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At Macquarie you’ll examine legal and policy issues that affect contemporary society as well as the role of government and other actors in shaping the world we live in.
The Macquarie LLB and Juris Doctor are accredited with professional bodies regulating the admission of law graduates to legal practice. The Bachelor of Laws and Juris Doctor provides the appropriate qualification for admission to practise as a lawyer throughout Australia.
In addition to completing a law program at an accredited institution such as Macquarie Law School, the profession (via the LPAB - Legal Practitioner's Admission Board) requires all law graduates to complete a period of Practical Legal Training (PLT) including further study (Coursework Component), Continuing Professional Development Units (CPD Component) and supervised experience in a legal practice (Work Experience Component), before being admitted to practice as a barrister or solicitor. This typically takes six months to one year to complete, and usually involves options to study full-time, part-time and online through various institutions.
To be qualified as an Australian Legal Practitioner in New South Wales, a solicitor or barrister also requires a Practising Certificate issued by the Councils of the Law Society of New South Wales or the New South Wales Bar Association respectively. Similar bodies and systems of accreditation exist in the other States.
Students interested in governance will have the opportunity to undertake a range of PACE activities within the government, not-for-profit and private sector. The PACE unit options include local, regional and international activities.
No matter what you decide to study at Macquarie, PACE has an opportunity available for you. Learn more about the opportunities available through PACE.
"As a Macquarie graduate, I continue to think about how the law operates, the impact it has on our society and why - not just about what the law is."
Mr Stuart Clark is a Partner at Clayton Utz and was elected as the Law Council of Australia's President for 2015, and as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law. He was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2015 Queen's Birthday honours. Mr Clark is among the first graduating cohort of law students from Macquarie, and has been an Adjunct Professor at Macquarie Law School since 2010.
"Macquarie Law School has earned a reputation as one of the leading university law schools in Australia. Over the past 30 years, Macquarie Law has developed a unique brand of legal education that examines law in its wider context. I loved my time at Macquarie and strongly recommend that you consider Macquarie Law as your first choice in legal education."
The Hon Rob Stokes MP is the New South Wales Minister for Planning. He is also elected to the NSW Parliament as the Member of Pittwater in 2007 and re-elected in 2011 and 2015.
The Macquarie University Law Society (MULS) is a representative body for all law students at Macquarie University. The Society operates to enhance the Macquarie Law degree by assisting students in personal and professional development and providing opportunities for students to participate in competitions, publications, socials and sporting events. All law students at Macquarie are members of MULS.
Professor Islam has 40 years of legal teaching and research experience at universities in common law jurisdictions. He has been an active legal academic and researcher at Macquarie since 1991, particularly in international law. In addition to his teaching, Professor Islam is actively involved in supervising higher degree research candidates, and received a Best Higher Degree Research Supervisor Award in 2013.
Prior to his role at Macquarie, Professor Islam also served as an Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Law at The University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and Head of the Department of Law at the University of Papua New Guinea.
Professor Opeskin researches and teaches in public law, and has written extensively in the areas of constitutional law, international law and conflicts of laws. He is a Professor of Legal Governance at Macquarie and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law, and a member of the Australian Research Council’s College of Experts. He is also the former Deputy President of the Australian Law Reform Commission. His research examines issues of governance and legal policy relating to international migration, judges and court systems. He has a particular interest in the Pacific legal systems and also interdisciplinary research that examines the intersections between principles of public law and demographic processes.
Macquarie Law School prepares you to think beyond textbooks to open the way to a world of careers. Our industry focused programs and supportive learning environment will give you the valuable skills and knowledge to achieve your career goals.
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