Law

Make your mark in the field of law

From resolving disputes to reforming criminal justice policies, RMIT's law courses prepare you for a future in the field. With a choice of studies in justice, law, and legal administration and policy, 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.

Trained for a wide range of options

As a graduate of an RMIT law course, you'll not only gain first-rate problem-solving skills, but also practical skills such as interviewing clients, drafting memorandums of advice, negotiation skills, and effective research and professional writing techniques. These skills open up numerous opportunities in a wide range of sectors.

Here are just a few career outcomes for our graduates:

• compliance officer
• contract manager
• crime analyst
• criminologist
• investigator
• lawyer
• legal advocate
• legal assistant
• paralegal
• policy writer
• security analyst
• victim support officer

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.