Bachelor of Laws

If you'd like a dynamic and fulfilling job in law, learn from the best at VU.

Our lecturers and adjunct professors include some of Australia's most reputable legal professionals, sharing their many years of experience and knowledge. They include:

• the Hon. Justice Chris Maxwell QC
• Professor Robert Richter QC
• criminal law specialist, Robert Stary
• Victorian Chief Magistrate, Ian Gray
• retired High Court Judge, the Hon. Michael Kirby. 

Through this law degree you'll get a broad perspective on legal practice and gain specialist academic and professional skills including:

• advocacy
• ethical judgement
• communication
• legal research and writing
• interviewing and negotiation
• relevant legal professional computing skills.

Thanks to our partnerships with the courts and community legal services, you'll also gain practical, real-world experience of the justice system - helping you along the path to a rewarding career in law.

We also offer Honours in Law for our high academic achievers.

Additional information

All applicants are encouraged to complete the law supplementary form which may be used to adjust an applicant's Selection Rank.

The form will be available at: https://www.vu.edu.au/current-students/your-course/forms/supplementary-a...

Students in any Bachelor of Laws may apply to transfer into the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree once they have completed a minimum 192 credit points and have attained an average mark of Distinction or above i.e. 70–100%. Applicants will be assessed on the highest grades achieved in the top 12 Law units. Students will be further assessed on an outline of a proposed thesis topic and availability of a college based or college affiliated supervisor. Successful applicants will enrol in both Advanced Research Legal Methods and Advanced Legal Research Dissertation instead of 24 credit points of law electives.

When you graduate from a Bachelor of Laws at Victoria University, you'll be in high demand because we'll make sure you're job-ready.

You could work as a lawyer or in legal practice in areas including criminal law, family law, commercial law and business. Many of our graduates choose to work in community legal centres providing legal access to disadvantaged groups, and in not-for-profit organisations.

Roles in the legal field include:

• solicitor
• lawyer
• policy adviser
• legal adviser
• human-rights advocate.

Industries in Melbourne with the greatest demand for law graduates are banking and finance, corporate/commercial, litigation, private equity, projects, property, tax and workplace relations.

Salaries

Use Labour Market Insights to find average salaries for various law-related professions in Australia (external link).

See the average salary for solicitors in Australia via Labour Market Insights (external link).