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Bachelor of Laws
Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
Western Sydney University's Bachelor of Laws covers the full Priestley 11 sequence required for admission to legal practice in NSW, taught out of the Parramatta campus where the university's law school sits close to the Parramatta courts precinct, genuinely useful for students who want to sit in on real proceedings as part of their studies rather than relying purely on moot exercises. The school runs a legal clinic where students under supervision provide advice to real clients from the local community, which functions as both a practical skills subject and a piece of access-to-justice work given the significant unmet legal need across Greater Western Sydney.
WSU Law markets itself around social justice and diversity in the profession. A meaningful share of its cohort are the first in their family to study law, and the school has built subjects and support structures (including an Indigenous-focused unit and community legal partnerships) around that reality rather than assuming a cohort of students already embedded in legal or professional family networks.
As with all Australian law degrees, graduates need to complete practical legal training after finishing the academic component before being admitted as a solicitor or barrister.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 6 parts
- 4 years full-time
- Foundations of Law
- Contracts
- Torts
- Criminal Law
- Property Law
- Constitutional Law
- Administrative Law
- Equity
- Evidence
- Civil Procedure
- Corporations Law
- Legal Clinic (supervised real-client casework)
- Dispute Resolution
- Family Law
- Immigration Law
- Native Title and Indigenous Legal Issues
- Employment Law
- Post-graduation requirement: Practical Legal Training before admission as a legal practitioner
- Final year typically combines electives with clinic or advanced practice subjects
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
ATAR 80 or equivalent
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