Accelerate your law career with a Juris Doctor.

La Trobe's Juris Doctor is for students that hold a Bachelor's degree and are looking to start a career in law. It is also for those who seek to gain the qualifications to practice law in Australia.

La Trobe's Juris Doctor delivers the academic requirements you need to apply for admission to practice Law in Victoria. The course also gives you the necessary foundations to practice law internationally (providing you meet the specific accreditation requirements of the host country).

A La Trobe Juris Doctor offers a range of law specialisations. See the list of electives below to see where you'd like to take your career in law.

• Law and technology
• Commercial law
• Cyber law
• International law
• Health law
• Human rights law.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

• Solicitor*
• Policy officer
• Legal adviser

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

All La Trobe University Bachelor of Laws and Juris Doctor law courses include the subjects required by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board to qualify for admission to the legal profession in Victoria as an Australian lawyer. Admission to the legal profession by the Supreme Court of Victoria also requires the completion of practical legal training either by a 12-month period of Supervised Legal Training or by completing an approved practical legal training course (for example, at the Leo Cussen Institute or The College of Law). Candidates for admission to practise must also satisfy the Admissions Board that they are a fit and proper person to be admitted to practise.