The TC Beirne School of Law is a long-established and leading Australian law school. The School is committed to providing high quality undergraduate and postgraduate legal education, and of contributing to the production of lasting and cutting edge research.

A distinguished heritage and history:

The TC Beirne School of Law has a distinguished heritage and history. The School was founded in 1936 and is the premier law school in Queensland. The School's first graduate was Mrs Una Prentice (née Bick), who graduated in 1938 and was the first woman to be admitted to the Queensland Bar. In 1939, there were thirty students enrolled and five LLBs were awarded, one of them to the Rt Sir Harry Gibbs, later Chief Justice of Australia (1981-1987).

An outstanding student body:

The School's student body comprises of approximately 1800 high achieving students from a diverse range of backgrounds and nationalities. Law students are well served by two representative bodies: the University of Queensland Law Society (UQLS) and the Women and the Law Society (WATL). UQ Students have access to a range of exceptional services.

Quality programs:

The Law School is committed to providing its students undergraduate and postgraduate programs of the highest quality that reflect the research strengths of the teaching staff. The teaching curriculum is under constant review to keep abreast of current legal trends.

Quality teaching staff:

The School's teaching staff comprises over fifty full-time academics, most of whom have doctoral or advanced qualifications in their teaching areas. The teaching staff are complemented by international visiting professors, part-time lecturers and adjunct professors who provide additional teaching and research expertise.

Research excellence:

The Law School's research is internationally recognised, with particular strengths in the areas of Corporate/Commercial Law, Chinese/Australian Comparative Law, Intellectual Property Law, Public, International and Comparative Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Marine and Shipping Law. The School's research centres and unit - the Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture (ACIPA), the Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law (CPICL) and the Marine and Shipping Law Unit (MASLU) - are engaged in innovative and critical research. The School's PhD program attracts students from around the world.

Outstanding graduates:

Graduates of the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) regularly win some of the most coveted scholarships in the world. Eight Rhodes Scholarships were awarded in the period 2003 to 2008 to graduates of the School. Some notable graduates include the Rt Hon Sir Harry Gibbs and the Hon Sir Gerard Brennan (former Chief Justices of Australia), the Hon Ian Callinan (a serving Justice of the High Court), the Hon Paul de Jersey (the present Chief Justice of Queensland), Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, AC (the current Governor of Queensland) and a number of notable politicians including the Hon GE ‘Tony' Fitzgerald, the Hon Wayne Goss and the Hon Peter Beattie.

Modern facilities:

Students of the Law School have access to world class facilities, including Queensland's largest law library, the Walter Harrison Law Library, and the Sir Harry Gibbs Moot Court, which utilises the latest technology to enhance the advocacy education of students at the School.