Bachelor of Laws

Embark on a tech-savvy career in the innovative legal sector.

The sweeping uptake of digital technologies in legal professions is revolutionising legal practice, just as it is changing the way we all live and work.

Legal professionals today need to be not only commercially savvy, but have the adaptability to work with emerging technologies across legal landscapes that are continually innovating.

Pathway to becoming a lawyer

Swinburne Online's Bachelor of Laws is approved by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board, with this course fulfilling the first requirement on the pathway to becoming a practicing lawyer.

You will develop a nuanced understanding of digital disruption and its legal implications, which will open up your legal career for work in criminal, international, commercial, finance law and more. With a digitally informed toolkit at your disposal, you will also be able to take advantage of the growing number of technology-centric opportunities in legal fields that govern cybersecurity, media and entertainment, design, branding and advertising.

Like all Swinburne Online courses, practical experience is fundamental. This is why the Bachelor of Laws prioritises work integrated learning through a series of moot court exercises and competitions, as well as professional placements. By participating you will have the opportunity to network and learn directly from experienced legal professionals, while acquiring a practical legal skill set.

Your placement can be at any workplace where legal work is performed, as long as your work experience during the placement is of a legal nature. You can take your placement overseas or in Australia, as long as it's approved by the Course Director, so you have the opportunity to try different legal work during your practical experience.

Swinburne Online will prepare you to meet the challenges of rapid technological change and upheaval in the legal sector, and set you up to chart a success career in law.

Innovative technologies continue to transform legal practice. Investigate the implications of technological change and automation in the legal sector, and ensure the changes are positive, making legal services more accessible than ever before.

Acquire knowledge in the legal theory that underpins the Rule of Law in Australia and internationally - and informs all legal practice.

Keep your knowledge of legal ethics and responsibility current, so you can conduct yourself ethically in your role working within the legal system.

Manage relationships between state and non-state actors in an international legal context, based on an informed understanding of international and jurisdictional law.

Navigate the intricacies of commercial law, which govern commercial transactions within Australia and internationally. Work in specialist areas that include: company law, corporate governance, consumer protection, and environmental law.

In an era of digital disruption and diversifying media, gain expertise in the field of Intellectual Property law, calling upon your informed understanding of technological change - and the important role that the law plays in encouraging further innovation - while protecting the rights of creators and businesses.

Consider Native Title laws, in accordance with an informed and culturally sensitive approach to the mediation of the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, government and local communities.

In a globalised world, oversee the implementation of international law from an Australia perspective, taking into account the intersection of other jurisdictional legal systems and the complexities that may arise.