Juris Doctor

About this programme

The Juris Doctor program will prepare you for a rewarding career. It is an alternative to the Bachelor of Laws for students who have completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline. 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 Canadian Law, International Law or Migration Law. You will make connections between law and ethics, legal theory, Indigenous issues, and internationalization. You will also develop interdisciplinary understandings of law and legal work. You will take courses that cover areas such as crime, contracts, property, corporate law, torts and theories of law. The major in Canadian Law assists with preparing for meeting the entry requirements for the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada in the legal profession in Canada's common law provinces. This program can be completed in two years by taking courses across each trimester. The Juris Doctor is an AQF Level 9 Masters Extended degree.