UNSW Faculty of Law and Justice
The Faculty of Law and Justice of the University of New South Wales is a law school situated in Sydney, Australia. It is widely regarded as one of Australia's top law schools. The 2021 QS World University Rankings rank the UNSW Law Faculty 13th in the world, first for undergraduate law in Australia, (with the Melbourne Law School only offering a Juris Doctor sequence) 2nd overall in Australia and 3rd in the Asia-Pacific region, and the 2021 Times Higher Education subject rankings also rank it second in Australia, making it the top ranked law school in New South Wales according to both tables, as well as being the top undergraduate Law school in the country.
| UNSW Faculty of Law and Justice | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Where Law Meets Justice |
| Parent school | University of New South Wales |
| Established | 1971 |
| School type | Public |
| Dean | Professor Andrew Lynch |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 33.917093°S 151.227890°E |
| Enrollment | 2,625 (2021) |
| Faculty | 116 (2021) |
| Website | www.unsw.edu.au/law-justice |
The Faculty comprises the School of Global and Public Law; the School of Criminal Justice, Law and Society; and the School of Corporate and Private Law. It further comprises 13 affiliated research and specialist legal centres, including a community legal centre, the Kingsford Legal Centre, as well as the Refugee Advice and Casework Service. The Faculty is also co-founder and operator of the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII), which provides free access to case law, legislation and other primary legal resources online. It offers legal education for all career stages: undergraduate law dual degree programs, the Juris Doctor for graduates, postgraduate coursework, postgraduate research, and continuing legal education short courses.