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1 School of Law, NUI Galway School of Law Scoil an Dlí DONNCHA O’CONNELL

2 School of Law, NUI Galway Law programmes at NUI Galway UNDERGRADUATE BCL (Bachelor of Civil Law) B. Corp. Law (Bachelor of Corporate Law) BA (Legal Studies) BA (Public & Social Policy) Law in the B.Comm. POSTGRADUATE LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws) LL.M. in Public Law LL.M. in Law, Technology & Governance LL.M. in International Criminal Justice LL.M. in Econ., Soc. & Cultural Rights LL.M. in Human Rights LL.M. in Peace Operations, Humanitarian Law and Conflict LL.M. in International Disability Law Research degrees (Masters and Ph.D.)

3 School of Law, NUI Galway Professional careers after NUI Galway Law Society (Solicitors) Graduates must pass an entrance examination in eight subjects Be Apprenticed Attend & Pass Law Society courses. Be Entered on the Roll of Solicitors King’s Inns (Barristers) Law graduates must pass an entrance examination in five subjects Pass another five in their Law degree Take the King’s Inns BL degree Be Called to the Irish Bar

4 World Class Lecturers and Students Just some of the Headlines the School of Law recently made Trevor Glavey (B. Corporate Law) Top Law Student on island of Ireland Lecturer Donncha O’Connell nominated to Council of Europe’s Committee for Prevention of Torture Is the Irish judicial system an outdated legacy in desperate need of radical reform? Lecturer Tom O’Malley answers on TV3’s Tonight with Vincent Browne Debaters talk up a storm for top title 2011 European Universities Debating Championships co hosted by NUI Galway LawSoc

5 Just some of our high-achieving graduates Judge Mary Faherty Currently a judge of the Circuit Court Member of the Mahon Tribunal of Inquiry. Appointed to the United Nations Appeals Tribunal Judge Mathilda Twomey, LL.M Appointed Justice of the Court of Appeal in the Seychelles, the country’s first female Judge Máire Whelan, SC First woman Attorney General in Ireland

6 Students undertake a placement in a work environment for a day per week for the duration of one semester. This provides students with great experience and a chance to see how law can be an effective tool for advancing the public interest. Examples of placements are with Galway Refugee Support Group, Barnardos and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. Clinical Legal Education

7 School of Law, NUI Galway Questions? www.facebook.com/schooloflaw

8 School Institute Name to go hereSchool of Law, NUI Galway


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