Juris Doctor Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice

Program Overview

The JD Accelerate program is a unique integrated law and Practical Legal Training (PLT) degree that meets the requirements for admission to practice law in NSW. It offers flexible learning options, including day and evening classes, block study, and online learning. Students can complete the degree in three years through Summer sessions or choose standard part-time or full-time study modes. Career options include lawyer, regulatory affairs and policy adviser, and legal specialization.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This course, also known as the JD Accelerate, is the only integrated law and Practical Legal Training (PLT) degree in Sydney, and meets both the academic and practical requirements for admission to practise law in NSW. Like the standard Juris Doctor, this course is an Australian Qualifications Framework Level 9 master's degree that builds knowledge and experience in fundamental legal theory. Students engage with industry-informed, academically rigorous and highly practical courses, choosing from flexible learning options that include day and evening classes (core subjects), block study (selected subjects) and online learning (electives), as well as selected recorded lectures and podcasts. In addition to standard part-time and full-time study modes, students can fast-track their progress by enrolling in Summer sessions to complete the degree in just three years.

Outline:

The typical full-time and part-time programs are shown below. Students in the standard full-time program enrol in 22 to 26 credit points in Autumn and Spring sessions. Students may choose to study the option subject instead of the legal theory subject in the recommended sequence, provided that they complete the legal theory subject in a later session.

Careers:

Career options include, but are not limited to, lawyer within a private firm, corporation, government department or community law centre, regulatory affairs and policy adviser in the public or private sector or legal specialisation related to students' previous degree or enhanced career options within an existing professional sphere.