This combined degree equips students with a legal foundation for their creative practice or a creative foundation for a legal career. Students are immersed in the theory and practice of writing, exploring key genres and forms, including narrative writing, creative non-fiction, poetry and poetics, and screenwriting.

The simultaneous study of a range of legal subjects, from the fundamentals of the law to specialist skills in niche legal disciplines, ensures that students meet the academic requirements for admission to practise law in NSW.

Elective choices include cross-disciplinary studies in history, communication, media and country studies; specialist legal subjects, such as contracts, entertainment and intellectual property law; and the Legal Futures and Technology major, which provides first-hand experience of the technologies shaping the future of the legal profession.

Graduates emerge with the high-level creative, analytical and communication skills required to manage the legal aspects of a writing career, or for a legal career in which creative writing skills can add eloquence and character to their work.

Career options include media lawyer, intellectual property lawyer, solicitor, barrister, editor, publisher, scriptwriter, literary agent, communication coordinator, copywriter, novelist, feature writer, publications officer, freelance writer.