School of Law

The UOW School of Law aims to produce outstanding graduates who are informed, independent, effective and responsible problem solvers and communicators.  We are committed to teaching excellence, engaging students in a practical, intellectually rigorous and satisfying experience.

UOW Law strives to maintain legal research that is formally ranked above world class and is rich in expertise, interdisciplinarity and international perspectives.  We are committed to social justice and providing a legal education which engages with the complexities of law's intersection with society.

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Alumni supporting the next generation of leaders

Dr James Goudkamp, Fellow and Associate Professor, Keble College, Oxford University, England. UOW Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws (Hons), 2003; Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, 2005.

Our courses

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My name is James Goudkamp. I'm Wollongong Law faculty graduate. I was a member of staff in Wollongong for a brief period after graduating from Wollongong and now I live and work in Oxford and I'm a member of the Oxford Law Faculty now.

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Many of the best teachers that I have been able to learn from work at Wollongong still regularly get in touch with them play. Still get to come back to Australia regularly come to Wollongong. Whenever I'm back in Australia I still got a formal connection with the Law School, I will along, which is great. Means a lot to me. I go there once a year and speak to the students in Wollongong and offer to speak with them by Skype to help them with their career plans. Some of them are interested in post-grad study and I enjoy doing that.

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I'm principally interested in an area of law called Tort Law. What law is mainly concerned with rights and obligations that private individuals owe to each other. It encompasses things like the law of defamation. It encompasses accidents that happen at work or on the roads. It's an expansive area.

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I attended Wollongong college in 1998. Great preparation for embarking on University. I felt a significant head start in many ways over my peers at law school because of the things that I was exposed to at the college. Spent five years studying for a combined degree in Science and Law in Wollongong. After finishing that work in Wollongong I worked for a year for a judge in Australia and that was a bit of a launching pad for basically postgrad study overseas. I always wanted to go and study overseas. I didn't necessarily see myself staying overseas. This is the way things have worked out though and I've been very happy and very lucky. There's been a lot of luck involved. I'm very content with how things worked out.

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What can I do with my degree?

Get a look at the key employability skills you learn with a UOW Law degree and where it can take you in your Law career.

Discover your Law career options

Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)

Expand your career with law. This world-class degree provides a thorough grounding in the law, as well as a real-world focus on the essential practical skills and the social and ethical context in which the law operates.

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Law students studying at Liverpool Campus

For those who want the best of both worlds....

Complement your law degree with another area you are passionate about. Check out our double degree options now.

Law double degrees
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I would love to be a barrister because advocacy has always been my strong point, but it's only early days. I want to use law as a tool to connect diverse groups within the community to achieve social justice and equality. Cohben McMahon Bachelor of Laws

Top 150

UOW ranks among the top 150 universities in the world for Law.

Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by subject 2024

Number 1 in NSW

UOW postgraduate Law and Paralegal studies ranked number one NSW for overall learner engagement skills development and teaching quality.

The Good Universities Guide 2023