Spotlight on School of Law students
Deakin law students take on the world... in so many different ways
Damian Bourke
Off-campus, mature age student
Bachelor of Laws
...I am extremely content with the decision to study law and could not be more impressed and satisfied with the way Deakin deliver their off-campus studies...
Timothy Jackson
Bachelor of Laws
I did my first two years of law at the Warrnambool Campus which provided a very relaxed and easy-to-understand environment...I have now transferred to Geelong...
Sam Kealey
Bachelor of Arts/
Bachelor of Law
I was able to talk personally with senators, congressmen, the US ambassador to Iraq and even our own ambassador to the US, Kim Beasley...
Sarah Dillon (2008 graduate)
Bachelor of Arts/
Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
Since completing my studies I have had the opportunity to work with some amazing legal minds on meaningful and interesting work...
Sharon Lynch
Legal internship with Reconciliation Australia
Bachelor of Laws
...my legal analysis and opinion was taken into consideration in a practical way for the purpose of a cause much bigger than exams...
Stan Pokorny
Bachelor of Commerce/
Bachelor of Laws
Law Clinic has given me a different perspective... and a better appreciation of how legal principles apply in the real world...
Abbey Colbert,
Deakin Law Review student editor
Bachelor of Arts/
Bachelor of Laws
...when I get to the end of editing an article I feel such a sense of achievement- especially knowing I have made a real contribution...
James Farrell
(2007 graduate)
Bachelor of Commerce/
Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
When James Farrell started his commerce/law degree at Deakin in 2002, he had no idea he'd end up in a homeless shelter seven years later...
Rian Chubb
Bachelor of Arts/
Bachelor of Laws
... an enriching addition to your law qualification, a talking point for interviews, an opportunity for growth... memories and friends that will last a lifetime...
Robert Downing
(2002 graduate)
Bachelor of Arts/
Bachelor of Laws
Deakin University offers great opportunities to its students, so make the most of it and get involved...
Jack Haldane (2011 graduate)
Uni Solicitor Legal Internship
Bachelor of Laws
... It has been very gratifying to apply the theoretical knowledge I have accumulated during my studies in a real and meaningful way in the workplace...
Amanda Sommerville
Top graduating student 2011
Bachelor of Laws
...I sat exams at the local primary school, an English language centre and even a few hotels, depending on where I was residing....
