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Bachelor of Laws
RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
RMIT's Bachelor of Laws is a three year degree, compressed against the more common four year law degree structure, delivered from RMIT's city campus in Melbourne's CBD, close to the courts, tribunals and legal organisations it draws on for real world experience. It is fully accredited by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board (VLAB) and satisfies the academic requirements for admission to the Australian legal profession, once graduates complete Practical Legal Training (PLT) afterward. The course is shaped by an advisory board of partners from top tier law firms and senior barristers, and has a strong technology focus, including access to the legal AI tool Harvey.ai in select subjects from Semester 2, 2026. Students also have access to Anika Legal, a law clinic co-located on RMIT's CBD campus, for community driven legal practice experience during the degree. Assessment favours practical, real world tasks, such as writing a memorandum of advice, over traditional exams and essays, and the degree includes a capstone experience in the final year.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Program code BP335
- delivered at City Campus
- full time 3 years. Year 1: Becoming a Lawyer in a Globalised World
- Introduction to Contract Law
- Torts Law
- semester 1Principles of Criminal Law and Procedure
- Australian Government and Statutory Interpretation
- Advanced Principles of Contract Law
- Principles of Company Law
- Law
- Business and Human Rights (semester 2). Year 2: Property Law
- Equity
- Technology
- semester 1Ethics and the Law
- Principles of Administrative Law
- Civil Dispute Resolution
- semester 2Justice Innovation
- plus law elective options each semester. Year 3: Constitutional Law
- semester 1Trusts
- Enterprise Law
- Designing Legal Solutions
- semester 2Law of Evidence
- plus law elective options such as Intellectual Property Law
- International Commercial Law
- Taxation
- Public International Law
- Clinical Legal Practice or Legal Internship. Graduates require completion of Practical Legal Training (PLT) for admission to legal practice
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
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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
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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
You must have successfully completed the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or an equivalent qualification. Prerequisite: VCE units 3 and 4, a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL, or at least 27 in English as an Additional Language (EAL), or equivalent studies. For Semester 1 2027 applicants, this course has a Guaranteed ATAR of 88.00 (excluding adjustment factors); the actual 2026 ATAR was 86.00. Entry is competitive. Eligible applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on academic achievement plus any adjustment factors, to a maximum of 28 aggregate adjustment points.
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