LAW
For graduates of a:
Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Master of Laws (Juris Doctor)
See Law Faculty website for a full list of all double degrees with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
component: law.monash.edu.au
The following information provides career titles, employment opportunities and professional
associations relevant to these qualifications.
Careers that can be moved into
with these qualifications:
With Admission to Practice in any state
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Barrister
Conveyancer
In-house Counsel to an Organisation
Corporation or Government Agency
Legal Advisor
Legislation Drafter
Litigation Officer
Magistrate
Mediator
Migration Agent
Prosecutions Officer
Solicitor
Without Admission to Practice
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Abuse Investigator
Administration Officer, County Court
Associate to a Judge
Community Development Worker
Company Secretary
Consular Officer
Court Officer
Customs Officer
Foreign Affairs and Trade Officer
Human Rights Officer
Industrial Officer
Intelligence Analyst
Journalist
Legal Studies Teacher
Legislative Drafter
Management Consultant
Media and Policy Advisor
Migrant Liaison Officer
Ministerial Advisor
Parole Officer
Police Officer
Policy Analyst
Political Analyst
Public Servant
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Registrar of a Court or Tribunal
Research Assistant
Securities Fraud Inspector
Settlement Clerk
Speech Writer
Tax Adviser
Tribunal Member
Note: further qualifications may be required for
some roles.
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Potential employers of students
with these qualifications:
Government
apsjobs.gov.au, careers.vic.gov.au and jobsdirectory.com.au are good starting points for
information about career opportunities within the
federal, state and local governments.
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Australian Competition and Consumer
Commission (ACCC) accc.gov.au
Australian Defence Force
defencejobs.gov.au
Australian Government Attorney-General’s
Department ag.gov.au
Australian Secret Intelligence Service
(ASIS) asis.gov.au
Australian Securities and Investments
Commission (ASIC) asic.gov.au
Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
ato.gov.au
Department of Communications
communications.gov.au
Department of Education and Training
education.gov.au
Department of the Environment
environment.gov.au
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
dfat.gov.au
Department of Immigration and Border
Protection immi.gov.au
Department of Industry and Science
industry.gov.au
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Department of Education and Training
education.vic.gov.au
Department of Human Services
dhs.vic.gov.au
Department of Justice and Regulation
justice.vic.gov.au
Department of Treasury and Finance
dtf.vic.gov.au
Federation of Community Legal Centres
(Victoria) fclc.org.au
Office of the Victorian Privacy
Commissioner privacy.vic.gov.au
Department of Education and Training –
Further Education and Training
education.vic.gov.au/training
Transport Accident Commission TAC
tac.vic.gov.au
Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office
vgso.vic.gov.au
Victorian Law Reform Commission
lawreform.vic.gov.au
Victoria Legal Aid legalaid.vic.gov.au
State Government of Victoria
careers.vic.gov.au
Law Firms
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Ashurst ashurst.com
Bayside Solicitors
baysidesolicitors.net.au
Clayton Utz claytonutz.com
Consult Solicitors consultlegal.com.au
CBP Lawyers cbp.com.au
Hall & Wilcox hallandwilcox.com.au
Herbert Smith Freehills
herbertsmithfreehills.com
HWL Ebsworth hwlebsworth.com.au
King & Wood Mallesons kwm.com/en/au
Lander and Rogers landers.com.au
Lloyd Meridian Legal lloydmeridian.com
Maddocks Lawyers maddocks.com.au
Maurice Blackburn
mauriceblackburn.com.au
Mills Oakley Lawyers millsoakley.com.au
monash.edu/careers
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Minter Ellison minterellison.com
Parke Lawyers pl.com.au
Pointon Partners pointonpartners.com.au
Calley Family Law Services
calleyfamilylaw.com.au
Wisewould Mahony wisewoulds.com.au
Corporate/Business
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ANZ anz.com.au
Deloitte deloitte.com.au
Dun and Bradstreet dnb.com.au
EY ey.com
GE ge.com/au
Mondelēz International
mondelezinternational.com.au
PwC pwc.com
Telstra telstra.com.au
Professional associations relevant
to these qualifications:
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Australia and New Zealand Law and History
Society anzlhs.org
Australian and New Zealand Sports Law
Association Inc. anzsla.com.au
Australian Bar Association austbar.asn.au
Law and Justice Foundation
lawfoundation.net.au
Australian Services Union – Victorian and
Tasmanian Branch
http://www.asuvictas.com.au/
Institute of Legal Executives
legalexecutives.asn.au
Law Council of Australia
lawcouncil.asn.au
Law Institute of Victoria liv.asn.au
Victorian Bar vicbar.com.au
International
For information regarding international
employment opportunities, please visit:
monash.edu/careers/students-grads/
find-a-job/working-outside-australia.html
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Graduate Destination Survey (GDS),
Monash University
Graduate Opportunities
graduateopportunities.com.au
Career Gateway
careergateway.monash.edu.au
The skills and attributes these
qualifications aim to develop:
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Monash Graduate Attributes Policy
policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/
academic/education/management/
monash-graduate-attributes-policy.html
Employability Skills (Career Connect)
monash.edu.au/careers/studentsgrads/employability-skills.html
Faculty of Law law.monash.edu.au/
future-students/undergraduate/courseguide/index.html
Helpful Links:
Practical Legal Training Courses which
lead to Admission to Practice in
Victoria
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Salary Indicator:
Please visit these websites for the most current
figures:
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General
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monash.edu/careers
seek.com.au
jobsearch.gov.au
careerone.com.au
mycareer.com.au
graduatecareers.com.au
graduateopportunities.com
jobsearch.gov.au
myfuture.edu.au
unigrad.com.au
fairwork.gov.au
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cvmail.com.au
findlaw.com.au
careers.liv.asn.au/clerkship.asp
liv.asn.au Guidelines provided by the Law
Institute of Victoria relating to graduate
employment with Victorian law firms and
other organisations that recruit graduate
lawyers, which can elect to be signatories to
the guidelines.
Fair Work fairwork.gov.au/pay
Graduate Careers
graduatecareers.com.au/
research/gradjobsdollars
Job Outlook joboutlook.gov.au
Taylor Root Legal & Compliance
Recruitment, Industry Market and Salary
Guides
taylorroot.com/australia/salary_surveys
Monash Clubs and Societies
Enhance your employment outcomes; become
involved with clubs and societies at Monash
University.
Monash student associations are a good
starting point for a list of the range of clubs and
societies at Monash University. Some include:
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Industry specific
Leo Cussen Centre for Law
leocussen.edu.au
The College of Law collaw.edu.au
Australian National University: Legal
Workshop law.anu.edu.au/legalworkshop
LIV Careers Centre careers.liv.asn.au
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AIESEC Monash
www.aiesecmonash.squarespace.com/
Law Students’ Society (LSS)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/LSS
Monash Association of Debaters (MAD)
(Clayton)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/Debaters
Monash Student Association (Clayton)
msa.monash.edu.au
Note: not all graduate opportunities are filled
through the guidelines. View LIV list of all firms
operating within Victoria.
Monash University accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of its content and persons wishing to rely
on the information contained in the publication should verify the accuracy of that information at the
time they intend to use it. Published February 2015. CRICOS provider: Monash University 00008C.
This publication is prepared as a guide only. The content is based on information publicly available.
Each list provides a sample only. It is not intended to be comprehensive.
Did you find the information in this flyer useful? Remember to respond to Australian Graduate Survey
(AGS) when it’s your turn. For more information:
graduatecareers.com.au/research/surveys/australiangraduatesurvey
Careers, Leadership and
Volunteering
T:
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E:
careerconnect@monash.edu
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