School of Law

School of Law

The School of Law is RMIT College of Business and Law’s destination for law education, housing the Bachelor of Laws, Juris Doctor, the Business and Human Rights Centre and the Centre for Innovative Justice.

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Welcome from the Dean

The School of Law provides RMIT law students with an engaging learning environment, superior educational resources, quality teaching staff and strong industry connections.

Our students develop real world practical skills and engage in moots, interviewing and negotiation simulations as part of their core curriculum. We offer clinical legal education and internship electives, where students can engage with clients and conduct legal research for law reform projects.

Students can also be placed at community legal services and undertake internships at private legal firms and government agencies. There are opportunities to visit courts and shadow tribunal members, Magistrates and Judges to gain insights into legal practice.

Our staff are committed to providing and supporting high quality teaching and research that prepares students for their careers and we strive to help them achieve their goals and make an immediate difference, whether they are new graduates or established legal practitioners expanding their skills.

Simon Pervan Professor Simon Pervan - Interim Dean, School of Law

Mission

To create, disseminate and convey legal knowledge with social impact for stakeholders and the wider community.

Vision

A world-leading law school focused on justice innovation, human rights and technology in teaching, research and engagement.

Values

RMIT’s cultural values as well as fairness, innovation, inclusion and active engagement with integrity.

Programs and teaching

We offer undergraduate and postgraduate programs in law, including the LLB, Juris Doctor, and the option to study our Bachelor of Laws as a double degree. The school adopts RMIT’s signature pedagogy, active, applied and authentic learning and assessments, and embeds Indigenous perspectives in its programs and courses.

Research

We have a strong commitment to innovative and quality research with social impact and collaborate with partners across RMIT University, the legal profession, the business community, governmental and non-governmental organisations. We are also home to the Business and Human Rights Centre and the Centre for Innovative Justice.

Industry

We have a strong and active network of industry and alumni connections, including an Industry Advisory Board consisting of senior legal practitioners. We bring industry into our classrooms to enrich student experience and learning, generate social impact, and shape and inform policy to help solve social and legal problems.

People

Our academic staff engage in cutting-edge research in their fields, which informs their teaching. Their deep knowledge of the law, engagement with the legal industry and innovative pedagogy means that they provide high quality legal education. There are over 25 academic and professional staff supporting our programs.

World's top 200

RMIT Law is ranked in the Top 200 subjects in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) - ShanghaiRankings

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RMIT Centre for Innovative Justice shapes justice system reform to better support survivors of sexual violence
Society and Environment
Icon / Small / Calendar Created with Sketch. 04 Apr 2025

The Centre for Innovative Justice (CIJ) has played a key role in shaping the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) Safe, Informed, Supported: Reforming Justice Responses to Sexual Violence report.

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Voices of Aboriginal victims of crime inform calls for improved support
Society and Environment
Icon / Small / Calendar Created with Sketch. 17 Dec 2024

A report has found that widespread structural change to service systems and legal processes is urgently required to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who experience crime are receiving appropriate and effective support.

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“There is no hierarchy” in human rights: ALRC President examines what happens when human rights interact
Society and Environment
Icon / Small / Calendar Created with Sketch. 28 Oct 2024

Justice Mordy Bromberg, the President of the Australian Law Reform Commission, delivered the 2024 Higinbotham Lecture, focusing on the recent ALRC inquiry into anti-discrimination laws.

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First national study on intimate partner violence among young people aims to turn the tide
Society and Environment
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An Australian-first study on young people’s use of violence towards intimate partners is seeking a new approach to interventions and support for victims and perpetrators, as experts warn of gaps undermining existing efforts.

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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 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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