Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice / Juris Doctor
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00099F
The UTS Juris Doctor (JD) Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice, also known as JD Accelerate, is a groundbreaking postgraduate degree that integrates Practical Legal Training (PLT), meaning you can graduate ready to practise law in NSW in just three years. Like the standard Juris Doctor, this course is an Australian Qualifications Framework Level 9 master
Structure
- The course comprises a total of 162 credit points. The study components for course completion are as follows: 108 credit points of compulsory core law subjects (15 subjects)
- 30 credit points of law options (five subjects)
- a 6-credit-point legal theory option (one subject)
- and 18 credit points of professional legal training subjects. The standard course can be completed in three years of full-time or five years of part-time study. There are two intakes a year (in Autumn and Spring sessions). A practical experience work placement is a compulsory and integral component of the course. Practical experience requires students to complete 15 weeks of full-time (or equivalent part-time) practical experience work placement. Students must complete their practical experience work placement within two-and-a-half years of enrolling in Practical Experience. International students must complete their work placement(s) by the end of the session in which they are enrolled in Practical Experience.
Subjects
- 70102: Foundations of Law: 70114: Criminal Law and Procedure: 70311: Torts: 70211: Contracts: 70103: Ethics Law and Justice: 70104: Civil Practice: 70327: Introduction to Property and Commercial Law: 70317: Real Property: 71116: Remedies: 70106: Principles of Public International Law: 70109: Evidence: 70517: Equity and Trusts: 70617: Administrative Law: 70107: Principles of Company Law: 70616: Australian Constitutional Law
Standard entry requirements
To be eligible for admission to this course, applicants must meet the following criteria. Applicants must have one of the following: Completed Australian doctorate, or overseas equivalent OR Completed Australian bachelors degree or Australian master
Recognition
This course is accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) of the Supreme Court of NSW. The course satisfies both the academic and practical legal training requirements for admission as a lawyer to the Supreme Court of NSW.
Study pathways
Subjects undertaken within the Juris Doctor component of this course are recognised within the Master of Legal Studies and the Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies. Students enrolled in the Juris Doctor Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice may apply to internally transfer to the master's or graduate diploma. Candidates are not awarded the Juris Doctor Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice but subjects undertaken are applied towards the master's or graduate diploma. Students who successfully complete the Juris Doctor Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice at UTS and have completed Master of Laws equivalent subjects within the Juris Doctor Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice, may apply for these subjects to be credited towards the Master of Laws.
Further information
To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
