College of Law (Australia)

The College of Law is the school of professional practice for lawyers in Australia and New Zealand. They are also the largest provider of practice-focused legal education in Australasia.

This article is about the Australia law school. For the American law school, see Colleges of Law. For the British private university, see University of Law. For the general type of schools, see Law school.

The College of Law
The College's Headquarters in George St, Sydney.
Address
570 George St Sydney NSW 2000

Sydney

New South Wales
,
2000

Australia
Coordinates33.874040°S 151.207280°E / -33.874040; 151.207280
Information
Funding typePrivate, not-for-profit
Established1974
FounderLaw Society of New South Wales
Oversight
  • Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
  • New Zealand Qualifications Authority
ChairmanJoseph Catanzariti AM
PrincipalNeville Carter AM
Staff400
Number of students7,000
Campuses
  • Sydney
  • Melbourne
  • Brisbane
  • Perth
  • Adelaide
  • Auckland
Alumni100,000
Websitecollaw.edu.au

Since commencing operations in New South Wales in 1974, the organisation has grown to become largest provider of practical legal training (PLT) in Australia and New Zealand. The College claims more than 100,000 graduates, with more than 50,000 of these in New South Wales. In 2016, annual enrolments in the College's award programs in Australia exceeded 5,000.

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