Leader in legal education
UNSW Law is one of the world’s top-ranking law schools and Australia’s leader in
progressive and rigorous legal education and research. For over 40 years, UNSW
Law has been setting the pace for legal education in Australia.
Student focused
UNSW Law pioneered student-focused, interactive teaching in small classes in
Australian legal education. Interactive seminar-style classes give you the chance to
ask questions, develop your ideas, grow your critical and analytical mind, and get
to know your fellow students.
Expert teaching
Being a student at a leading law school means you will learn from some of the
country’s leading scholars and professional legal practitioners, many of whom have
written the textbooks you will use in class.
Law Admission Test (LAT)
UNSW Law has always been a destination of choice for students wanting to study
Law. Demand is strong, places are limited and the ATAR can only tell us so much
about applicants, so we changed our selection criteria.
If you are a domestic applicant (Australian citizen or permanent resident or a New
Zealand citizen) and you want to study undergraduate Law at UNSW you need to sit
the Law Admission Test (LAT). The LAT is a two-hour test designed to assess your
skills in thinking critically, analysing material, and organising and expressing ideas.
It does not require any knowledge specific to law, so the best preparation you can
do is to continue with your studies and download the official practice paper from
lat.acer.edu.au/practice-material.
Who is eligible to sit the 2018 LAT?
• Students in Year 11 and 12 in 2018. Your LAT results are valid for two years,
and we only look at your best LAT result
• Students who are studying at another university and want to transfer into Law
at UNSW
• Students who have completed high school, but are not currently
at university
Students applying for an Internal Program Transfer (IPT), Indigenous students
undertaking the Pre-Law program at UNSW, and international students are not
required to sit the LAT.
How are LAT results used?
You will be assessed for entry on the basis of both your LAT score and your
academic results (ATAR or equivalent). Academic results are combined with the
LAT score on a sliding scale. All students who complete the LAT receive a boost to
their Selection Rank. The higher the LAT score, the larger the boost and the further
you move up in the ranked list. Visit law.unsw.edu.au/LAT for more information.
How do I sit the LAT?
Standard registrations close 5.00pm AEST 10 August 2018.
Late registrations close 5.00pm AEST 5 September 2018
(a late fee will apply).
The LAT 2018 will take place on Tuesday 25 September 2018.
lat.acer.edu.au/register.
Cost
Standard registrations: $178
Concession registration: $100
Late fee: additional $50