Bachelor of Laws

Macquarie University

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About

Oil spills. The conflict in Syria. Euthanasia. Our right to privacy. The law plays an integral role in managing how each of these issues – and countless more across the globe – are analysed, evaluated and resolved.

The hallmark of Macquarie's Bachelor of Laws is its recognition of the way legal frameworks underpin such global issues. You’ll be challenged to think critically about the law to seek innovative solutions to legal problems – skills highly valued by employers. With the option to combine your law degree with many other Macquarie bachelor degrees, you can open the way to an array of careers in legal practice, private industry, government, education and community services.

Areas of study

In addition to the Priestley 11 subjects – administrative law, civil procedure, company law, contracts, criminal law and procedure, equity (including trusts), ethics and professional responsibility, evidence, federal and state constitutional law, property, torts – that are required for admission as a legal practitioner, you can also study a range of electives, including animal law, competition and consumer law, environmental law, family law, human rights, Indigenous peoples and the law, international dispute settlement and media law.

Career opportunities

Barrister or solicitor, CEO or general manager, diplomat, lobbyist, policy adviser, politician, public servant.

Professional recognition

The Macquarie Bachelor of Laws is accredited by professional bodies regulating the admission of law graduates to legal practice and provides appropriate qualification for admission to practice as a lawyer throughout Australia.

In addition to completing a law course at an accredited institution, the profession requires all law graduates to complete a period of Practical Legal Training including further study and supervised experience in a legal practice. Similar bodies and systems of accreditation exist in other states and territories.