Graduate Profiles
As a Melbourne JD graduate you join an elite group of skilled legal professionals sought after by firms and organisations in Australia and other countries.
We asked our graduate students about: their reasons for choosing the Melbourne JD; their experience of the program; and what advice they would give to prospective students thinking about applying for the Melbourne JD.
 | Having decided to pursue the study of law as a mature aged student, the Melbourne JD offered everything I was looking for in a law degree... |
 | I chose the Melbourne JD program because it was a graduate qualification provided by the University of Melbourne. Rather than complete another undergraduate program, I wanted to take advantage of the opportunities offered by seminar-style classes, more mature colleagues and tuition provided by practitioners... |
 | I chose to study the Melbourne JD program because it was a graduate entry program at a renowned university. As someone who had spent many years at university already, the course allowed me to complete my studies and pursue a career in the legal profession relatively quickly... |
 | Meredith Schilling (Australia) I chose the Melbourne JD because I was attracted to the idea of studying law with a group of mature-aged students from a diverse range of professional backgrounds... |
 | I had previously worked as a chartered accountant at Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers in areas where accounting intersected with law: corporate tax and insolvency. This sparked my interest in studying law to understand and analyse legal concepts... |
 | Haitao Pu (Australia) Melbourne Law School is one of the best law schools in the region and is highly regarded in the world, the Melbourne JD is a practical course with strong teaching that required great intellectual and physical commitment... |
 | Jeff Flanagan (USA/Australia) The Melbourne JD/MBA offered me more than just a degree, it offered me the opportunity to gain knowledge in the legal field which is applicable to every business environment... |