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The ANU JD is a distinctive program for graduates of non-law disciplines (or non-Australian law degrees). The program consists of compulsory and elective courses. Graduates complete all the academic courses required by Australian Legal Practitioners Admission Boards for admission to legal practice following completion of additional practical training. Students have access to dedicated JD courses and other courses offered as part of the LLM program. A small number of LLB electives can also be included in the program of study. The program can be studied either full or part-time with entry points in Semester 1 and Second semester.

Career Options

Graduates from ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide.

The latest Global Employability University Ranking, published by the Times Higher Education, rated ANU as Australia's top university for getting a job for the fourth year in a row.

Employment Opportunities

Juris Doctor (JD) graduates may find work either in areas where a law degree is a professional requirement or more general fields in which law is especially useful. A Law degree (JD) would normally be a requirement for the following occupations: a Barrister or Solicitor in professional practice; a Legal Officer in government departments or private enterprise; a Corporate Legal Officer in private industry, commerce and finance; community legal work; law teaching and academic research; a Judge's Associate, and legal journalism. To practice as a Barrister or Solicitor graduates must complete professional training such as the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice at ANU. More general fields of employment include: the Australian Foreign Service; industrial relations; social welfare; government administration; business management; lobbying; media; public relations; law librarianship; court reporting; environmental agencies; technology and communications; and Federal and State police forces.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will be able to:

apply an advanced body of legal knowledge in a range of contexts for professional practice in law, and as a pathway for further legal learning

apply a body of legal knowledge that includes an extended understanding of recent developments in the discipline and professional legal practice

exhibit cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex legal ideas and concepts at an abstract level

exhibit communication and technical legal research skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences

exhibit technical and communication legal skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyze and theories about developments that contribute to legal professional practice

demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills with creativity and initiative to new situations in legal professional practice and/or further learning

demonstrate application of knowledge and skills with high level personal autonomy and accountability

demonstrate application of knowledge and skills to plan and execute a substantial research-based legal project, capstone experience and/or professionally focused project.