Our innovative combination of smaller class sizes, practice-based learning and courtroom-like facilities deliver a learning experience that takes you beyond the theory of law. You will graduate with professional honours and an advanced understanding of legal principles, including the opportunity to experience an industry or clinic placement, undertake a law reform project or conduct high level research in your final year. In our Legal Advice Clinic you’ll gain valuable experience, solving the legal problems of clients under the guidance of a managing solicitor.In your HRM studies, you’ll have opportunities to embed an internship, mentoring or work-integrated learning into your degree for valuable industry experience. You will also learn research insights into current and future workplace challenges. Our researchers' scientific approach enables organisations and employees to be innovative, agile and adaptable as the global marketplace, people, and technology continue to change.Gain a competitive edge with expertise in two fields and graduate with two degrees in just five years.Develop an advanced understanding of key legal principles, processes and methods with a professional law honours degree.Learn about effective management systems with a focus on people management including recruitment, training, performance and retention.Undertake a professional placement, a law reform project or high-level research in your final year.Experience our on-campus moot court and learn what it’s like to act as an advocate and present before a judge.
Career outcomes - :
Industrial relations specialist: providing high level policy advice on current legislation and coordinating policy projects of national and international scale
Mediator: facilitating negotiation and settlement between disputing parties by providing direction and encouragement; working collaboratively with the parties and finding creative ways to reach a mutual solution
Negotiation consultant: working with clients to discuss, identify, test, and evaluate specific strategies or elements of a negotiation
Project manager: ensuring projects are delivered on time and according to project plans; managing project team resources; scheduling, preparation and resource forecasting; managing vendors and suppliers; managing budgets
Solicitor: commercial solicitor: focusing on business-specific legal practice such as: corporate, contract, competition, communications, commercial property, finance, employment, intellectual property, transport, sports and media law
personal solicitor: focusing on areas such as personal injury, family and tort law, criminal litigation, succession and inheritance, residential property, taxation and trusts