Student Profiles
 | Crystal Lawton (Canada) – Business Economics and Law I pursued a career in Risk Management Consulting with my Bachelor of Commerce degree, but after only a few years I reached a point where without a legal education the value I could bring to my clients and the heights I could achieve in my career were limited... |
 | Dean Merriman (Australia) – Political Science and Criminology My area of interest is in international trade, development and globalisation, three topics which I pursued in my BA (Hons). Upon completing my Honours year I was convinced that if I was ever going to make a contribution in this area it would require a law degree... |
 | Elliot Luke (Australia) – French and Spanish, Development Studies Following my masters degree, I spent about two years trying to put my studies to good use within the Latin American and Australian NGO sectors... |
 | Felicity Ryburn (Australia) – French, Immunology and Physiology I chose to take the Melbourne JD program to gain practical professional skills that would be applicable to evolving domestic and international issues... |
 | Gaayathri Periasami (Singapore) – Creative Arts Initially I wanted to do the double degree program for LLB and Creative Arts. However, my course advisor from the Arts Faculty advised me that doing the Creative Arts first then pursuing the JD would be much more rewarding... |
 | Jennifer Bruns (New Zealand) – Pharmacology A law degree opens up so many more doors and will enable me to get involved in the commercial and regulatory aspects of the industry, and of course, allow me to practice law... |
 | Andreas Vorst-Hopkins (Australia/Germany) – Arts In between my Bachelor of Arts and the JD I worked for the Australian Customs Service, so I experienced the application of the Law out in the field. At some point I realised that my public policy and social justice aspirations would be furthered by an intimate understanding of the working of the Law... |
 | Katherine Alexander (Australia) – Engineering and Commerce I first became interested in law while undertaking undergraduate studies in Business Law for my Bachelor of Commerce... |
 | Katrina Stuart (Australia) – Behavioural Neuroscience I chose the Melbourne Law School because of its ranking as one of Australia’s top law schools and the extensive facilities and resources available to students... |
 | Rohan Hockings (Australia) – Medicine and Surgery I am looking for a change of direction from my previous degree. Apart from having an interest in the subject matter itself, a law degree is versatile with respect to the potential career paths it can lead to... |
 | Rudi Kruse (Australia/New Zealand) – Psychology and Philosophy I was interested in the law through its strict adherence to logical analysis and proof, and the intellectual challenge this presents. I also appreciate the wide range of opportunities available to law graduates... |
 | Sarah Kennedy (Australia) – Arts, Medicine and Surgery Many of the issues I dealt with in medicine raised questions about rights, ethics and due process. Studying law is a way to further my interests in these issues... |
 | Simon Moodie (Australia) - Engineering, Economics, Philosophy, Business Almost 20 years in the same sort of work motivated me to pursue studying law... |