Careers in Law

Law graduates work as legal advisers and company secretaries in the commercial world, they work in management and executive positions in business and private enterprise. Two thirds of Law students at Otago complete double degrees because Otago’s flexible crosscredit system opens up job opportunities in areas like the media, public relations, entertainment industry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Information Technology consultancies. Private practice has a variety of fields of law to choose from e.g. commercial, property, public, environmental, banking, wills and trusts, family, criminal, sports, media, civil, tax, maritime, intellectual property and medical law. All government departments and local bodies employ lawyers for specialist legal advice. Otago law graduates work in law firms in NZ and all over the world and also in organisations like the United Nations, the International Labour Organisation and Amnesty International. A Law degree is training for life. Careers your Law degree can lead you to. (PDF: 59KB)