Laws - Legal Practice Entry / Commerce combined degrees

This combined degree enables you to follow your interests and aspirations whilst enhancing your career prospects by concurrently undertaking two different but complementary areas of study. You will complete qualifications in both Laws and Commerce with a combined study plan to reduce the overall duration of the degree. The Bachelor of Laws aims to provide you with a sound training in law and legal skills and emphasise the acquisition on foundation legal skills through the integration of skills training with the teaching of substantive subjects. Whereas the Bachelor of Commerce provides you with a strong foundation in the core disciplines of commerce, including accounting, economics, finance, commercial law, statistics, and digital technologies.

Bachelor of Laws - Legal Practice Entry

The Bachelor of Laws instils in students a desire for just outcomes, a broad outlook on law and a commitment to ethical conduct and equips students to develop an innovation and entrepreneurial mindset to respond to 21st century opportunities.

Flinders Law students will be able to demonstrate an extensive and well-founded knowledge of key areas of current Australian law, including new and developing areas with the ability to find, interpret, understand and critique Australian law within its historical and comparative contexts, using effective learning strategies and appropriate methods, including both recent and traditional technologies.

Students will have the ability to use their knowledge to plan, analyse and think critically, logically and creatively, including by reflecting upon and evaluating facts, ideas, options and resolutions to disputes and debates Considering client instructions and the requirements of procedural and jurisdictional contexts and an awareness of the philosophy and the social and global contexts of law Willingness to uphold their community responsibility to advocate for justice and to act with integrity in all matters in their professional work and personal lives.

Practical experience in Law

Flinders Law prepares you to become a lawyer and a leader - receive more support, more placements, and more advanced skills. Students will gain cutting-edge practical experience and build networks with industry years before they graduate. Students participate in Work Integrated Learning as part of this degree. Students will be required to undertake a semester-long placement for one day a week in either the Flinders Legal Centre, Digital Law Lab or with an industry partner.

Successful completion of the Bachelor of Laws - Legal Practice Entry provides direct entry to the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, delivered in collaboration with Leo Cussen in the Adelaide CBD. Successful completion of the Bachelor of Laws and Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice satisfies the academic and practical requirements underpinning eligibility to be admitted as a barrister and solicitor in any state or territory of Australia.

Bachelor of Commerce

In the Bachelor of Commerce, you will explore the evolving world of commerce through accounting, economics, law, data analytics, and digital technologies. Develop critical thinking, financial literacy, and analytical capabilities to solve complex commercial problems. Engage in real-world commerce projects, collaborate with industry leaders, and examine how commerce operates in diverse contexts. This degree prepares you for a successful career in commercial business by equipping you with the knowledge and capabilities to make a meaningful impact across commercial sectors and industries.

There are six majors available: Applied Economics, Business Analytics, Economics, Politics & Public Policy, Environmental & Resource Economics, Finance and FinTech. Pursue one of these majors to explore an area of specialised interest and focus your future career, or choose your own adventure and discover areas you're particularly passionate about as you study.

Practical experience in Commerce

This degree provides students with practical experience that prepares them for the workforce. Students will gain hands-on experience through Work-Integrated Learning and industry placement programs, as well as immerse themselves in live industry projects with the New Venture Institute and engage with businesses in a real-world environment.

Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice

Successful applicants to this degree are also issued a conditional offer to the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, subject to meeting progression requirements. Students who would like to become eligible to apply to the Supreme Court for admission to practise as a barrister and solicitor in South Australia must also complete the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice upon completion of their Bachelor degree.

The Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice is a postgraduate award, and is one year in length of full-time study, or the equivalent part-time. Graduates will have the knowledge and skills to apply theoretical understanding of the law to practical situations, and practice as a legal practitioner.

Students who do not want to complete the Legal Practice component can complete the Bachelor degree without obligation to continue to the Graduate Diploma.