POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS
A POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATION GIVES YOU AN EDGE
The College of Law can help you expand on what you already know and acquire new knowledge while providing you with opportunities to hone your skills in a practice area, so that you stand out from the competition.
Open up new career pathways by studying a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master of Laws program. One that’s reality-based, balanced and world-renowned, so you can become the best version of yourself for your client, practice and community.
This is your chance to build career prospects, earn industry recognition, and boost your earning potential.
Curious about where your skills could take you next? Scroll down to explore the variety of practice areas, detailed course subjects, and potential awards waiting for you. Find your perfect fit and tailor your education to your career ambitions.
Intake 2, Starts 12 May 2025
PROGRAM OPTIONS - LEGAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Graduate Certificate in Legal Operations
2
Legal Operations Core Subject and one elective subject in Legal Business Management
N/A
Approx 6 months
Graduate Certificate in Legal Business Management
2
Two elective subjects in Legal Business Management
N/A
Approx 6 months
Graduate Diploma of Legal Business Management
4
Four elective subjects in Legal Business Management
N/A
1 year part-time
Master of Legal Business Management
8
Business strategy core subject, Six elective subjects in Legal Business Management and the Legal Business Management Capstone
N/A
2 years part-time
OR START WITH A GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
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If you decide later to progress towards a Masters, you’ll receive credit towards that award.
LEGAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SUBJECTS
LB00 - Capstone
Intake 2, 4LB3 - Business Strategy: Planning for Success
Intake IntensiveThis subject will explore legal business strategy and provide practical guidance on how to develop a strategic plan for an organisation
This is a core subject for the Master of Legal Business Management award
TOPICS
- Foundations of strategy
- Current state analysis
- Defining a strategy
- Future strategy Implementation
LB5 - Fundamental Legal Technologies
Intake 3TOPICS
- Legal industry disruption
- Building blocks Information processing
- Platforms and blockchain LawTech and RegTech startups
- Risk and governance
LB7 - Workforce of the future
Intake 4We can’t know what the future will look like. We can use the best of workforce planning to be poised for success.
Learn how to align workforce planning and strategy in an ever-evolving workplace.
Using a wide range of case studies and resources, students will consider the practical challenges of a multi-generational workforce, the paradox of being both profitable today and ready for tomorrow and the different ways to communicate their insights to stakeholders.
TOPICS
- Introduction to workforce planning
- Digital transformation
- Workforce plan
- Change management
LB9 - Innovation
TOPICS
- Innovation in the context of legal services
- Legal delivery operating models
- Innovating the delivery of legal services
- Developing an innovative culture and measuring innovation success
- The emergence of legalpreneur
LB11 - Legal Operations
Intake 3TOPICS
- Evolution of legal service delivery
- Core legal operations competencies
- Tools of transformation LegalTech
- Legal delivery as a business: business case and budgeting
- Legal delivery as a business: data analytics, metrics and KPIs
LB12 - Pricing Legal Services
TOPICS
- Client perspectives on pricing
- Law firm perspectives on pricing
- Pricing theories and concepts
- Pricing psychology and behavioural economics
- Alternative fee arrangements
- Putting pricing into practice
LB13 - Financial management for profitability and growth
Intake 3TOPICS
- Understanding financial performance
- Optimising the client book
- Scoping and pricing legal work
- Managing WIP and reducing lock-up
- Budgeting, forecasting and tracking performance
- Staffing and financial growth
LB14 - Leadership
Intake 2TOPICS
- Introduction to leadership
- Learning to be leaders
- Values, culture and leadership
- Emotional intelligence and leadership
- Leading in disruptive times Inspirational leadership
LB16 - Why And How Clients Buy Legal Services
Understanding the mechanics behind why and how clients buy legal services requires a multi-faceted approach to practice development. Good service providers understand their current and target clients, are skilled at positioning their practice towards clients in their target market, adopt a positive mindset towards marketing and business development, and know how to maximise business development opportunities.
In this subject, students will explore client relationships from both the private practice and in-house perspectives. The focus will be on marketing and business development, and how to develop their practice by building trusted client relationships.
TOPICS
- Case analysis
- How clients make buying decisions
- Develop and prioritise a go-to market strategy
- Optimising market research
- Client service experience
- Practise development plan
LB17 - Leading and Managing People
Intake 1There are many styles of leadership and throughout their career students are likely to come across great leaders and not so great leaders and everything in between.
In this subject students will explore the difference between leadership and management, examine contemporary management theories and review the science behind high-performing teams. Students will develop skills in coaching teams and individuals, taking into account ethical and cultural challenges as well as the complexities of individual, group and intra-group behaviour. In the end students will bring everything students have learned together to create an improvement plan for their organisation.
TOPICS
- Human 101
- High performance legal workforces
- Facilitating optimal performance
- Ethical and cultural challenges
START DATES
| Feb Intake 1 | May Intake 2 | Aug Intake 3 | Nov Intake 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| START DATE | 10 Feb 2025 | 12 May 2025 | 11 Aug 2025 | 10 Nov 2025 |
| CENSUS | 26 Feb 2025 | 28 May 2025 | 27 Aug 2025 | 03 Dec 2025 |
| END DATE | 02 May 2025 | 01 Aug 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 | 06 Feb 2026 |
| Subject | Start Date | Census | End Date | Workshop Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRP3 - Advocacy | 22 Sep 2025 | 01 Oct 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
15 - 17 October 2025 |
| DRP4 - Mediation | 06 Oct 2025 | 15 Oct 2025 | 14 Nov 2024 |
TBC |
| FDR1 - Family Law and Mediation | 10 Feb 2025 | 19 Feb 2025 | 21 Mar 2025 |
3 - 5 March 2025 NSW/VIC 1 - 3 September 2025 NSW/VIC |
| FDR1 - Family Law and Mediation | 11 Aug 2025 | 20 Aug 2025 | 19 Sep 2025 |
3 - 5 March 2025 NSW/VIC 1 - 3 September 2025 NSW/VIC |
| FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution | 24 Mar 2025 | 02 Apr 2025 | 02 May 2025 |
10 - 12 April 2025 NSW & VIC 16 - 18 October 2025 NSW/VIC |
| FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution | 22 Sep 2025 | 01 Oct 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
10 - 12 April 2025 NSW & VIC 16 - 18 October 2025 NSW/VIC |
| FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution | 05 May 2025 | 14 May 2025 | 13 Jun 2025 |
26 - 28 May 2025 NSW & VIC 24 - 26 November 2025 NSW/VIC |
| FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution | 03 Nov 2025 | 12 Nov 2025 | 12 Dec 2025 |
26 - 28 May 2025 NSW & VIC 24 - 26 November 2025 NSW/VIC |
| FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone | 27 Jan 2025 | 05 Feb 2025 | 27 Mar 2025 |
17 - 19 February 2025 QLD & WA 7 - 9 July 2025 QLD & WA
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| FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone | 16 Jun 2025 | 25 Jun 2025 | 25 Jul 2025 |
17 - 19 February 2025 QLD & WA 7 - 9 July 2025 QLD & WA
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| FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone | 26 Jan 2026 | 04 Feb 2026 | 06 Mar 2026 |
17 - 19 February 2025 QLD & WA 7 - 9 July 2025 QLD & WA
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| FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice | 07 Apr 2025 | 17 Apr 2025 | 30 May 2025 |
Day 1 - 24 April 2025 Day 1 – 26 September 2025 |
| FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice | 08 Sep 2025 | 18 Sep 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Day 1 - 24 April 2025 Day 1 – 26 September 2025 |
| LB3 - Business Strategy: Planning for Success | 03 Nov 2025 | 12 Nov 2025 | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Subject | Start Date | Census | End Date | Workshop Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDR1 - Family Law and Mediation | 10 Feb 2025 | 19 Feb 2025 | 21 Mar 2025 |
3 - 5 March 2025 NSW/VIC 1 - 3 September 2025 NSW/VIC |
| FDR1 - Family Law and Mediation | 11 Aug 2025 | 20 Aug 2025 | 19 Sep 2025 |
3 - 5 March 2025 NSW/VIC 1 - 3 September 2025 NSW/VIC |
| FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution | 24 Mar 2025 | 02 Apr 2025 | 02 May 2025 |
10 - 12 April 2025 NSW & VIC 16 - 18 October 2025 NSW/VIC |
| FDR2 - Children’s Matters, Family Law and Family Dispute Resolution | 22 Sep 2025 | 01 Oct 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
10 - 12 April 2025 NSW & VIC 16 - 18 October 2025 NSW/VIC |
| FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution | 05 May 2025 | 14 May 2025 | 13 Jun 2025 |
26 - 28 May 2025 NSW & VIC 24 - 26 November 2025 NSW/VIC |
| FDR3 - Advanced Family Dispute Resolution | 03 Nov 2025 | 12 Nov 2025 | 12 Dec 2025 |
26 - 28 May 2025 NSW & VIC 24 - 26 November 2025 NSW/VIC |
| FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone | 27 Jan 2025 | 05 Feb 2025 | 07 Mar 2025 |
17 - 19 February 2025 QLD & WA 7 - 9 July 2025 QLD & WA |
| FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone | 16 Jun 2025 | 25 Jul 2025 | 25 Jul 2025 |
17 - 19 February 2025 QLD & WA 7 - 9 July 2025 QLD & WA |
| FDR4 - Case Management in Family Dispute Resolution Capstone | 26 Jan 2026 | 04 Feb 2026 | 06 Mar 2026 |
17 - 19 February 2025 QLD & WA 7 - 9 July 2025 QLD & WA |
| FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice | 07 Apr 2025 | 17 Apr 2025 | 30 May 2025 |
Day 1 - 24 April 2025 Day 1 – 26 September 2025 |
| FDR5 - Virtual Simulated Practice | 08 Sep 2025 | 18 Sep 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 |
Day 1 - 24 April 2025 Day 1 – 26 September 2025 |
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