The TC Beirne School of Law is one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious law schools. The School is dedicated to excellence in the creation and dissemination of legal knowledge, the education of outstanding, socially responsible lawyers who will serve as leaders in their fields, and the improvement of the law and legal institutions through research, teaching and engagement with our national and international communities.

The School is a member of the Group of Eight, an organisation representing Australia’s leading research–intensive universities. We comprise a diverse, energetic community of scholars engaging in leading–edge research across a wide range of legal fields. Our work aims to make significant and lasting contributions to the understanding and development of law both nationally and internationally, adding both to the effectiveness of law as a discipline and to a better understanding of its relationship with other disciplines such as science, philosophy, economics, sociology, politics, business and social policy.

Within the School there are a number of current and emerging research areas of strength and specialisation. Some of these areas of strength have been rationalised into formal research centres or informal research networks, which engage in collaborative, inter–institutional or inter–disciplinary projects. Many projects are done in association with industry and/or governmental stakeholders both within Australia and abroad.