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Deakin's law degree ensures you graduate ahead of the pack with a first-class legal education and experience working with real clients. Study law at Deakin.
Start your journey at a top 3 law school in Victoria
Whether you want to qualify for legal practice or use law as your springboard to a world of rewarding careers, a law degree at Deakin will help you reach your goal.
Choose a law degree that will get you work ready
With a unique focus in experiential learning, and ranked as one of Victoria's best by the prestigious QS World University Rankings, Deakin Law School will set you up for your dream career.
Work with real clients
Get hands-on legal work experience at Deakin Law Clinic, our community legal service. Apply your academic training analysing complex legal problems, working with real clients and cementing the skills that will underpin your career in law.
Get global experience
Take a study tour or trimester abroad in the UK or Europe and gain a global perspective by studying international law, human rights law or international commercial law.
Argue a case before a judge
Mooting competitions let you experience what it’s like to act as a barrister making legal arguments before a judge. You’ll network and compete with law students from around the world, developing research skills and legal knowledge.
Take the next step to a brighter future
Explore our law courses and find out more about life at Deakin. Download the study guide to get more inspiration for your future career in a major growth sector.
See Deakin law students in action
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Study law at Deakin and get ahead in your career.
The support behind Swathika’s law success story.
Do what real lawyers do while studying through the Deakin Law Clinic.
Law at Deakin: world class facilities in action.
How a double degree at Deakin boosts your employability.
Build lasting connections at Deakin Law Student Society events.
Top professional roles in law
Demand for legal, social and welfare professionals is projected to increase by 18.1% by 2026 according to Australian Government employment projections, including:
- 20,449 new jobs for solicitors
- 23,873 new jobs for legal professionals
- 2033 new jobs for barristers.
Get ahead with Deakin – we’ll help you build your network within the community and industry.
Professional recognition
Deakin's Juris Doctor is designed to satisfy the academic qualifications necessary for admission to the legal profession. In Victoria these have been set by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board (VLAB). In addition to satisfying the academic qualifications, if you are seeking admission to the legal profession in Victoria, it is required you have satisfactorily completed certain practical legal training requirements and are considered a fit and proper person to be admitted to the legal profession.
If you are seeking admission in a jurisdiction outside Australia, you may be required to satisfy additional requirements. Please check the relevant jurisdiction’s legal admissions authority to confirm the required academic qualifications criteria, including any restrictions on online study or distance education.
Juris Doctor webinar
Discover our 100% online Juris Doctor with course experts. Our course director, the Dean of Deakin Law School and a graduate explain what to expect.
Graduate with an employment advantage
Deakin law graduates are recognised industry-wide for their practical legal skills and work-readiness, honed through experiences gained in the Deakin Law Clinic and on law internships.
Top 150 in the world for law
Top 3 law school in Victoria
#207 university worldwide
#1 Victorian uni for course satisfaction
#1 Victorian uni for graduate employment
#1 Victorian uni for facilities and resources
Deakin's work-integrated learning opportunities give you industry experience and course credit. I volunteer as a paralegal for my local community legal centre, a Deakin industry connection. I also completed a virtual abroad experience with Masaryk University in the Czech Republic studying International Human Rights Law.
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World-class teaching experiences
Deakin’s industry-shaped courses and practical, real-world approach to learning will prepare you to be adaptable. Study at a law school that embraces the future and prepare yourself for practise in areas like environmental law, data law privacy and cybercrime, and health law.
Explore pressing legal challenges
Work with recognised experts and practitioners investigating thorny domestic and international legal issues, including modern slavery and human trafficking or human rights and deforestation.
Change the law
You can make a difference while you’re still studying. Students undertaking the Policy Advocacy Clinic made a submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission that was cited 25 times in its final report on judicial impartiality and the law on bias.
Enjoy state-of-the-art facilities
Deakin Law School’s spectacular new building features a dedicated Moot Court where we host competitions and students can practice for international moots in an authentic environment.
Mooting at Deakin Law School
Meet Swathika, a Deakin Law graduate who discovered her voice through mooting and now uses law as a tool for change. Discover how Deakin Law School nurtured Swathika's confidence and built career readiness through our mooting program and practical legal experiences.
Deakin Law Clinic
Deakin Law Clinic students share how they have applied their legal knowledge, helped clients who cannot afford legal advice and cemented their plans for a legal career. With offices in Geelong and the Melbourne CBD, the Deakin Law Clinic is a law firm that gives students the chance to practise law with real clients.
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Deakin's Juris Doctor: Building careers with purpose
Build your law career with a Deakin's Juris Doctor. This flexible and comprehensive postgraduate course can lead to diverse legal roles.
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Contact us
Got a question about our law courses? Our course advisers are available to speak to you about your study options and how we can help you further your career.
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