Launching in 2014, Macquarie Law School in Australia will commence the Juris Doctor law program.  It is a postgraduate qualification in law that will prepare you for a range of legal professions in Australia and globally. 

Macquarie University began in 1964 in the Sydney suburb of North Ryde. Over 35,000 students were enrolled in 2003, with approximately 6,000 of these as international students from more than 80 countries.

 Honouring its reputation as one of Australia’s leading educational institutions; …

Law School:  LLB vs. JD

The Juris Doctor designation is common in the United States, where students must complete an undergraduate degree before attending law school. Meanwhile, the LLB designation reigned supreme in Canada and other Commonwealth countries such as Britain. The difference is that in Canada—like in the States—most students have already completed an undergrad degree before entering law school; across the pond, students can attend law school straight out of high school. 

The University of Toronto became the first law school to make the switch in 2001 because it was concerned that the LLB “understated the level of education our students had,” dean Mayo Moran noted.  …

KOM is excited to announce University of Sydney is now offering Canadian Constitutional Law within the graduate law program.

Sydney Law School is pleased to announce that from 2013 Sydney JD students can undertake an elective unit in Canadian Constitutional Law:

LAWS5197 Canadian Constitutional Law Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Steve Ross, Dickinson School of Law, Penn State University Session: Intensive August Classes: Taught intensively for the first three weeks of semester. 5 x 2hr – …