通过学习研究生法律课程来补充您的法学学士学位或现有的非法律学位，或为硕士水平的法律学习提供途径。PGCertLaw对法学学士学位毕业生和非法学学士学位毕业生均开放，实际上是法律硕士（LLM）学位或法律研究（MLS）学位的一半。如果您时间有限或只想学习几门精选课程，那么此课程非常理想。对于某些学生，PGCertLaw也可以作为升读LLM或MLS学位的途径。可以全日制（一个学期）或非全日制（两年以上）完成课程，以便灵活地承担其他职业或个人职责。
With the largest range of postgraduate courses in the country, at New Zealand's top-ranked law school well give you the tools to advance your career. Our PGCertLaw is designed for professionals from non-legal backgrounds who require some knowledge of legal matters. Professionals such as accountants and auditors, architects and town planners, business development managers, compliance managers, engineers, IT professionals, police and public sector staff have greatly benefitted from this programme. The programme can also be used by law graduates wanting to bridge the gap to masters-level law study. The PGCertLaw is effectively half of a Master of Laws (LLM) degree or Master of Legal Studies (MLS) degree. Our programme provides flexible legal study for both full-time and part-time students. You can study while you work to keep up the momentum or go full-time to get to the next level even faster. Entry to the PGCertLaw is available throughout the year providing the flexibility you need to accelerate your career. The PGCertLaw also provides skills in legal research methodology for those without advanced skills in this area.