Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice

Entry Requirements

Flinders University recognises international secondary schooling for direct entry to undergraduate programs.

English language requirements

• IELTS (Academic): 7.0 Overall with 6.5 Speaking, 6.5 Writing, 6.5 Reading, 6.5 Listening;
• TOEFL iBT: 94 Overall with 20 Speaking, 24 Writing, 19 Reading, 20 Listening;
• Pearson PTE Academic: 65 Overall with 58 Speaking, 58 Writing, 58 Reading, 58 Listening;
• Cambridge C1 Advanced: 185 Overall with 176 Speaking,176 Writing, 176 Reading, 176 Listening;
• Occupational English Test (OET): 350 Speaking, 350 Writing, 350 Reading, 350 Listening; Duolingo (Up to and including Semester 2, 2024) - Overall 115-120

Course Details

Focus on professional legal skills and critical perspectives on the function of law in society. You will develop high level communication, presentation and teamwork skills in preparation for practising law, or for future leadership roles in a range of educational and professional settings.

What you will study

First year

A typical first year may include:

• topics that will give you a strong foundation for later substantive law topics
• topics building the key skills you will require to be a legally literate leader in the 21st century.

Second year

A typical second year may include:

• options topics providing the opportunity to develop areas of interest as varied as human rights law, international law, environmental law, family law, and 21st century lawyering
• the opportunity to undertake placement at the Flinders Legal Advice Clinic and engage with emerging technologies in the legal services sector.

Third year

A typical third year may include:

• options topics providing the opportunity to develop areas of interest as varied as human rights law, international law, environmental law, family law, and 21st century lawyering
• the opportunity to undertake placement at the Flinders Legal Advice Clinic and engage with emerging technologies in the legal services sector.

Fourth year / Honours year

A typical honours year may include:

• practical legal training covering legal practice management, transactional legal practice, and criminal practice advocacy
• a further selection of options or a law dissertation.

Your career

A Flinders law degree will open many doors, but we know not all will lead to a courtroom. While some students will become the judges and prosecutors of tomorrow, others will chart their course in business, diplomacy, social justice and human rights. Our graduates work all over the world.

Potential occupations include:

• lawyer
• federal prosecutor
• graduate analyst
• graduate policy officer
• graduate solicitor.