The 2 year Juris Doctor program at Griffith University is an alternative to the Bachelor of Laws for students who have completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline.
About the Program
Award Title
Juris Doctor
Length of Program
2 years (3 semesters a year) or
3 years (2 semesters a year)
Intake
February, July, November
Application Deadline
Rolling Admissions
School Locations
- Brisbane, Queensland (pop. 2.1 million)
- Gold Coast, Queensland (pop. 600,000)
Program:
Law
Degree:
Postgraduate
Faculty:
Law
Country:
Australia
At a Glance
Entry Requirements
Professional Recognition
At a Glance
When you study law at Griffith, you’ll join a law school who is dedicated to social justice and learn from award-winning teachers and researchers who are challenging the status quo and creating new legal knowledge, models and processes. Griffith is also proud to be the highest ranked Australian University for law in the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities.
Griffith Law School offers a professional legal curriculum that focuses on core areas of legal practice and the legal skills that lawyers must have. You will have the opportunity to choose law electives based on your interests, including high-level research and clinical courses that emphasize practical legal skills, insights and experience. You will also have the option of completing a major in International Law or Canadian Law.
If you complete the major in Canadian Law you will be eligible 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.
This program can be completed in two years by taking courses across each trimester.
Entry Requirements
To be eligible for admission to the Juris Doctor, an applicant must have completed a Bachelor degree or higher providing it is equivalent to 1.5 years of full-time study in a discipline other than law from a recognized tertiary institution with a minimum GPA of 4.0 on a 7-point scale (or equivalent)
Professional Recognition
Griffith University’s Juris Doctor 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.
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.
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