Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

Bachelor of Laws (Honours) is a Semester One; 28 February Bachelor program taught at University of Auckland, New Zealand. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (Full-time: 4 years; Part-time: Varies) options.

The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LLB(Hons)) at the University of Auckland gives high-achieving LLB students the opportunity to go deeper into an area of law and strengthen research and dissertation writing skills. The programme is updated under new regulations and includes selection at the end of LLB Part III. Students who have completed the LLB degree cannot be admitted into LLB(Hons). Eligible high-achieving students are invited to transfer from the LLB to complete Part IV.

The LLB(Hons) changes from a 540-point programme to a 480-point programme and can be completed in four years, the same duration as the single LLB. Students can continue in the LLB or apply for LLB(Hons) for the final 120 points. Most students need to take one General Education course, and Honours can start only in Semester One.

Career outcomes linked to the programme include private practice roles such as barrister and solicitor, public service roles such as prosecution and defence, and work in mediation, the judiciary, and law reform. Private companies roles include in-house legal counsel and compliance. Graduates may also work in government policy, resource management, parliamentary drafting, and academia.

The minimum requirements for admission in Bachelor of Laws (Honours) at University of Auckland for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of Auckland.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Auckland as pre-requiste for admission in Bachelor of Laws (Honours).

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

There is no direct entry to the LLB(Hons) programme from high school. Students transferring into the LLB are not normally eligible for admission to the LLB(Hons) in their first year of study unless they have completed the required prerequisite courses.

International students wishing to study the LLB(Hons) should first successfully complete Parts I and III of the LLB programme to the required level at Auckland Law School. Entry is by invitation for existing high-achieving LLB Part III students.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/study-options/find-a-study-option/bachelor-of-laws-honours-llbhons.html

• Private practice – barrister, solicitor
• Public service – prosecution, defence
• Mediation
• Judiciary
• Law reform
• Private companies – in-house legal counsel, tax, property, management consultant, regulation, compliance, human resources
• Government – policy work, resource management, parliamentary drafting
• Academia – lecturing, research