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Transform your future with our flexible Juris Doctor

Dreaming of a future in law? Designed for individuals without an undergraduate law qualification or for international law graduates, UTS’s Juris Doctor programs will help you build the critical foundational knowledge and capabilities you need for a career in Australian law. 
 
You’ll go beyond the classroom to build hands-on skills through practical assessments and placement opportunities. Plus, with the option to complete practical legal training, you’ll get the chance to fast-track your future into the exciting and rewarding legal profession. 
 

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    Career outlook

    4% average annual growth

    There are over 40,000 registered solicitors in NSW, and the industry has been growing at a steady rate since 1997.

    Law Society of NSW 2024

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    Average salary

    $109,138 per year

    The average lawyer in Australia earns over $100,000 per year, although this can vary or increase depending on specialty and experience.

    Indeed 2025

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    Facilities

    Purpose-built study spaces

    Our students have access to trial and moot courts, an exclusive law-only postgraduate lounge, and other purpose-built study spaces for law students.

     

     

     

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With the Juris Doctor you will develop the advanced professional skills needed for a successful legal or non-legal career, including critical thinking, communication and problem-solving. 

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I really enjoy how the law can be applied, how it can problem solve, and how you can come up with creative solutions to challenging issues.

I'd always planned to do law when I was young, and I'd reached a time in my life and career where I was ready for a new challenge, ready to do something for me, something with real-world impact.

I always wanted to do something bigger than myself, to help others, and maybe even to help change the world. Studying the Juris Doctor at UTS was a truly meaningful step in that direction.

I really appreciated studying law as a mature age student. UTS really embraces the diversity of their Juris Doctor cohort and is flexible with how you arrange your study. 

I wasn't just surrounded by students; I was completely immersed with professionals with real-life experiences from diverse backgrounds. Nurses, doctors, accountants, scientists all wanting to learn and make a difference.

From the first year of the Juris Doctor, I was inspired by my lecturers and tutors to think differently about everyday issues impacting society, through to complex legal problems.

Being on campus is engaging and inspiring, and it's easy to find other students who are as motivated and passionate as you are.

The Juris Doctor at UTS is pragmatic and future focused. From the outset, I knew how relevant the degree is to the real world, and it gave me
the skills I needed to become a technology lawyer. Problems we're trying to solve and help our clients with are often emerging for the first time.

When I enrolled in the course, I didn't know I would start a business years later, but studying the Juris Doctor made the transition so much easier. It has been the ultimate training ground for me to become the person I am today. 

The Juris Doctor has shown me how I can leverage my experience in a new career path, and that the pathways are limitless.

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Tue 6 May 2025

6.00PM - 7.00PM Australia/Sydney (1 hour)

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Postgraduate Communication on-demand videos

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Geriatric Oncology Concept Development Workshop

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