Juris Doctor Online
PostgraduateBND-LAW-MAS2026
- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Duration
- 2 years full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 24
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Juris Doctor Online
About this degree
At the completion of the degree students will be able to:
- Analyse Australian law and legal institutions in their social, historical, and international contexts.
- Integrate business and financial concepts with legal principles to inform professional judgement in organisational and commercial contexts.
- Evaluate complex and novel legal problems through the interpretation of statutes and cases and the weighing of competing legal arguments.
- Integrate primary and secondary legal sources to support original and evidence-based legal analysis.
- Draft complex, well-reasoned written arguments and advice for diverse professional and non-professional audiences.
- Articulate complex arguments and advice orally in professional interactions with legal and non-legal audiences.
- Exercise ethical and professional judgment in complex legal and regulatory contexts.
- Critically engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ experiences of law and justice in doctrinal, historical, and contemporary contexts.
- Evaluate international and comparative legal principles, including their relationship to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, to address complex transnational legal problems.
- Deploy AI and digital technologies critically and ethically in legal research, analysis, and professional contexts.
- Exercise autonomy, accountability, and adaptability in managing complex independent and collaborative professional tasks.
- Execute advocacy, negotiation, and dispute resolution skills in supervised and simulated professional learning contexts.
Ambition Loves Company
The Juris Doctor (JD) Online is a law degree built for the future. Designed to prepare you for modern legal practice, this curated program of 24 subjects focuses on the skills that employers demand.
The JD Online is a postgraduate degree for those who have completed an undergraduate degree and wish to earn a law degree to qualify and practise as a lawyer. In conjunction with the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP), the JD Online will prepare you for a career as a legal professional.
In Bond's JD Online, learning is interactive. Weekly live seminars connect you with leading academics and your peers, while an innovated AI-powered tutor supports your study journey. The flexible timetable, online format and placement opportunities mean you can shape your study round your career and ambition. You will also have access to a dedicated concierge, providing personal support and guidance every step of the way from enrolments to placements.
With Bond's trimester timetable, you can complete the program in just two years graduating prepared for practice and ready to thrive in an evolving legal landscape.
Recommended study pattern
A recommended study plan is provided to students which includes the compulsory subjects along with the recommended postgraduate law electives.
Choose your subjects
Electives
Students must complete the following recommended law electives subjects:
- LAWS78-100: The Future Lawyer
- LAWS78-101: Contemporary Legal Issues
- LAWS78-102: Legal Innovation and Technology
- LAWS78-103: The Business of Law
- LAWS78-104: Mediation
- LAWS78-105: Legal Practice
- LAWS78-106: Global Law
- LAWS78-107: Advanced Private Law
- LAWS78-108: Competition and Consumer Law
- LAWS78-109: Advanced Criminal Law.
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Indicative first year fee
$67,560
Indicative total fee $135,120
The amounts shown here are indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
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Your lecturers will know you and your tutors will invest time in you, so that your learning will get the attention it deserves. It's this individual approach that the university believes sets them apart. It's also why, for 13 years running, Bond University has received the highest possible ranking for student experience in Australia from the independent Good Universities Guide.
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How to apply
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Entry requirements
The successful completion of a recognised Bachelor degree (or equivalent qualification) in any field.
The accrediting body in Queensland is the Legal Practitioners' Admission Board (LPAB). Further information on becoming a legal practitioner in Queensland, including the LPAB's English Language Proficiency Guidelines, is available from the Queensland Law Society.
Study method requirements
The Juris Doctor Online includes a compulsory placement subject. The Faculty of Law will provide support for student placements.
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Career opportunities
Completing the JD Online opens the door to a wide range of career opportunities in both the legal and non-legal profession. Graduates who meet the academic requirements for admission as a lawyer in Australia can pursue careers as a solicitor, barrister or in-house counsel. Beyond traditional practice, your skills position you for careers in corporate governance, compliance, policy development and more.
Professional recognition
If you want to be admitted as a legal practitioner in Australia, you are required to complete a practical legal training program (such as the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP) following the completion of the JD Online.
The accrediting body in Queensland is the Legal Practitioners' Admission Board (LPAB). Further information on becoming a legal practitioner in Queensland, including the LPAB's English Language Proficiency Guidelines, is available from the Queensland Law Society.