of 4.0 or above can be admitted.

Students with a Bachelor of Laws degree from an Australian University cannot be admitted.

Tuition Fee

To always see correct tuition fees

International

36290 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 36290 AUD per year during 36 months.
National

28345 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 28345 AUD per year during 36 months.

Indicative annual fees are based on a full year full time load (80 units)

Living costs for Newcastle

1333 - 2400 AUD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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