Legal Systems and Services

The Graduate Certificate of Legal Systems and Services is designed for professionals seeking to pivot their commercial, policy or administration career to the legal sector without becoming lawyers.

This prepares non-lawyers for working in the rapidly changing legal and regulatory landscape and upskill those already working in law-adjacent fields such as senior administrators in courts, law firms and regulatory agencies.

You will receive a theoretical and practical grounding in the areas of law relevant to legal systems and services.You can choose from a curated list of electives to gain a broad understanding of the law and how it shapes decision making about legal systems and services in today’s global environment.

This course provides you with the legal knowledge that will give you a competitive edge in your career in legal systems and services.

You must complete 4 out of the following units:

International students must complete LAW5081 Australian Legal process and research

• LAW5317 Principles of privacy and freedom of information
• LAW5344 Negotiation: Essential skills for dispute resolution
• LAW5356 Corporate and white collar crime
• LAW5392 Globalisation and international law
• LAW5421 Managing high conflict personalities in legal disputes
• LAW5460 Online dispute resolution
• LAW5461 Entrepreneurship and the law
• LAW5464 Negotiation and influence: Strategy and skills
• LAW5468 Emerging technologies, global data flows and the law
• LAW5642 The global lawyer
• LAW5649 Law in the age of AI
• LAW5650 Legal tech studio
• LAW5471 Legal project management

Qualifications

Applicants must have completed a bachelor degree (or equivalent) or equivalent qualification or experience approved by the faculty.

English requirements

Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Learning outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8 and Monash Graduate Attributes.

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:

1.

Demonstrate advanced theoretical knowledge about legal systems and services in the domestic and global legal environment.

2.

Synthesise information and critically analyse theories, and apply them to new situations in professional and public decision making in the context of legal systems and services.

3.

Articulate arguments, reasoning, and conclusions about legal systems and services topics to professional and non-professional audiences.

4.

Demonstrate autonomy and integrity in the application of knowledge and skills.