Bachelor of Laws - Graduate Entry

The Bachelor of Laws - Graduate Entry is specifically for students who have completed a non-law undergraduate degree and who wish to diversify their career options, including those in full-time employment. It is a prestigious and relevant additional qualification, with a unique focus on intellectual property within a commercial law context. Attracting a cohort of mature students, it will form a cohesive peer group to provide a network of like-minded professionals. All our bachelor degrees include a guaranteed Work Integrated Learning opportunity, which could be a placement , internship or industry-linked project . In this degree, you'll complete a law-related professional experience placement at an organisation in Australia or overseas. You'll also be introduced to the practical aspects of legal practice through moot court scenarios and advocacy exercises. Graduates will be equipped with the skills to work in commercial and general legal practice and in a range of industries, including media and entertainment, design, branding and advertising. commercial law, intellectual property, law, laws, legal

Professional Recognition:
This course is still awaiting accreditation from the Victorian Legal Admissions Board VLAB.   Please be advised that non-academic requirements must also be satisfied for admission to practice and that no law degree allows graduates to practice straight away. Students must be informed before enrolment and on their application forms that their admission is subject to final VLAB approval. We will have to defer their start dates if approval has not yet come through by the first teaching period. They will have to be withdrawn if approval is refused. We cannot teach an unaccredited law degree.
Career Opportunities:
In addition to career opportunities arising from a graduate's initial degree, graduates of the Bachelor of Laws - Graduate Entry will have the theoretical and practical knowledge required to operate effectively in diverse settings such as law firms and barristers' chambers, not-for-profit organisations, government, small businesses and corporate organisations. In particular, the specialisation in intellectual property law equips graduates for careers in the new knowledge economy, giving them the skills to work in media and entertainment, design, branding and advertising, and in internet companies and firms advising information-dependent industries. The specialisation in intellectual property law also equips science and engineering graduates with the skills to work as patent attorneys and in legal fields specialising in science and engineering.