Resources for first year Law students

Study sequences for students commencing in Autumn 2026

• Bachelor of Laws and associated double degrees (PDF)
• Bachelor of Western Civilisation – Bachelor of Laws (PDF)

UOW Law’s first-year curriculum and support program experience is designed to give you the best chance at success.

From your very first session studying Law in Autumn, the School of Law introduces a unique learning structure called PODS. Each POD consists of about 25 students, allowing you to attend all your Autumn session classes with the same group. Our research indicates that this system greatly aids in the transition to tertiary law studies. It promotes the development of friendships and study groups, and establishes a supportive network. Please be aware that this applies only to seminar enrolments for the Autumn session. In the Spring session, students will have the flexibility to enrol in any available seminar class options.

Campuses POD timetables 

Timetables will be released closer to the start of the Autumn session 2026.

"In the first year of law we're assigned into POD groups and it's really beneficial because you get to know everybody in your class. It's a really supportive network."

UOW Law student

Seminar (PODs) enrolment opens 7.02 pm, Tuesday, 18 February and closes 11.59 pm Thursday 20 February.

Setting up your Law timetable is a two-step process

Step 1: Subject enrolment (SOLS)
Enrol in LLB1100 (and then LLB1115, LLB1120 and LLB1130) in SOLS.

Step 2: Seminar (PODs) enrolment (POD selection)
Choose your POD by enrolling in the LLB1100 seminar that matches your preferred POD number.
This will set your seminar times across all your first-year Law subjects, so you attend classes with the same group (your POD).

Where to view timetables

• Your PODs timetable (the Law-specific seminar groupings): The PODs timetable will be published on this page and is the key timetable you should use to plan your seminar times. 
• University subject timetables (general viewing): You can view subject seminar times on the UOW Timetables page. However, your four first-year subjects will be grouped into a pre-set PODs timetable, so use the PODs timetable to organise your seminar times.

The PODs timetable will be published here by Tuesday, 17 February. Detailed enrolment instructions will be emailed to commencing students by Tuesday, 17 February.

Be ready to enrol as soon as PODs enrolment opens at 7.02 pm on Tuesday, 18 February. POD places can fill quickly, so it’s wise to have 2–3 preferred POD options noted in advance.

AskUOW is able to assist with all student enquiries

The Law School Admin team is also able to assist and support first year student enquiries.

Autumn Session 2026

A prescribed textbook listing for your first year subjects in Autumn 2026 is available on this website. In some subjects, there are also suggestions about purchasing additional books that will support your studies. Those suggestions are recommendations, not required purchases. It is also recommended that you buy a law dictionary, such as the Concise Australian Legal Dictionary (LexisNexis, 6^th ed, 2020) or the Australian Law Dictionary (Oxford University Press, 3^rd ed, 2017).

You will be able to access a full Subject Outline for each subject on the relevant subject Moodle site. Each Subject Outline will contain a list of other recommended readings and resources. Details of the readings you are required to complete for your classes in Week 1 (and following weeks) will also be made available on the Moodle sites. Moodle sites can be accessed via SOLS from the Monday of Orientation week.

Access SOLS

Important notes:

• In each case, the prescribed texts will be the most recent editions. We strongly suggest that you obtain the edition we recommend. This is because there are often important differences between older and newer editions that can be confusing and difficult to follow.

• There are on-campus invigilated exams for all Autumn session subjects; LLB1100 Foundations of Law, LLB1115 Legal Skills, LLB1120 Law of Contracts A and LLB1130 Criminal Law and Procedure A. Students are permitted to bring printed notes and hardcopy textbooks into the exam, but not electronic devices. Please consider this when deciding whether to purchase a hardcopy or electronic text (eBook) for these subjects.

Legend

Prescribed textbook: mandatory for the subject

Recommended support: optional subject resources

Readings: weekly subject reading lists (and additional resources) are available via Moodle subject sites (accessible via SOLS from Orientation Week)

Before you buy:

WHAT? Buy the listed edition (content and page references differ across editions).

WHY? Invigilated on-campus exams (LLB1100, LLB1120, LLB1130) are open-book: printed notes and hardcopy textbooks are permitted; electronic devices are not. Consider this when choosing hardcopy vs eBook.

WHEN? By week 1: You need to complete readings before each seminar.

HOW? Through the UOW UniShop online or on campus.

Recommended support

Ryan Kernaghan, Quick Reference Card: Legal Referencing (LexisNexis, 2nd ed, 2021).

A law dictionary: eg Concise Australian Legal Dictionary (LexisNexis, 6th ed, 2020) or Australian Law Dictionary (OUP, 3rd ed, 2017). 

Useful links

• UOW SOLS / Student portal 
• AGLC4 (online PDF) 
• Thomson Reuters (LLB1100 eBook option) 
• LexisNexis (LLB1120 eBook option)

Autumn Session 2026

LLB1100 Foundations of Law

Coordinator: Dr Margherita Feleppa
Email: margherita_feleppa@uow.edu.au 

LLB1115 Legal Skills

Coordinator: Yvonne Apolo
Email: yvonne_apolo@uow.edu.au 

LLB1120 Law of Contract A

Coordinator: Dr David Newlyn
Email: david_newlyn@uow.edu.au 

LLB1130 Criminal Law and Procedure A

Coordinator: Melissa Porter
Email: melissa_porter@uow.edu.au