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Master of Law and Entrepreneurship
La Trobe University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00115M
The world of law is changing quickly. La Trobe's Master of Law and Entrepreneurship will give you the full range of skills required to navigate the ever-changing and technologically-driven needs of industry. Graduate ready to work across all issues a startup is likely to experience in its life cycle. Investigate and evaluate complex legal problems through the lens of legal entrepreneurship. Gain a deep understanding of the contemporary issues affecting the legal profession. Obtain significant research exposure in the areas of NewLaw, artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship. The only course of its kind in Australia and one of the first in the world, this course is taught by distinguished academics from Australia and Europe.
Subjects
- Semester 1: Legal Disruption
- Law, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Choose a level 5 Law Elective from Masters Elective List
- Choose a level 5 Law Elective from Masters Elective List. Semester 2: Artificial Intelligence and the Law
- Contracts for the Commercialisation of Technology
- Choose a level 5 Law Elective from Masters Elective List
- Choose a level 5 Law Elective from Masters Elective List
- If a research thesis is anticipated, students choose two additional first semester Masters level law electives. Legal Theory and Methodology, and Minor Thesis)
Standard entry requirements
- Domestic: Academic level: A Juris Doctor or a bachelor honours degree in Law, or an equivalent qualification. Equivalent prerequisite qualifications: A Bachelor of Law or cognate equivalent plus either a Graduate Diploma in Law, a Graduate Certificate in Law, or an equivalent postgraduate qualification
- Or A Bachelor of Law or cognate equivalent plus sufficient relevant work-based or other learning that, in the opinion of the school, constitutes the equivalent of one of the above qualifications (normally at least 2 years experience in Australia or the international equivalent)
- Or A Bachelor of Law or cognate equivalent plus admission to practice as an Australian lawyer (or international equivalent). International: English language requirement: IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0. Academic entry requirement: A Juris Doctor or a Bachelor Honours degree in Law, or cognate equivalent or A Bachelor of Law or cognate equivalent plus either a Graduate Diploma in Law, a Graduate Certificate in Law, or an equivalent postgraduate qualification
- Or A Bachelor of Law or cognate equivalent plus sufficient relevant work-based or other learning that, in the opinion of the School, constitutes the equivalent of one of the above qualifications (normally at least 2 years experience in Australia or the international equivalent)
- Or A Bachelor of Law or cognate equivalent plus admission to practice as an Australian lawyer (or international equivalent).
Further information
The way that lawyers and firms service startups and small-to-medium sized enterprises is currently inconvenient and inefficient for business. As a law graduate or existing legal professional, this course will help you up-skill, enhance your expertise and be ready to work with high growth businesses. It will also teach you how to be more entrepreneurial and agile in the practise of law.
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