For those students combining law with another degree, options are expanding. Career outcomes are dependent on particular interests, as well as opportunities available at the time. For instance, students combining law with studies in economics and commerce may find that they are more interested in pursuing a career in business than in the law. In this case, studies of law and legal principle will provide an excellent background and basis for engaging in commercial transactions. Back to top Solicitors work directly with clients such as members of the public, corporations and financial institutions.
Some firms specialise in particular areas of law, while others maintain general practices.
For example, solicitors assist people with divorce, adoption, immigration and social security problems. They also draw up wills, handle people's estates, prepare and administer trust deeds, and work with companies on commercial or tax matters. Back to top Barristers are mostly engaged by solicitors and do not typically deal directly with clients. You can draft Acts of Parliament in the Parliamentary Counsel's Office, give advice to government departments in the Victorian Government Solicitor's Office, and prepare criminal cases for trial and prosecute them in court in the Director of Public Prosecution's Office. You could work on environmental protection problems in the Environment Protection Authority, help the Guardianship and Administration Board look after the interests of people in institutions, work on occupational health and safety problems, or help administer the Family Court.