Bond University

Program

Bond University’s Juris Doctor is a graduate-level, extensive legal skills program with small class sizes and exceptional teaching—and it’s what differentiates Bond from any other institution. The Bond JD is an accelerated program, which means it can be completed in two years of full-time study. The program is offered over three semesters each year—September, January, and May.

Integrated Skills and Professionalism Program
What sets Bond’s Juris Doctor program apart is that the practical “lawyering” skills—legal writing and reasoning, oral communication, advocacy, dispute resolution, negotiation, research, legal ethics, and professionalism—are embedded throughout the program. The curriculum also covers the fundamental areas of legal knowledge, including contemporary developments in law and legal practice, law’s theoretical foundations, and the professional practice of law within an ethical framework.

Key Features

• Practical Skills and Professionalism Program embedded throughout your degree
• Complete internationally recognized legal qualifications in just two years
• Small classes create a personalized learning environment, meaning more support and more opportunities
• Gain immediate access to state-of-the-art facilities
• Access an outstanding mooting program, including international competitions
• Admission based on individual merit and assessment

Canadian Law Electives
Bond Law has strong links with Canada and has been training Canadian lawyers for more than 20 years. More than 150 Canadians are currently studying law at Bond and are rapidly expanding the network of Canadian alumni working as partners and senior practitioners in Canada and worldwide.

Juris Doctor students can graduate with a specialization in Canadian Law and Practice by completing four Canadian Law electives:

• Foundations of Canadian Law
• Canadian Criminal Law
• Canadian Constitutional Law
• Canadian Administrative Law

In addition, Bond JD students can undertake a complimentary online course offered each semester on Canadian Professional Responsibility taught by a Canadian law academic, which aims to assist students with their preparation for the NCA exams.

Bond Law Clinic
Originally opened in 2013, the reinvented Bond Law Clinic provides pro-bono legal advice to members of the general public who would otherwise have difficulty accessing legal services. Bond Law Clinic will give you the opportunity to gain practical legal experience within a law firm under the guidance of the experienced lawyers who provide the legal advice service. Bond University staff and students may also access these services—for free!

The clinic features a full-time solicitor, and is registered as a legal business (Bond Law Clinic Pty Ltd)—the first of its kind for a law school in Australia! This will provide even more exposure for you as a law student to gain clinical experience.

The on-campus clinic is housed in Bond’s Faculty of Law building and will add to the complement of legal clinic experiences Bond offers their law students, which include programs in criminal law, public interest law, start-up law, climate sustainability law, and internet law.