Diploma in Law
Legal Profession Admission Board
Courses included
This course has been cancelled
About
The part-time Diploma in Law meets the NSW academic requirements for admission as a legal practitioner. It is designed for people who wish to pursue legal qualifications after leaving school, or after working for some time. Our students come from the whole spectrum of society: city and rural, young and old, many with other qualifications or from different walks of life, such as police officers, nurses, business owners, teachers, engineers and retirees thirsting for legal knowledge.
The fundamental aim of the course is to provide an accessible and affordable legal education and a flexible means of entry to the legal profession. The program is academically rigorous, but emphasis is placed on performance in the course rather than on restrictive entry requirements. We are committed to the development of scholarship and lifelong learning, and teach to a curriculum that has a distinct professional orientation.
Areas of study
Law.
Career opportunities
Legal practice as a solicitor or barrister; in-house legal officer in banking and finance, accounting firms, management consultancies, telecommunications, government departments, marketing and media, education and publishing, and other industries.
Professional recognition
Meets the academic requirements for admission to practise in law.
Fees and charges
Refer to Legal Profession Admission Board current fee information.
Admission criteria
Applicants are required to be proficient in the English language (oral and written) and will be assessed for admission based on one of the following:
- NSW HSC (or equivalent) with an ATAR of at least 68.90, a UAI of at least 66 or a TER of at least 50 (or interstate equivalent)
- STAT (Multiple Choice or STAT T) result of 149
- bachelor degree
- university or TAFE college diploma, advanced diploma or associate diploma
- TAFE Certificate III or Certificate IV
- employment as a paralegal or legal secretary for at least three years
- employment as a police officer or registered nurse.
Refer to Form 1: Application for Registration as a Student-at-Law for further information and entry requirements, or the NSW Admission Board Rules 2015.
Further information
ATAR profile
ATAR-based offers only (semester 1, 2021)
Use all ATAR profile data as a guide only; it provides a broad overview of the ATARs and selection ranks of previous Year 12 students admitted into that course. ATARs and selection ranks required for entry in 2020 may be different. If you are unsure about including a course among your preferences, contact the relevant institution.
- This ATAR profile table is in line with Commonwealth Government transparency requirements. It is based on offers to recent school leavers (ie completed Year 12 in the last 2 years) who were selected solely or partly on their ATAR. Note that some institutions further differentiate this information on their websites.
- The ATAR values exclude any adjustment factors.
- The selection ranks include the ATAR and any adjustment factors.
Abbreviations
– = data is not available.<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria