Law for Non-Lawyers

From a personal and professional standpoint, everybody needs a basic comprehension of the legal system in which they live, in order to operate within the law and understand their legal rights and responsibilities.

To be legally aware is to be empowered.

This free online course will provide an introductory insight to the common law system, variations of which are used in countries that are home to 2.3 billion people worldwide.

The course will introduce key legal doctrines and principles in readily accessible formats and language. Case studies will illuminate common applications of the law in real life scenarios, enabling you to explore the relevance of specific subjects to your own professional and personal circumstances, and legal jurisdiction.

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• locate and apply relevant regulatory requirements
• identify, research, articulate and apply the legal principles relevant to your professional and personal life
• communicate effectively about legal principles, rights and responsibilities
• anticipate and mitigate legal risk and problems arising in your professional and personal life.

The course is an extension of the multi-disciplinary subject that lead educator, Lloyd England, already offers to students at the Monash University Faculty of Law – one of the largest and most prestigious law schools in Australia.