| Melbourne Law School | |
|---|---|
 Law School Building | |
| Motto | Postera Crescam Laude |
| Parent school | University of Melbourne |
| Established | 1857 |
| School type | Public law school |
| Dean | Matthew Harding |
| Location | Carlton, Victoria, Australia |
| Website | www.law.unimelb.edu.au |
Melbourne Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of the University of Melbourne. Located in Carlton, Victoria, Melbourne Law School is Australia's oldest law school,[1][2] and offers J.D., LL.M, Ph.D, and LL.D degrees. In 2021–22, THE World University Rankings ranked the law school as 5th best in the world and first both in Australia and Asia-Pacific.[3]
Alumni of Melbourne Law School include four prime ministers of Australia, three governors-general, four chief justices of Australia and thirteen Commonwealth attorneys-general. Alumni include a current judge of the International Court of Justice, a current justice of the High Court of Australia, the current chief justice of the Family Court of Australia, the current governor of Victoria, the current solicitor-general of Australia, the current president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, the current Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner and the current chairwoman of the Victorian Bar Council.
Established in 1857, Melbourne Law School initially offered LL.B degrees for those seeking a first degree in law. However, in 2007 Melbourne Law School ceased accepting students into this program and instead offered only a J.D. Admission to Melbourne Law School is competitive, with applicants typically requiring a distinction average or higher in their undergraduate degree for admission to its J.D. program. Applicants seeking to study the LL.M program require high results in their undergraduate law studies.
Melbourne Law School publishes a number of academic journals, including the Melbourne University Law Review, the Melbourne Journal of International Law and the Australian Journal of Labour Law. Melbourne Law School is host to a number of research centres and institutes, specialising in a wide variety of legal fields. It also offers subjects taught overseas and partner programs with leading international law schools. The Law Library of Melbourne Law School encompasses three floors offering access to a variety of resources including periodicals and law journals. Students can participate in a number of organisations designed to enrich student life.
- ^ "Beginnings". Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ Waugh, John (2007). First Principles: The Melbourne Law School 1857–2007. Carlton, Vic.: Miegunyah Press. pp. 5–8. ISBN 9780522854480.
- ^ "THE World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Law". Top Universities. QS. 28 September 2021.