Bachelor
Pursue an expansive and varied career at the crossroads of legal and business industries with this one-of-a-kind degree. In five years, the Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Business (Information Systems) double degree will shape you into a legal professional with an edge.
With the technology advancement in the recent decades, enterprises today face many law and technology issues such as privacy, ethics, intellectual property and other legal disputes. In the meantime, law firms are in the market for staff who understand both the law and information technology.
You'll be equipped to handle the complex nature of law and technology issues such as privacy, blockchain, intellectual property and other legal disputes that enterprises face today in this technological advanced world.
You will also develop the ability to analyse a problem involving a question or questions of law and, through research, to provide a solution to it. You will possess the skills needed to practise law in a variety of fields, industry sectors and location. You will have an understanding of the application of ethical standards and be able to demonstrate judgment and strategic reasoning. You will have sound commercial judgment and an awareness of the ethical and justice issues affecting all stakeholders in the Australian legal system.
This double degree prepares you for a legal career related to information technology. Graduates will have the opportunity to work in various areas of law, for example, as technology advisory lawyers, dispute resolution lawyers or legal consultants in legal service organisations or public and private enterprises. Career development learning is scaffolded across early, mid and late stages of the curriculum.
As a graduate of this degree, you will be able to effectively perform in a global business environment to design and implement business solutions, grounded in current IT infrastructure, technology development, organisational change and ethical codes of practice.
You will have the foundational legal knowledge required for a career as a legal practitioner or legal/non-legal roles in a variety of law-related fields. There are diverse career options including the within the commercial legal sector, government sector/legal aid, community law and NGOs, in-house with corporations and unions, academia, the media, politics and business.
To be eligible to be admitted to practise law in Australia, graduates must additionally complete the Practical Legal Training (PLT) requirements, either: one year of Supervised Workplace Training with a law firm or an approved PLT course. The PLT course can be undertaken on a fee-paying basis through Leo Cussen Centre for Law or The College of Law.
Credit, recognition of prior learning, professional experience and accreditation from a professional body can reduce the duration of your study by acknowledging your earlier, relevant experience. Find out if you might be eligible.