皇家墨尔本理工大学

With the increased scrutiny into the financial services and banking industry, organisations are responding to intensifying compliance regimes.

Graduates from the Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Business (Economics and Finance) double degree have the opportunity to work in various areas of law, for example, as corporate lawyers, financial services advisory lawyers or dispute resolution/litigation lawyers in legal service organisations or public and private enterprises. Career development learning is scaffolded across all stages of the program.

Through your studies, you will possess an understanding of the fundamental areas of legal knowledge, the Australian legal system and its underlying principles and concepts (including international and comparative contexts), the broad theoretical basis of the law and its social context, the principles and values of justice and ethical practice in a technology impacted, evolving legal system.

You will also develop the knowledge and skills required in the financial management of public and private enterprises through a broad-based curriculum involving highly-focussed and in-depth theoretical and practical learning and professional training in economics and finance, combined with generalist business studies in statistics, accounting, marketing, management, and business IT.

This degree is designed to prepare you to be admitted to legal practice in Victoria.

This degree will prepare you to work in a globalised, international context as a professional in the cross section of legal and economics industries, including banking, stockbroking, funds management, insurance and superannuation industries and in other private sector or government organisations requiring high level, technical expertise in financial and economic analysis.

Career

Graduates from this double degree have the opportunity to work in various areas of law, for example, as corporate lawyers, financial services advisory lawyers or dispute resolution or litigation lawyers in legal service organisations or public and private enterprises.

You will able to provide value-adding advice from two disciplines that will enable individuals, public and private organizations to make commercially informed decisions.