The Melbourne Law Masters
The Melbourne Law Masters

provides students with many global advantages.
provides students with many global advantages.

One of them is simply the quality of the degree.
One of them is simply the quality of the degree.

A masters from Melbourne
A masters from Melbourne

is well understood, not only in Australia,
is well understood, not only in Australia,

but throughout the world.
but throughout the world.

It really excites you to be studying
It really excites you to be studying

in an atmosphere that challenges you.
in an atmosphere that challenges you.

It gives you an opportunity to learn
It gives you an opportunity to learn

because it makes you fall in love with learning.
because it makes you fall in love with learning.

The masters is continually reconceived.
The masters is continually reconceived.

Every year we think very carefully
Every year we think very carefully

about what should be in the program in the following year
about what should be in the program in the following year

and what should be in each of the areas of specialisation
and what should be in each of the areas of specialisation

to ensure they maintain their cutting-edge relevance.
to ensure they maintain their cutting-edge relevance.

Just talking to people, they ask, "Where are you doing your masters?"
Just talking to people, they ask, "Where are you doing your masters?"

and I say Melbourne Uni
and I say Melbourne Uni

naturally they don't need to ask anything more.
naturally they don't need to ask anything more.

They think, "You obviously know how to do your job."
They think, "You obviously know how to do your job."

It's a very diverse program.
It's a very diverse program.

Huge range of subjects and specialisations,
Huge range of subjects and specialisations,

and a huge range of students and teachers for that matter.
and a huge range of students and teachers for that matter.

Most of our courses are taught in fairly intimate
Most of our courses are taught in fairly intimate

small numbers, so the possibility of
small numbers, so the possibility of

truly rich collaborative learning is always present.
truly rich collaborative learning is always present.

Melbourne Law School has a number of research centres.
Melbourne Law School has a number of research centres.

They're a very important part of the life of the law school
They're a very important part of the life of the law school

because of the focal point they represent
because of the focal point they represent

both in relation to research and also teaching.
both in relation to research and also teaching.

Each of our areas of specialisation is headed by
Each of our areas of specialisation is headed by

an expert in the field.
an expert in the field.

We have a combination of leading academics,
We have a combination of leading academics,

leading researchers, leading practitioners.
leading researchers, leading practitioners.

You've got your top lawyers and partners from
You've got your top lawyers and partners from

firms all over Australia
firms all over Australia

who are really the best at what they do.
who are really the best at what they do.

They in turn give students the opportunity
They in turn give students the opportunity

to network with their colleagues
to network with their colleagues

and other students working in the area.
and other students working in the area.

I've been able to meet people through class
I've been able to meet people through class

who work in both private practice and in-house counsel.
who work in both private practice and in-house counsel.

I met a contact through the University
I met a contact through the University

and I was invited to go to the International Criminal Court.
and I was invited to go to the International Criminal Court.

It really does open up future career opportunities
It really does open up future career opportunities

and also provides an avenue to
and also provides an avenue to

specialise in another area of law that I hadn't previously specialised in.
specialise in another area of law that I hadn't previously specialised in.

The student body is very diverse at Melbourne.
The student body is very diverse at Melbourne.

The ability to be in a class with 20 people,
The ability to be in a class with 20 people,

and having a globalised conversation,
and having a globalised conversation,

you start on one topic
you start on one topic

and there you have somebody from Indonesia
and there you have somebody from Indonesia

giving their perspective.
giving their perspective.

Germany steps in, Spain steps in.
Germany steps in, Spain steps in.

I think it's been absolutely brilliant because
I think it's been absolutely brilliant because

in today's interdependent world
in today's interdependent world

it's so important to have a holistic perspective.
it's so important to have a holistic perspective.

Each year we have a remarkably large
Each year we have a remarkably large

number of international guests
number of international guests

to come here, teach a course
to come here, teach a course

and very often involve themselves
and very often involve themselves

in programs around the law school,
in programs around the law school,

giving public lectures, by appearing in seminars,
giving public lectures, by appearing in seminars,

and participating in conversations, either formal
and participating in conversations, either formal

public conversations or just conversations in the corridors.
public conversations or just conversations in the corridors.

So they really bring a lot to bear
So they really bring a lot to bear

on the life of the faculty each year.
on the life of the faculty each year.

They bring to the law school knowledge about how their own legal systems work,
They bring to the law school knowledge about how their own legal systems work,

how their own countries work,
how their own countries work,

how legal issues are perceived in their own part of the world.
how legal issues are perceived in their own part of the world.

And that's a very important part of
And that's a very important part of

of the body of knowledge that exists in this law school.
of the body of knowledge that exists in this law school.

The world is your oyster after you have studied here.
The world is your oyster after you have studied here.

The subjects are so international in nature.
The subjects are so international in nature.

You've been taught be professors who
You've been taught be professors who

pretty much are globe trotters themselves.
pretty much are globe trotters themselves.

So wherever you go, you can touch base with them.
So wherever you go, you can touch base with them.

So I think it opens up your world literally.
So I think it opens up your world literally.

There's not many places you can go to where
There's not many places you can go to where

you're sitting in a classroom with a former judge,
you're sitting in a classroom with a former judge,

or someone who is the leading partner
or someone who is the leading partner

in the top law firm in Australia.
in the top law firm in Australia.

If you're going to put all that time and energy
If you're going to put all that time and energy

into doing a masters you deserve
into doing a masters you deserve

to have a degree that is well recognised
to have a degree that is well recognised

and guaranteed to be of a very high quality.
and guaranteed to be of a very high quality.

Melbourne Uni is such a prestigious school that
Melbourne Uni is such a prestigious school that

I think having a masters from Melbourne Uni
I think having a masters from Melbourne Uni

puts students ahead of many others.
puts students ahead of many others.

Coming to a University like this and
Coming to a University like this and

taking the subjects that I have
taking the subjects that I have

has just changed my whole perspective.
has just changed my whole perspective.

It's changed my future.
It's changed my future.