Griffith University Bachelor of Laws (Hons) Overview

Griffith University’s Undergraduate Bachelor of Laws (Hons) program in Australia is a professional legal qualification that has direct entry for students holding a High School Diploma, or students with partial completion of an undergraduate degree (from any discipline). This degree is designed to prepare students for a professional legal career in Australia, Canada, and other international jurisdictions.

This program will be attractive to students who have the ambition to enter the legal profession and who are intent on studying law. It provides students with a comprehensive grounding in law. The program provides the academic training necessary to practice as a lawyer, as well as opening many career opportunities in both the public and private sector.

Student who achieve a GPA of 5.0 or higher in their first year of the program can apply to Griffith’s Law School to undertake an accelerated program which may enable students to complete their studies within three years at Griffith’s Law School in Australia.

The Griffith Law School through their undergraduate entry Bachelor of Laws (Hons) offers a professional legal curriculum that focuses on the core areas of legal practice together with legal skills that lawyers must have. Griffith Bachelor of Laws (Hons) provides students with opportunities to choose law electives that are aligned with your own particular interests including clinical courses that emphasize practical legal skills, insights and experience. Canadian students can also take advantage of study abroad opportunities and gain credit towards your Griffith Bachelor of Law (Hons) degree for approved courses taken at international universities.

Students will also simultaneously study within a number of special course areas called `vertical courses’. These courses allow and encourage you to make connections between the discipline of law and the areas of ethics, legal theory, Indigenous issues, and internationalization. Through the study of these and other areas, the curriculum offered at Griffith’s Law School encourages interdisciplinary understandings of law and legal work.

Griffith Law School staff are committed to a set of values which guide their teaching and research as well as their relationships with students. These values are summarized as Character, Responsibility and Respect.

Canadian Highlights of Griffith University

• Griffith’s Law School provides an opportunity to fast track in 3 years through their accelerated program (conditional upon first year marks)
• Griffith is one of Australia’s premier destinations for Canadian students having graduated more than 5,000 Canadian students from their programs
• Griffith University has a longstanding commitment to promoting diversity, social justice and community engagement
• Griffith University Law School in Australia is among the top 50 in the world, according to the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject (May 2013).

Professional Recognition in Canada

Griffith University’s law degree is accepted for entry into the legal profession in Canada’s common law provinces, when accompanied by a Certificate of Qualification from the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. You must ensure you complete the five Canadian Law courses to help you prepare for the NCA exams while gaining credit towards your law degree.  Federation of Law Societies of Canada

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