Law graduates may find work either in areas where a law degree is a professional requirement or more general fields in which law is especially useful. A Bachelor...
Read moreLaw graduates may find work either in areas where a law degree is a professional requirement or more general fields in which law is especially useful. A Bachelor of Laws would normally be a requirement for the following occupations: a Barrister or Solicitor in professional practice; a Legal Officer in government departments or private enterprise; a Corporate Legal Officer in private industry, commerce and finance; community legal work; law teaching and academic research; a Judge's Associate, and legal journalism. To practice as a Barrister or Solicitor graduates must complete professional training such as the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice at ANU. More general fields of employment include: the Australian Foreign Service; industrial relations; social welfare; government administration; business management; lobbying; media; public relations; law librarianship; court reporting; environmental agencies; technology and communications; and Federal and State police forces.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program graduates will be able to:
review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge...
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program graduates will be able to:
review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge from primary and secondary legal sources to identify and provide solutions to complex legal and justice problems with some intellectual independence;
demonstrate a broad understanding of law and theoretical understandings of law with advanced understanding of caselaw, legislation and extrinsic legislative material, government documents and academic commentary on law;
exercise critical thinking and judgment in developing new understandings about the nature of law and the impact of law in society;
use technical legal research skills, and interdisciplinary research skills, to access a range of legal materials and other research materials in literature databases and other online sources;
use those technical skills to conduct research with some independence; and
communicate research to a variety of legal and non-legal audiences and in a range of presentation and writing formats.
I found the course and uni very good and highly recommend it as one of the smaller Go8 law schools.
The lecturers and tutors were really on their game - top notch. It was really beneficial to have class sizes that aren’t that huge. This meant we were able to get personal attention as the staff are very approachable.
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Read moreI found the course and uni very good and highly recommend it as one of the smaller Go8 law schools.
The lecturers and tutors were really on their game - top notch. It was really beneficial to have class sizes that aren’t that huge. This meant we were able to get personal attention as the staff are very approachable.
The material is very theoretical (expected seeing it's a research uni). That didn't deter from the course at all, as the practical approach can be challenging academically. You still learn the practical parts anyway. Importantly, the skills in researching that you develop really serve you well in the real world.