Public Interest Law

In 2006 La Trobe School of Law launched its public interest law postgraduate program. This continues the School's commitment to innovation and responsiveness to developments in the justice system. It offers the opportunity to study at an advanced academic level the intersection of law and the public interest.

The program has been developed by La Trobe School of Law in collaboration with Public Interest Law Clearinghouse House (Vic) and Consumer Law Centre Victoria.

Course information

Detailed program flyer [PDF 192KB]

Who should undertake this program?

This program will appeal to individuals in a variety of fields including:

  • Lawyers currently in private or public law practice whose work already includes a pro bono or public interest component
  • Lawyers interested in developing a pro bono or public interest component in their practice
  • Policy makers and those involved in scrutinising policy who are interested in extending their knowledge and understanding of the impact of policy on the public interest
  • Those working in regulatory agencies
  • Community legal centre workers and those working in legal aid organisations wishing both to extend their skill base and to develop a theoretical framework for their public service work.
  • International students wishing to develop their study of law in practice
  • Students from other LLM programs
  • Current health and legal practitioners wishing to extend their professional development

Subjects ('units') may be undertaken as part of the Master of Laws or as separate professional development subjects. Students enrolled in the Master of Laws may take the Public Interest Law subjects in conjunction with subjects from the Conflict Resolution and Global Business Law streams. The subjects are also open to students in the Master of Laws in Global Business Law or the Master of Laws (International) with permission of the program coordinators.

Law students in their penultimate or final year can also make application. In all cases, admission to the GBL electives is subject to application and quota and will be at the discretion of the program co-ordinator. Students will be charged per subject  at their current course fee rate.

Public Interest Law subject information

Please refer to the subject information page for detailed descriptions of current and future available subjects.

Application information

Contacts

Prospective students should contact the Academic Coordinator:

Ms Mary Anne Noone
La Trobe University
Victoria 3086
Australia 
Email: m.noone@latrobe.edu.au

or

Postgraduate Administration
Ms Claire Payne
Telephone: +61 3 9479 1131
Fax: +61 3 9479 1607
Email: claire.payne@latrobe.edu.au