Good evening everyone and welcome to this week’s Sunday Special.  *Dates for your Diary*  A&L Goodbody ‘Becoming Commercial’ Workshop, Thursday 26th November @ 2pm. Law Society of Ireland and Kings Inns Talk, Thursday 26th November @4pm.  IACBA Conference 2020, Friday 27th November.  Tom O’ Malley Moot Competition, Saturday 28th November. A&L Goodbody’s Full Disclosure, Monday 30th November @5pm. ELSA Subcommittee EGM, Tuesday 1st December @6pm.  Keep an eye out on your emails  tomorrow, Monday for our latest edition of the LawSoc Gazette Newsletter - it’s one NOT-TO-BE-MISSED!       A&L Goodbody ‘Becoming Commercial’ Workshop, Thursday 26th November @ 2pm. Learn how to become commercially aware in the corporate legal world and the importance of responsible business in ALG. Open to NUI Galway students only – register via CAREERSconnect.    Law Society of Ireland and Kings Inns Talk, Thursday 26th November @4pm.  Meet with The Law Society and Kings Inns and recently qualified professionals to find out about the steps involved in becoming a solicitor or a barrister.  Join the event on Zoom: https://nuigalway-ie.zoom.us/j/97976262520   

IACBA Conference 2020, Friday 27th November. The Bar of Ireland are delighted to extend an invitation to our members to attend the forthcoming Immigration, Asylum & Citizenship Bar Association Conference.  Held online, it may present an opportunity to hear from leaders in the field on recent developments, as well as the work of barristers in this area. Students are invited to:   Go to: https://ti.to/bar-of-ireland/IACBA-2020Conference Input the discount code: STUDENT Register with your college email address.   Tom O’ Malley Moot Competition, Saturday 28th November. 

On 28th November 2020, Zoom is becoming the Supreme Court. Watch the event LIVE from our ‘Spectators Bench’ HERE:  https://www.twitch.tv/nuigalwaylawsociety   Our Competition’s Sponsor, Matheson has their trainee lawyer programme and summer internship programme open for applications NOW until Wednesday, 3 February.   See https://www.matheson.com/careers/graduate-programme for details.   A&L Goodbody’s Full Disclosure, Monday 30th November @5pm. Join us for an Exclusive insight into A&L Goodbody's Trainee & Intern Programmes, the Path to a traineeship with ALG, Application form & interview tips for their upcoming Traineeship & Internship applications and Life @ ALG.   Interactive virtual event with opportunities to ask questions on any of the above and meet the recruitment team. Registration will be shared later this week.   A&L Goodbody NUIG Commercial Awareness Quiz Prove you are the quiz maestro and win weekly vouchers in A&L Goodbody’s four weeks’ worth of Commercial Awareness Quizzes on our Instagram and Facebook pages. This opportunity is only open to NUIG students, so log on every Monday for a new quiz link, shake away the cobwebs from the weekend and get your mind going by answering 5 questions! Weekly winners are announced each Friday and an overall cash prize winner will be announced on 11thDecember.    Get Involved   - ELSA  Join us to elect our ELSA subcommittee with guests from the national ELSA Ireland committee at the ELSA Subcommittee EGM, Tuesday 1st December @6pm. All positions will receive regular training and guidance from the ELSA Ireland National Board.    ELSA subcommittee President: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yju8WN7DdhCDXja6N8yNLHpDi8Nv_6_G/view?usp=sharing  Treasurer: -       Responsible for managing the finances of the ELSA group. Maintaining accurate accounts and creating a budget.  VP Marketing: -       Responsible for promoting the events of ELSA, managing the social media account and ensuring corporate image compliance.  

 VP Seminars & Conferences: -       Responsible for organising and promoting seminars, webinars, Summer and Winter ELSA Law Schools, delegations, and social events.   VP Competitions: -       Responsible for organising moot court competitions, negotiation competitions and any other non-legal writing competitions.   VP STEP: -       Responsible for promoting the Student Trainee Exchange Programme. STEP offers students the opportunity to apply for physical and virtual internships across Europe. Will work with the Vice President for STEP of ELSA Ireland to identify traineeship providers in their area.    Engagement  Get the Societies Engagement Award with the help of LawSoc! Complete the 6 modules on YOURSPACE and register for at least TWO of our upcoming events HERE: https://forms.gle/hxAZoVxuYwMCRLnv6   That’s all for now, in the meantime, please turn your notifications on for our social media pages to keep up to date with all things LawSoc! Feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions you may have.  Until next time, Stay safe, The NUI Galway Law Society Committee 2020/21.  https://nuiglawsociety.wordpress.com https://linktr.ee/nuiglawsociety