Law

What would you like to study?

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Semester 2 applications are now open

New skills, new ideas and new careers await at RMIT. Pursue your dream career or change industries with the perfect study option. Apply now and start in July. 

Why study law at RMIT?

Make meaningful impact

Participate in groups including the Bridge of Hope Innocence Initiative, and the Centre for Innovative Justice.

Explore diverse electives

Discover your passion with electives that include studies in international policing, youth justice and terrorism.

Industry placements and projects

Utilise up to 50 days of work placement to make important professional connections.

Discover law

Make your mark in the field of law

From resolving disputes to reforming criminal justice policies, RMIT’s legal and justice courses prepare you for the future of law. Through your studies, you’ll learn how criminal justice systems work to serve individuals and the community through law enforcement, policy, practice and reform.

You’ll also be able to explore all perspectives of the legal system, including business, policy, politics, sociology, and criminology in contemporary Australian and international society.

Facilities and locations

A piece of history

Not only are you attending lectures and tutorials in the heart of one of the world’s most liveable cities, you’re studying in buildings that are steeped in history.  RMIT’s building 20 (formerly the Magistrates’ Court) was the site of many of Australia’s most famous trials. Acknowledged as a historically significant site by the Heritage Council, the Magistrates’ Court was the site of bushranger Ned Kelly’s murder conviction in 1880 when it was the Supreme Court.

Career outcomes

What’s the difference between law, justice and legal studies?

What’s the difference between law, justice and legal studies?

Break down the difference between law, legal studies and justice, and explore the career paths they can take you on.
How to make the shift towards a career in law

How to make the shift towards a career in law

Put popular perceptions of a law career aside – today’s lawyers aren’t just found in courtrooms and legal chambers.

Industry connections

Real-world experiences

Many of RMIT’s legal courses offer an internship elective, which gives students the opportunity to apply their skills in real-world situations. Past RMIT students even had the chance to do placements or internships with organisations like the Victorian Police.

 

Experience law at RMIT

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David shares the best parts of the Juris Doctor

The Juris Doctor opened the door to a diverse and rewarding legal career for David Mejia-Canales. He describes the best part of the program as.

“the focus on learning through doing. Students have the opportunity to get involved in simulated negotiations, dispute resolutions, client interviewing and moot courts.”

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Engage with RMIT’s Centre for Innovative Justice

RMIT’s CIJ researches and advocates applies innovative ways to improve the justice system, with a particular focus on therapeutic jurisprudence, restorative justice and dispute resolution. The centre provides students with placements and courses that expose them to new ways of thinking about our country’s legal system.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.

aboriginal flag
torres strait flag

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.