Juris Doctor

A successful career in a demanding profession requires comprehensive training. The Juris Doctor gives you the knowledge and skills necessary to become the lawyer you want to be and a lawyer the world needs. You'll enter the competitive graduate market with an edge, with a prestigious qualification offered by institutions such as Harvard, Yale and Columbia universities.

By studying the Juris Doctor at UWA, you'll benefit from our Law School’s longstanding and deep links with the legal profession. These ties contribute to consistently high rates of employment for our graduates. You'll also have the opportunity to learn from the very best of the legal profession as well as academic staff recognised nationally for excellence in teaching and research. You can participate in practical skill-building programs including mooting (legal advocacy) competitions and internships, and build lifelong friendships with a talented, diverse and vibrant cohort of future leaders.

After completing the Juris Doctor you'll enter the competitive graduate market with an edge, armed with both an undergraduate degree and the JD, which is a prestigious qualification offered by institutions such as Harvard, Yale and Columbia universities. You'll join the ranks of nationally and internationally renowned UWA Law School graduates including Rhodes Scholars, the members of the Judiciary and legal profession, as well as leaders at the highest level of business and government.

1 To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have
a a bachelors degree or an equivalent qualification as recognised by UWA
and
b the equivalent of a UWA grade point average GPA of at least 55
2 To be considered for admission to this course an Indigenous applicant must have
a met the general admission requirements under 41
or
b
i a bachelors degree via the UWA Indigenous Direct Pathway and
ii the equivalent of a UWA grade point average GPA of at least 50
or
c
i a bachelors degree or an equivalent qualification as recognised by UWA and
ii a School of Indigenous Studies Law Admission Test and interview
3 To be considered for admission to this course via the Equity and Diversity Pathway an applicant must have
a
i held a protection refugee or humanitarian visa within seven years prior to applying for admission to this course or
ii experienced significant personal medical social educational cultural or financial disadvantage or hardship including any disadvantage or hardship resulting from an applicants sexual orientation or gender identity that has had an effect on their prior academic studies

This course has higher ELC requirements. Applicants presenting with the IELTS Academic require an overall score of at least 7.5 and no band less than 7.0
For the Juris Doctor a minimum overall score of 580 Paperbased with a TWE of 5 or 106 iBT with minimum score of 28 in iBT Speaking and no less than 26 in the other sections