Faculty of Law

International Perspective

Information for Students from USA

 Information for students from USA

 

 

There are currently about a dozen American students studying for law degrees at Bond. In addition, the Faculty of Law has active student exchange arrangements with the law schools at Duke University and Northwestern University. The Faculty has also welcomed students from other American law schools who have come to Bond for one semester of study.

Bond LAW faculty links to USA

Several American academics have spent time at Bond as visiting staff, including Professors Deborah DeMott from Duke University, Philip Postlewaite from Northwestern University, and Douglas Branson from the University of Pittsburgh.

For over 20 years, Professor John Wade of the Bond Faculty of Law has taught intensive mediation and negotiation courses at Pepperdine Law School, Vermont Law School, Cardozo Law School in NY, and at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

The Bond Faculty of Law includes several graduates of American law schools: Emeritus Professor Mary Hiscock (JD Chicago), ProfessorLee Stuesser (LLM Harvard),Associate ProfessorVai Io Lo (JD Brigham Young, LLM and PhD Washington) and Assistant Professors Liz Spencer (JD Arizona) and Tim Jay (LLM Emory).

Americans interested in studying at Bond are invited to contact Assistant Professor Spencer.

 

Which LAW program should I take?

Students seeking a professional qualification who have already completed a first degree may enrol in the Juris Doctor (JD) program.

Students who have not completed a first degree must enrol in the LLB program. Bond follows the Australian tradition in admitting high school graduates direct to the LLB program. Credit towards the elective component of the LLB degree will ordinarily be given for at least four subjects from any pre-law university studies.

 

Professional admission in the USA

Professional admission in the USA requires successful completion of state bar examinations. Eligibility requirements to sit for the bar examinations vary from state to state. Information is available through the American Bar Association. In February 2007, the US Conference of Chief Justices adopted a resolution urging all states to consider permitting Australian law graduates, admitted to practise in Australia, to sit US bar examinations.

States in which graduates with an Australian law qualification may currently be eligible to sit for the bar examinations include Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oregon and Tennessee. In some other states, including California, Australian graduates can become eligible with an additional period of study at an American law school. Most foreign graduates seek admission in California or New York, where about one-third of American lawyers are located.

Note that admission rules are subject to change. The rules in each jurisdiction should be examined carefully to determine the requirements.

Applying for admission to the University

Students may apply to Bond University on-line or via our American agents:

 

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AustraLearn

1-800-980-0033

studyabroad@australearn.org

  
 

 

 

 

  

 

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