这个联合学位的主要目标是为具有IT专业知识的律师做好准备，使他们有资格在法律环境中担任IT专业人士。本课程的法律部分为澳大利亚法律实践提供了全面的基础。信息技术部分在计算机和信息技术的各个方面提供了良好的教育，并允许学生获得IT专业的专业知识。信息技术部分采用基于实践的方法进行IT教​​育，并且课程内容是理论与实践的结合。除了获得强大的IT技术技能外，学生还将获得业务分析，解决问题，团队合作和沟通方面的技能。
A combined qualification in IT and law can prepare students to leverage technology for professional gain. This combined degree emphasises practice-based IT skills that can be integrated into a legal career or comprehensive legal skills that can prepare students for the competitive world of IT.<br><br>Students study the fundamentals of law (such as ethics, criminal, tort, contracts and constitutional law, among others) and IT (including programming, networking, information and web systems) plus a range of specialist electives that reflect their professional interests. The Legal Futures and Technology major can also build additional technical expertise.<br><br>Lawyers with IT skills are in demand. Career opportunities include lawyer or policy adviser in various government departments, in-house legal counsel to an IT or software company, or specialist in areas such as intellectual property, e-commerce and privacy or internet censorship. Alternatively, graduates can work as IT professionals in legal practice, legal publishing or private law firms.