Southern Law Association & UCC School of Law Careers Information Evening

31 Jan 2025

The School of Law was delighted to collaborate with the Southern Law Association (SLA) to host a Careers Information Evening for Law students on 29 January 2025. 

The event attracted a capacity audience to the Aula Maxima.   

The Dean of Law, Professor Mark Poustie, opened the event and highlighted the close connection between the School of Law and members of the legal profession in Cork.   There is a long-standing and rich collaboration between ‘town and gown’ through the activities of the School of Law Liaison Committee.

We were delighted to have Mr Eamon Harrington, President of the Law Society of Ireland and a UCC Law alumnus, address the event.  

The purpose of the event was to showcase the range of career opportunities that are available in Cork.  Students had the opportunity to meet informally with both experienced and early-career practitioners who are based in Cork.   Our colleagues in the legal profession were on hand to discuss career opportunities and to provide information about the various areas of practice in which they specialise.  These include, for example, litigation, crime, property and probate, commercial / banking, family, immigration, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) etc.  Insights were also available on careers ‘in-house’ and in the public sector.

Members of the Cork Bar were in attendance to speak with students about a career as a barrister.

Mr Rory O’Boyle from the Law School at the Law Society of Ireland provided information and valuable insights on the route to qualification as a solicitor.  

The event offered a welcome opportunity for students to meet practitioners, members of the School of Law and their fellow students in an informal and convivial setting.

We were delighted to collaborate with UCC Law Society to support and promote this event, in particular the Auditor, Ms Carmel O’Donoghue and External Liaison Officer Mr Ronan Byrne.

The School of Law is indebted to the President and Council of the Southern Law Association, the Cork Bar and all of our practitioner colleagues who attended on the night.   

A special word of thanks is due to Juli Rea, Kieran Moran and Michelle Cross of the Southern Law Association and to Professor Áine Ryall, School of Law.