Laws
As society and technology evolve, our legal system must keep the pace. Talented people are needed to help shape the law for the future.
Swinburne Law is ranked as one of the best 150 law schools in the world and the fourth best law school in Australia (Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020).
Swinburne makes professional experiences and placements compulsory – the only Law School in Victoria that mandates compulsory professional experience as part of your degree.
Exclusively navigate legal practices and create solutions to real-life industry problems through Swinburne Law. Develop the practical skills to apply the technologies that are transforming legal practice with the growing area of ‘legal tech’.
Get a six-to-twelve month head start on your career with a dual award, to be admitted to practice on the day you graduate.
Browse our courses to find detailed course information, application dates, entry requirements, fees, subjects, ATAR calculator and more.
Browse our Law courses
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How to become a lawyer
Learn how to become a lawyer and pull the levers that control the justice system to create a safer and fairer society for everyone. Read Swinburne's 4 steps to becoming a lawyer.
Want more for your ATAR?
Learn how Change of Preference works, check key dates, and explore tools like our Pathway Planner, VTAC podcast and more.
Law study guide
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"I heard about Swinburne’s new Law School via a radio ad and thought I would check it out. When I first came to the campus I was amazed at just how accessible the university was. There is a real sense of community at the Law School. My placement in commercial law gave me a true, raw experience of a barrister’s day-to-day activities and work."
Matthew , Bachelor of Laws
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Dual award for future lawyers
Accelerate into your legal career.
Swinburne law students are the only students in Victoria who are eligible to be admitted to legal practice on the day they graduate.
To accelerate your learning, you’ll be able to enrol in a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice through Leo Cussen Centre for Law during the final year of your Bachelor of Laws. This dual award program provides the requisite training to practice law, cutting months off the time it takes to become a lawyer.
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How to shift gears with your career in law
A law degree is the foundation for just about any career you can dream of. For Alex Giannopoulos, Head of Industry, Engagement & Partnerships at the Leo Cussen Centre for Law, it was his foundation in law that allowed him to pivot into his dream job. Hear about his journey on this episode of the Swinburne podcast, Get Hungry.
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Academic discovery and cultural exchange during Vietnam tour
Students made lifelong connections and gained international industry insights on the first Law, Governance and Culture study tour to Vietnam.
Tuesday 20 August 2024 -
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The Optus chief was right to quit but real change is unlikely at the telco until bigger issues are fixed
Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin bowed to the inevitable on Monday and resigned as chief executive of Australia’s second largest telecommunications company. Why inevitable? Poor communication and a lacklustre response during a major system outage is bad enough. Then things got worse when Bayer Rosmarin and the director of Optus networks admitted at a Senate hearing on Friday they had no disaster management plan for the kind of national outage experienced two weeks earlier.
Monday 20 November 2023
