Study Law in Australia
By studying law in Australia, students will broaden their education as well as gain valuable international experience. The common law heritage of both the Australian and Canadian legal system makes it possible for Canadian students to study law in Australia and return to Canada to become an Lawyer.
Advantages for Canadians wish to study Law in Australia.
- No LSAT required.
- Law degree can be earned in just 3 years after completing High School.
- Gain International experience.
Licensing
After having Law degree from Australia you will be required to demonstrate your competence to the National Committee on Accreditation (the NCA).
The NCA will assess your qualifications obtained in Australia. NCA’s concern while doing assessment is the quality of the grades attained during your degree. After assessment NCA will decide that what additional subjects or legal education you will have to obtain in Canada in order to make your degree obtained in Australia comparable to an degree approved by law school in Canada.
Obtaining the NCA Certificate of Qualification
To obtain NCA Certificate of Qualification, you may demonstrate competence in one of three ways:
- You can apply to a law school in Canada and complete the remaining courses
- The NCA provides a syllabus and you can study at home. Tests are organised four times a year (January, May, August and October) and they are pass/fail
- A combination of options 1 and 2
The number of exams that you may have to take will depend on a number of factors, including:
- Your results in each module of your Australian Law degree
- Whether you have completed the two-year or the three-year programme
- Whether you entered the program straight from high school or not
Every law graduate from Australia will have to complete the five exams of Canadian content:
- Foundations of Canadian Law
- Canadian Criminal Law
- Canadian Constitutional Law
- Canadian Administrative Law
- Canadian Professional Responsibility
Please note the other core subjects required by the NCA are:
- Tort Law
- Contract Law
- Property Law
- Business Organisations
Two-year Graduate LLB
If you have completed the two-year Graduate Entry LLB and achieved a 2:2 (a 50% average, which is equivalent to a 60% average in Canada) with no individual marks under 46%, then they will have seven exams to do: the five mandatory exams, plus another two assigned by the NCA.
Three-year LLB
At least two years of university prior to Law School
If a student completes a three-year LLB and achieves a 2:2 (a 50% average, which is equivalent to a 60% average in Canada) with no individual modules under 46% and they already had at least two years at university before entering Law School, they will have five exams to do: the five mandatory exams.
Less than two years of university prior to Law School
If a student completes a three-year LLB and achieves a 2:2 (a 50% average, which is equivalent to a 60% average in Canada) with no individual modules under 46% and with less than two years at university before entering Law School, they will have seven exams to do: the five mandatory exams, plus another two assigned by the NCA.
Three-year Joint Honours LLB
At least two years of university prior to Law School
If a student completes three-year Joint Honours LLB and achieves a 2:2 (a 50% average, which is equivalent to a 60% average in Canada) with no individual marks under 46% and they already had at least two years at university before entering Law School, they will have seven exams to do: the five mandatory exams, plus another two assigned by the NCA.
Less than two years of university prior to Law School
If a student completes a three-year Joint Honours LLB and achieves a 2:2 (a 50% average, which is equivalent to a 60% average in Canada) with no individual modules under 46% and with less than two years at university before entering Law School, they will have eight or nine exams to do: the five mandatory exams, plus another three or four assigned by the NCA.
LLB degree classification of less than 2:2
If a student gets a qualifying law degree with less than a degree classification of a 2:2 (a 50% average), the student has not met the minimum standards for accreditation and will need an additional qualification for accreditation. Students are advised to contact the NCA for further details about this.
Contact the NCA
National Committee on Accreditation
c/o Federation of Law Societies of Canada
World Exchange Plaza
45 O’Connor
Suite 1810
Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
K1P 1A4
(613) 236-1700
nca@flsc.ca
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