Melbourne Law School

Melbourne Law School (MLS or Melbourne Law) is one of the professional graduate schools of the University of Melbourne. Located in Carlton, Victoria, MLS is Australia's oldest law school to begin teaching operations, and offers J.D., LL.M, Ph.D, and LL.D degrees. MLS is the only Australian member of the Law School Admission Council. In 2014-2016, QS World University Rankings ranked MLS as the best law school in Australia and eighth best in the world.

MLS has produced a large number of luminaries in law and politics, including four Prime Ministers of Australia, three Governors-General, four Chief Justices of Australia and thirteen Commonwealth Attorneys-General. Alumni include a current Justice of the High Court of Australia, the current Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia, the current Governor of Victoria, the incoming Solicitor-General of Australia, the current President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, the current Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner and the current Chairwoman of the Victorian Bar Council.