About this program
A fully online version of Bond's graduate law degree, 24 subjects completable in two years, for graduates of any discipline who want to qualify as a lawyer while working. Teaching is delivered through weekly live seminars plus recorded material and an AI tutor, with year one covering the foundational law subjects and electives and year two finishing the prescribed curriculum and a 15-day legal work experience placement.
That placement can count toward the workplace experience component of the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, which students typically take alongside or after the JD to complete the practical training required for admission. Applicants should confirm current entry requirements and, importantly, how the online JD is treated by the admitting authority in the state where they intend to practise, since admission rules are set by each jurisdiction.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- LAWS76-105Legal Foundations
- LAWS76-106Legal Skills
- LAWS76-201Contract Law
- LAWS76-202Tort Law
- LAWS76-203Criminal Law and Procedure
- LAWS76-204Property Law
- LAWS76-216Constitutional Law
- LAWS76-310Company Law
- LAWS76-313Equity
- LAWS76-317Administrative Law
- LAWS76-318Evidence
- LAWS76-325Civil Dispute Resolution
- LAWS76-326Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- LAWS76-327Law Placement Recommended Elective Law Postgraduate Subjects: LAWS78-100 The Future Lawyer
- LAWS78-101Contemporary Legal Issues
- LAWS78-102Legal Innovation and Technology
- LAWS78-103The Business of Law
- LAWS78-104Mediation
- LAWS78-105Legal Practice
- LAWS78-106Global Law
- LAWS78-107Advanced Private Law
- LAWS78-108Competition and Consumer Law
- LAWS78-109Advanced Commercial Law
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
SolicitorANZSCO 271311
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, but a positive skills assessment is not the same as being able to practise. You must first be admitted to an Australian state legal profession, which for an overseas or JD graduate means passing the assessed academic subjects, completing Practical Legal Training, and being admitted by the state Supreme Court, before the occupation is realistically usable for a visa.
Assessed by VETASSESS
BarristerANZSCO 271111
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting the points-tested 189, 190, and 491 as well as the employer-sponsored 482 and 186. As with Solicitor, a positive skills assessment is not the same as being able to practise: you must be admitted to the bar in an Australian state or territory before the occupation is realistically usable for a visa. Assessed by the state or territory Legal Admissions Authority, not VETASSESS.
Assessed by State or Territory Legal Admissions Authority
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Successful completion of a recognised Bachelor degree (or equivalent qualification) in any field.
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