Bachelor of Laws
at Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory.
A three-year Bachelor of Laws at CDU's Danala precinct in Darwin, online or both, accredited by the Legal Practitioners Admission Board of the Northern Territory. CDU's course page reports a lowest selection rank of 81.10 for its most recent ATAR-based offers but does not state the intake year. The minimum entry requirement is an ATAR of 80. No Year 12 prerequisites.
Lowest selection rank
CDU 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
Students learn legal systems and principles in Australia and abroad and build legal research, writing and analysis skills, with the option of studying fully online, on campus or a mix of both, over three years full-time or six years part-time.
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.
Professional accreditation
- Legal Practitioners Admission Board of the Northern Territory
Typical first jobs
- Graduate solicitor at NT or interstate law firm
- Crown solicitor at NT Department of the Attorney-General
- Associate to a Northern Territory Supreme Court or magistrates court judge
- Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions solicitor
- Legal Aid NT solicitor in criminal or civil practice
- Policy adviser in a state or federal department
After graduation
To be admitted to legal practice, graduates also complete a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (for example through The College of Law), then can practise in the Northern Territory and elsewhere in Australia.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- You can sustain heavy weekly reading loads in case law and statute
- You are interested in NT criminal law and Indigenous justice contexts
- You handle closed-book exams well and enjoy structured argument
- You want a smaller cohort with direct access to lecturers and judges
- You are committed to a four-year commitment plus PLT and admission
It is probably not for you if
- You dislike heavy reading and case-law analysis
- You want a quick three-year degree
- You expect a fully practical vocational-style course
- You cannot manage closed-book exams as the dominant assessment
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the Charles Darwin University website and on SATAC before applying.