Program Overview

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English Law & Australian Law LLB and JD

Key Information

Course type: Single honours at King's plus other award at partner institution Delivery mode: In person Study mode: Full time Required A-level: A*AA Duration: Four years Application status: Closed Start date: September 2025 Application deadline: 29 January 2025

Course Description

The English Law & Australian Law LLB and JD is a dual degree leading to two separate awards from two leading law schools. You will get the opportunity to study for two years at King’s College London, followed by two years at the University of Melbourne. On successful completion of the course, you will be awarded with an LLB from King’s and a JD from Melbourne. By studying this course, you will gain exposure to two legal systems with the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of a number of areas of the law involved in the English and the Australian legal systems.

Key Benefits

• Intense study of two legal systems that are complementary, resulting in two degrees from two top global law schools.
• Opportunity to focus on employability with exposure to real-world scenarios through mooting, the King’s Legal Clinic, Melbourne Law School Clinics, and professional skills development.
• Develops insights and understanding of European Law at King’s and Law in Asia at Melbourne, including experiential optional modules.
• Direct access to the JD programme at Melbourne, which would normally require a completed first degree.
• Teaching by internationally respected, leading academics and visiting lecturers and practitioners from global law firms.
• A dedicated careers team who provide tailored guidance on how to enter the legal profession.
• Active student-run societies organizing social and career-oriented functions.

Course Essentials

Our LLB English Law & Australian Law course is a dual degree leading to two separate awards from two leading law schools. You will get the opportunity to study for two years at King’s College London, followed by two years at the University of Melbourne. On successful completion of the course, you will be awarded with an LLB from King’s and a JD from Melbourne. By studying this course, you will gain exposure to two legal systems with the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of a number of areas of the law involved in the English and the Australian legal systems.

Base Campuses

• Strand Campus: Located on the north bank of the River Thames, the Strand Campus houses King's College London's arts and sciences faculties.
• Waterloo Campus: Waterloo campus is home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and facilities for other faculties.

Partners

• University of Melbourne

Regulating Bodies

• King's is regulated by the Office for Students.

Entry Requirements

Subject Requirements

• Preferred subjects: No preferred subjects.

A-Levels

• Required grades: A*AA
• Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels.
• Notes: If you are taking linear A-levels in England, you will be required to pass the practical endorsement in all Science subjects. This is with the exception of private candidates who are unable to take the practical component. We do not consider the EPQ at any point of the assessment process.

Contextual A-Level Information

• AAB
• Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels.
• Notes: If you are taking linear A-levels in England, you will be required to pass the practical endorsement in all Science subjects. This is with the exception of private candidates who are unable to take the practical component. We do not consider the EPQ at any point of the assessment process.

International Baccalaureate Diploma

• 38 points overall or an aggregate score of 19 from three Higher Levels.
• Notes: The total point score of 38 includes TOK/EE.

Contextual International Baccalaureate Information

• 35 points overall or an aggregate score of 17 from three Higher Levels.
• Note: The total point score of 35 includes TOK/EE.

LNAT

• All applicants are required to take the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT) by 31 December.
• You may submit your Law application to King’s through UCAS before or after you take the LNAT - ensuring you submit before the UCAS January Equal Consideration deadline - however, to ensure equal consideration, you must sit your LNAT test by 31 December.
• Please ensure that you select King’s when you register your LNAT account so that we are able to retrieve your LNAT result in a timely manner.

Alternative Accepted Qualifications

• Access to HE Diploma
• BTEC Nationals/CTECs
• Cambridge Pre-U
• European Baccalaureate
• Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers

International Applicants

Equivalent International Qualifications

• Select a country to view equivalent international qualifications.

English Language Requirements

• English language band: B
• Please note that nationals of Majority English Speaking Countries (as defined by UKVI) who have successfully completed high school in the respective country are not required to complete an English language test.

Selection Process

• Those wishing to apply for a pathway of the LLB (Law with a Year Abroad LLB, Law with Transnational Legal Studies LLB or LLM, English Law & American Law LLB and JD, English Law with Hong Kong Law LLB and LLM, LLB with a Year on Exchange in Singapore) must apply through UCAS for the Law LLB course (M100) and then apply to transfer to the desired degree during the second year of the course.
• Transfer is not guaranteed as entry is competitive. You may have to demonstrate competency in language skills for your chosen placement.

Teaching and Structure

Teaching Methods

• Lectures
• Small Group Tutorials
• Seminars

Assessment

• Examinations
• Coursework
• Essays

Employability

• Degrees in law from King’s College London and the University of Melbourne will satisfy the academic stage of professional qualification in both England and Wales, and Australia.
• Successful completion of the program will facilitate a much easier transfer between jurisdictions for those wishing to keep their options open as to where they will practice.

Destinations

• Recent graduates have found employment within the following job roles and companies:
  • Lawyer
  • Civil Servant
  • United Nations Official
  • Financial Analyst
  • Tax Advisor
  • Head of Trading
  • Management Consultant
  • Journalist
  • Publisher
  • Paralegal
  • Entrepreneur
  • Academic

Tuition Fees

Full-time Tuition Fees UK

• The UK tuition fee for the academic year is currently £9,535 per year.

Full-time Tuition Fees International

• The International tuition fee for the academic year is £31,600 per year.

Funding

• To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's, please visit the Fees and Funding section.