Laws (Honours) / Legal Practice

About the course

This Bachelor Degree / Honours Degree course is designed to equip students with a range of knowledge and skills in subject areas such as the Australian legal system and reasoning of legal issues to promote justice in different contexts. It will provide flexible pathways to employment, professional or postgraduate research programs.

What you might learn

As part of this course, you will undertake core and elective subjects such as torts law, criminal law, contracts, legal research methods and drafting. Graduates of this course should be able to find employment within the industry or have built a solid foundation towards obtaining a Masters degree.

Career outcome

Upon graduating from this program, you may be employed in roles such as mediation specialist, paralegal, chartered legal executiv3e, barristers' clerk, licensed conveyancer, tax adviser, and etc. in companies including Latham & Watkins, Baker McKenzie, Kirkland & Ellis, Norton Rose Fulbright, DLA Piper, and etc.

Living Costs in Newcastle**

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Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 22 - 29	Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 1,199 - 1,586	Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 1,079 - 1,427
Transportation (Daily) A$ 7 - 8	Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 267 - 353

Average Salary**

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