AUT's law degree opens the door to a wide range of rewarding careers. 

AUT law graduates have established successful careers in a range of law firms, immigration consultancies and commercial establishments.

The university interactive lectures and regular case-study workshops develop your ability to interpret, critically analyze, reason and deliver practical solutions to legal problems. 

You become an articulate communicator, and confident in your understanding of legal principles and their relevance to business and community. 

You also develop your critical thinking and problem-solving skills, your ability to act ethically, and your sense of community and professional responsibility.

What this qualification covers

Part I

You study three compulsory courses: Legal System, Legal Reasoning and Writing, and Personal Property. This makes up half of your first-year study (60 points). 

The other 60 points must be taken from another AUT degree, which gives you the opportunity to broaden your study and enables you to enroll in one of the double degrees. 

If you complete your Part I courses with at least a B (69.50-74.49%) grade average in the compulsory law courses, you will be offered a place in Part II. Other students may also be eligible for Part II.

Part II, III and IV 

In your second year, you study six further compulsory law courses: 

Law of Contract, Law of Torts, Public Law, Real Property and Trusts. In your third year you study Company Law, Criminal Law, Advanced Private Law, Public International Law and choose the rest of your courses from law electives. 

In your final year you study Legal Ethics, as well as a selection of law electives.

• Certified copy of your birth certificate or passport
• Certified copy of marriage certificate (If required)
• Official academic transcripts
• English Language Proficiency (If Available)
• CV/Work experience (If required)
• A copy of the document(s) in the original language/and official English translation

All applicants need to meet AUT’s minimum entry requirements qualification equivalent to New Zealand year 13 or University Entrance.

High school qualifications from different countries:

India: 

• 12 years of schooling with an overall average of 75% in four academic subjects, including a min 60% in English from the All-India Senior Certificate (AISSC).
• All other Higher Secondary State Board Examinations require an overall average of 80% in four academic subjects with a min 65% in English.

China:

• Senior High School graduation plus one year of successful study at bachelor's level; or
• Senior High School graduation plus completion of a two-year diploma, with good grades, at a recognized university.
• A Tier 1 score in the National University Entrance Examination (Gaokao) at a recognized institution

Don’t meet the entry requirements?

Consider starting with the university Diploma in Business.

Who can apply for direct entry into Part II

The AUT Law School considers applications for direct entry to Part II of the LLB degree. Applicants will normally have:

• Successfully completed Part I of the law degree at another New Zealand law school; and
• Obtained a minimum of a B (69.50-74.49%) grade average in their first‑year law courses

Foundation programmes

If you don’t have the academic qualifications needed for direct entry into an AUT programme, you can enroll in a foundation programme.

If you successfully complete the foundation programme and get the required grades, you are guaranteed entry into an appropriate AUT programme.