Seek Fair Solutions to Tomorrow’s Big Challenges with Law at UNSW

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Sharpen your thinking and debate tomorrow’s big challenges in small seminar-style classes that build knowledge and confidence. Become future-ready through immersive experiences in our diverse legal clinics and internship opportunities in Australia and overseas. Develop specialist knowledge from a choice of 26 double degree combinations.

Seek fair solutions for the most vulnerable in our community in pursuit of justice for all with the UNSW Bachelor of Laws.

Today's Challenges              Tomorrow's Careers

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How UNSW's Law degree relates to today’s challenges. 

 

Refugee justice, sexual assault, the Uluru Statement, development in Myanmar – all challenges that our ground-breaking research has explored and applied to what you’ll learn in the classroom. We keep focused on current issues so you can graduate from one of the world’s leading Law schools with comprehensive knowledge and practical skills. Practise, debate, and experience real casework with clinics at Kingsford Legal Centre or the Land and Environment Court.

Bring your perspective to:

Explore tech law and contracts, examine corporate decision-making in Business Associations or delve into Corporate Misconduct.

From the work of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law to local engagement and community legal service provided by Kingsford Legal Centre (KLC), UNSW Law is home to a number of centres where you will experience social justice in action.

Benefit from a dedicated careers service, exclusive clerkship positions, placement programs here or overseas, and a pathway to legal practice with Practical Legal Training.

Legal practice is undergoing enormous change and UNSW Law is pioneering new approaches to innovation and technology.

UNSW’s Allens Hub for Technology, Law & Innovation partners with leading law firm Gilbert and Tobin for the elective Designing Technology Solutions for Access to Justice where you learn how to design and build an app to improve access to legal services for the community.

Is climate action a human right? Will global warming lead to a humanitarian crisis? Find your answers in Environmental Law.

Carve out your niche with unique insight. Our Law double degree offers 26 combinations to fascinate and challenge you.

 

Where can a UNSW degree in Law take me? 

Create change by taking your career to places that reflect your personal goals. UNSW Law School offers extensive clinics and internships, the opportunity to study at one of more than eighty international law schools, a dedicated careers service and a pathway to legal practice with Practical Legal Training.

Career opportunities include:

  • Policy Adviser for impactful government decisions

  • Barrister representation for big business

  • Advocate for an environmental NGO

  • Diplomat for international political negotiations

  • Solicitor for general legal advice on issues that affect our community

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