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School of Law, NUI Galway
School of LawScoil an Dlí
DONNCHA O’CONNELL
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.)
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
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Is the Irish judicial system an outdated legacy in desperate need of radical reform?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 title2011 European Universities Debating
Championships co hosted by NUI Galway LawSoc
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.MAppointed Justice of the Court of Appeal in the Seychelles, the country’s first female Judge
Máire Whelan, SCFirst woman Attorney General in Ireland
• 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
School of Law, NUI Galway
Questions?
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