Bachelor of Laws (Honours) with Specialisation in Corporate and Commercial Law The Australian National University (ANU), Australia

A Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree provides candidates with a law degree that opens doors to a diverse range of professional careers in Australia and around the world.

In addition to equipping you with an understanding of law and the contexts in which it operates, the LLB (Hons) places a significant emphasis on building your high-level research skills through opportunities to conduct independent legal research.

Through the LLB (Hons), you will graduate with an honours-degree, giving you additional advantages in establishing your career or providing a strong foundation for postgraduate study. The program satisfies the academic component to be admitted as a legal practitioner in Australia.

Learning Outcomes

• Review, analyse, and synthesise knowledge from primary and secondary legal sources to identify and provide solutions to complex legal and justice problems.
• Interpret and critically evaluate the nature of law and its social and ethical impact on society, at a local, national, and international level.
• Undertake technical legal research to access a range of legal materials, literature databases, and other online sources, and apply legal or transdisciplinary research methodologies to evaluate and synthesise findings.
• Communicate to a variety of legal and non-legal audiences in a range of oral and written formats.
• Develop insight into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ diverse perspectives on laws and society and evaluate their relationship and importance to contemporary Australian law and society.
• Work both independently and collaboratively as required, and evaluate and reflect on feedback to develop personal, professional and ethical capability across a range of legal disciplines.

Specialisation: Corporate and Commercial Law
This specialisation will provide students with an insight into the increasingly complex global and domestic commercial environment in which individuals and corporations operate. The courses in this specialisation focus on the governance and regulation of business and the legal issues that arise in commercial trading and transactions.

This specialisation gives students the skills necessary in corporate and commercial law to prepare them for a career in private practice, the private sector or within regulatory agencies or government.