Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
at The University of Queensland, Queensland.
UQ's undergraduate law degree is the four-year Bachelor of Laws (Honours) at St Lucia, one of Queensland's most competitive courses. It meets the academic requirements for admission as a lawyer. The only prerequisite is English (Units 3 and 4, C).
Lowest selection rank
The lowest selection rank (LSR) is the lowest ATAR plus adjustment factors (equity, subject and regional bonuses) that received an offer to the UQ Bachelor of Laws (Honours) for that intake. Universities publish it in their admissions student profiles. Only intakes with a published figure are listed.
| Intake | Lowest selection rank | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 97.60 | qtac.edu.au |
| 2025 | 97.50 | qtac.edu.au |
| 2024 | 97.65 | qtac.edu.au |
A lowest selection rank describes a past intake, not a guaranteed entry score. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page before you apply through QTAC.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
Brush up on each prerequisite with our state-syllabus explainers and dot points.
What you will study
The degree builds legal research, writing, reasoning, analysis and interpretation skills and covers the areas of law required for admission to practice. Students can join an extensive mooting program and take part in the UQ Pro Bono Centre, applying their learning to real unmet legal needs. The LLB (Honours) is also taken as a five-year double degree with Arts, Business Management, Commerce, Computer Science, Economics or Science.
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 Admissions Board (Queensland)
Typical first jobs
- Graduate solicitor or law clerk at top-tier and mid-tier Brisbane firms
- Judge's associate or tipstaff at the Supreme, District or Federal courts
- Paralegal or legal officer in Queensland Government departments
- Lawyer at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions or Legal Aid Queensland
- Graduate at the Australian Government Solicitor or Crown Law
- In-house legal or compliance graduate at corporates and banks
Graduate starting salary
$65,000 - $75,000 per year
Source: qilt.edu.au. Last reviewed 2026-05-24.
After graduation
To practise, graduates complete practical legal training and apply for admission through the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board. Many start as graduate lawyers, judge's associates or government legal officers, or move into policy and business roles.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Students who enjoy close reading of dense text and precise written argument
- Those comfortable memorising and applying detailed rules under exam pressure
- People drawn to debate, advocacy and structured reasoning
- Students prepared for a long pathway including PLT before practising
- Those willing to manage heavy reading loads across four to five years
It is probably not for you if
- Students wanting a short degree with an immediate licence to practise
- Those who dislike high-stakes final exams and statutory detail
- Anyone uncomfortable with sustained reading and formal writing
Careers this leads to
Australian career pathways that name this Bachelor of Laws (Honours) as an entry route. Each page shows uni, TAFE and apprenticeship alternatives.
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the University of Queensland website and on QTAC before applying.