Bachelor of Laws
at Bond University, Queensland.
A Bachelor of Laws at the Gold Coast completed in two years and eight months (eight semesters). Bond lists a guide ATAR of 83 and published no January 2026 ATAR profile (fewer than five ATAR enrolments). Bond admits directly rather than through QTAC selection ranks, so no lowest selection rank is published.
Lowest selection rank
Bond has not published a lowest selection rank for this course for recent intakes. That usually means too few ATAR-based offers were made to report one, or that selection also uses a portfolio, audition, interview or other criteria. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
No formal Year 12 subject prerequisites; assumed knowledge may still apply.
What you will study
Year 1 covers foundational law with contract, tort and criminal law; year 2 adds property, administrative and constitutional law and electives; the final year completes the compulsory subjects and electives. Practical legal skills such as writing, advocacy, negotiation, dispute resolution and ethics are built into every compulsory subject. Specialisations include climate law, corporate and commercial law, international and comparative law, legal practice, and legal innovation and technology. Students can join the Bond Legal Clinics Program and mooting.
Career outcomes
- Graduates work as solicitors and barristers after completing practical legal training and admission to the relevant state Supreme Court.
- Common destinations include top-tier and mid-tier law firms, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and state legal aid commissions.
- Many alumni move into in-house counsel roles, policy work in government or the judiciary as associates and tipstaves.
Typical first jobs
- Graduate solicitor at a top-tier or mid-tier firm
- Judge's associate or tipstaff
- Government or in-house legal officer
- Paralegal or law clerk during practical legal training
- Policy or compliance officer
- Legal-aid or community-legal-centre lawyer
- Associate in a barrister's chambers
Graduate starting salary
$65,000 - $75,000 per year
Source: qilt.edu.au. Last reviewed 2026-05-24.
After graduation
To practise, graduates complete a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (offered online at Bond) and apply for admission. Law can also be combined with Business, Commerce, Arts, Psychological Science and other degrees.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Precise readers who enjoy close analysis of dense text
- Confident speakers who like mooting and oral argument
- Students who can sustain a heavy, year-round reading load
- People aiming to qualify and practise sooner through acceleration
- Self-disciplined learners who keep on top of weekly preparation
It is probably not for you if
- Students who dislike heavy reading and detailed exams
- Those who want a maths-heavy or lab-based degree
- People uncomfortable with public speaking and advocacy
- Students who need long breaks rather than continuous study
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the Bond University website before applying.