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The 2 year Juris Doctor (JD) Law program offered at Bond University is a graduate entry professional legal qualification for students having an initial 3 or 4 year undergraduate degree (from any discipline).
Juris Doctor (JD)
2 years (3 semesters per year)
January, May, September
Rolling Admissions
Law
Postgraduate
Law
Australia
The Juris Doctor (JD) program offered at Bond University Law School is a 24 subject professional legal qualification. This program is designed to equip students for a career in the legal profession, business, industry or government, in Australia and overseas. The Juris Doctor (JD) program at Bond University features excellent teaching, small classes and an extensive legal skills program, which provides an exciting learning experience that challenges you academically and prepares you practically for a legal career.
The Juris Doctor (JD) at Bond University is constructed to enable graduates to take leading positions in the public and private sectors. Bond’s graduates are now employed in top law firms throughout Australia and across 38 countries, including the USA, UK, Canada, Malaysia and Singapore, as solicitors in private practice, barristers, government lawyers, in-house counsel and academics. Students are encouraged to emphasize specific areas of study they feel will best serve their career ambitions.
Juris Doctor (JD) students have full access to Bond University’s multi-million dollar Legal Skills centre, which incorporates electronic courtrooms, full video conferencing facilities and purpose-built mediation, dispute resolution and Professional Legal Training (PLT) rooms. The combination of excellent teaching, small classes, international perspective and extensive legal skills program at Bond University provides an exciting learning experience that both challenges you academically and prepares you practically for a legal career.
Successful completion of a recognised Bachelor degree (or equivalent qualification) in any field, with a minimum 70% average GPA.
Bond University’s Juris Doctor (JD) program is an approved degree for the purpose of admission as a barrister or solicitor in all Australian jurisdictions. Graduates of Bond’s Juris Doctor program are eligible to apply for licensing in Canada, and are required to sit NCA exams when returning to Canada for licensing.
It is critical students understand the requirements needed to complete this process, and KOM Consultants understands the process and requirements needed to enter the legal profession in Canada. All students applying directly through KOM will be supported with the latest information on the accreditation process.