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1855 The year the Law School was established
Ranked #14 in the world for law (2018 QS World Rankings by Subject)
$500,000+ in scholarships available
World Champions World Record Jessup Cup (2017, 2015, 2011, 2007, 1996)
Global partnerships with Harvard, Cambridge, Oxford, Geneva, Renmin & Tsinghua

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18 October 2018

Bowraville case

Where can a Juris Doctor degree lead you?

The Juris Doctor (JD) is one of Australia's most highly regarded professional graduate entry degrees. It will prepare you to become a lawyer and develop your analysis, research, writing and advocacy skills. See where the Sydney JD has taken these four graduates.

15 October 2018

2018 ACCEL year in review

Leading practitioners and academics analysed and provided insights into major developments in environmental law.

27 September 2018

Bowraville case

Sydney team wins Gibbs Moot

Sydney Law School students Ruben Robertson, Joy Chen and Rowan O’Donnell have been named as the 2018 winners of the Sir Harry Gibbs Constitutional Law Moot.

Upcoming events

23 October 2018

Law & Business Downtown Seminar - Sketching the Australian Activist Landscape

Speaker: Tim Bowley, The University of Sydney Law School. CPD Points: 1

23 October 2018

5.30PM - 6.45PM

ASIC, Level 5, 100 Market Street, Sydney

23 October 2018

5.30PM - 6.45PM

24 October 2018

2018 Paul Byrne SC Memorial Lecture

Our First Nations People in Custody: A National Disgrace

24 October 2018

6.00PM - 7.30PM

New Law Building Foyer, University of Sydney

24 October 2018

6.00PM - 7.30PM

30 October 2018

Why climate change law is a hot debate

Speaker: Professor Liz Fisher, University of Oxford

30 October 2018

6.00PM - 7.30PM

Charles Perkins Centre Auditorium, University of Sydney

30 October 2018

6.00PM - 7.30PM

08 November 2018

Postgraduate CBD Open Evening and JD Info Session

Ask about course delivery options including part-time study and gain advice on the admissions process and fees.

08 November 2018

5.00PM - 7.00PM

University of Sydney CBD campus, Castlereagh Street

08 November 2018

5.00PM - 7.00PM

23 October 2018

Law & Business Downtown Seminar - Sketching the Australian Activist Landscape

Speaker: Tim Bowley, The University of Sydney Law School. CPD Points: 1

23 October 2018

5.30PM - 6.45PM

ASIC, Level 5, 100 Market Street, Sydney

23 October 2018

5.30PM - 6.45PM

24 October 2018

2018 Paul Byrne SC Memorial Lecture

Our First Nations People in Custody: A National Disgrace

24 October 2018

6.00PM - 7.30PM

New Law Building Foyer, University of Sydney

24 October 2018

6.00PM - 7.30PM

23 October 2018

Law & Business Downtown Seminar - Sketching the Australian Activist Landscape

Speaker: Tim Bowley, The University of Sydney Law School. CPD Points: 1

23 October 2018

5.30PM - 6.45PM

ASIC, Level 5, 100 Market Street, Sydney

23 October 2018

5.30PM - 6.45PM

24 October 2018

2018 Paul Byrne SC Memorial Lecture

Our First Nations People in Custody: A National Disgrace

24 October 2018

6.00PM - 7.30PM

New Law Building Foyer, University of Sydney

24 October 2018

6.00PM - 7.30PM

30 October 2018

Why climate change law is a hot debate

Speaker: Professor Liz Fisher, University of Oxford

30 October 2018

6.00PM - 7.30PM

Charles Perkins Centre Auditorium, University of Sydney

30 October 2018

6.00PM - 7.30PM

08 November 2018

Postgraduate CBD Open Evening and JD Info Session

Ask about course delivery options including part-time study and gain advice on the admissions process and fees.

08 November 2018

5.00PM - 7.00PM

University of Sydney CBD campus, Castlereagh Street

08 November 2018

5.00PM - 7.00PM

We acknowledge the tradition of custodianship and law of the Country on which the University of Sydney campuses stand. We pay our respects to those who have cared and continue to care for Country.