Bachelor of Laws

at University of Tasmania, Tasmania.

An accredited LLB degree covering the Priestley 11 areas of law (contracts, torts, criminal, constitutional, administrative, equity and trusts, property, civil procedure, evidence, ethics and corporations). Often combined with another bachelor degree.

ATAR cutoff history

Published cutoff data for the University of Tasmania Bachelor of Laws. We never invent figures; entries marked "not published" mean the university or admissions centre has not released a verified cutoff for that intake.

Intake year	ATAR cutoff	Admissions centre
2024	ATAR cutoff not published	VTAC
2023	ATAR cutoff not published	VTAC
2022	ATAR cutoff not published	VTAC

No verified cutoffs are available. Confirm the latest figure on the official VTAC cutoff release.

Prerequisite Year 12 subjects

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What you will study

The UTAS Bachelor of Laws is delivered by the Faculty of Law at the Sandy Bay (Hobart) campus, with a cohort also taught at Newnham (Launceston). UTAS is the only law school in Tasmania and admission is recognised by the Legal Profession Board of Tasmania and reciprocally in all Australian jurisdictions. Year one introduces Foundations of Law and Legal Research, Criminal Law, Contracts and Public Law. Year two covers Torts, Constitutional Law and Property. Year three layers Equity and Trusts, Administrative Law, Corporate Law and Civil Procedure and Evidence. Year four caps the Priestley 11 with Professional Conduct (legal ethics), Remedies and the capstone Practical Legal Skills unit. Across the degree students take electives in International Law, Environmental Law (a UTAS strength), Health Law, Maritime Law (linking to the AMC) and Human Rights Law. Expect 12 to 14 contact hours a week heavy on Socratic tutorials and case-based reading.

Example first-year subjects

Foundations of Law and Legal Research
Criminal Law and Procedure
Contracts
Public Law
Legal Methods and Reasoning
Introduction to Legal Skills

How you will be assessed

Closed-book exams in core doctrinal units (50 to 70 per cent weight)
Legal research and writing assignments of 2000 to 5000 words
Problem-based case analyses
Moot court advocacy assessments (especially Practical Legal Skills)
Class participation and Socratic tutorial engagement
Capstone professional ethics and conduct assessment

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

Priestley 11 compliant
Recognised for admission by the relevant state Legal Profession Admission Board

Typical first jobs

Graduate solicitor at a Hobart firm (Page Seager, Dobson Mitchell Allport, Murdoch Clarke)
Graduate solicitor at a Launceston firm (Douglas and Collins, Rae and Partners)
Judge's associate at the Supreme Court of Tasmania
Prosecutor at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions TAS
Lawyer at the Tasmanian Legal Aid Commission
Policy graduate in the Department of Justice TAS

Graduate starting salary

$62,000 - $75,000 per year

Source: https://www.qilt.edu.au/surveys/graduate-outcomes-survey-(gos). Last reviewed 2026-05-21.

After graduation

Graduates complete a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Practical Legal Training) - usually with the College of Law or Leo Cussen - before admission to the Supreme Court of Tasmania (or interstate). UTAS offers postgraduate options including the Master of Maritime Law (an internationally recognised programme via AMC), Master of Environmental Law and the Master of Laws (LLM). Many graduates pursue judicial associate positions in the Tasmanian Supreme Court or the High Court before entering private practice. Combined degrees at UTAS include the LLB/Bachelor of Arts (5.5 years), LLB/Bachelor of Commerce, LLB/Bachelor of Economics and LLB/Bachelor of Business.

Is this the right degree for you?

You probably thrive here if

You enjoy close reading of cases and statutes
You can write structured analytical arguments under exam conditions
You are interested in environmental, maritime or Antarctic legal issues
You can manage Socratic tutorials and oral advocacy
You want a clear professional pathway with state admission rules

It is probably not for you if

You dislike heavy reading and closed-book exams
You want a quick three-year vocational degree
You are uncomfortable with public speaking and moot court
You prefer a creative or science-focused pathway

Sources

https://www.utas.edu.au/

Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and ATAR cutoffs on the University of Tasmania handbook and on VTAC before applying. Page generated at https://examexplained.com.au/uni/utas/bachelor-of-laws.