Law Society of Ireland

30/06/2025

13/05/2025

In recognition of Week, the Law Society invites you to hear from inspiring speakers at the front line of pro bono legal work in Ireland and abroad on Thursday 12 June.

Learn more and book your free place at www.lawsociety.ie/probono

09/05/2025

You can now sign up for our 2025 Massive Open Online Course on !

Join this free online course to learn more about
📳 recent developments in AI,
🤔 data security and ethical concerns,
🏢 the impact of AI on your organisation,
and much more!

Sign up online: https://mooc2025.lawsociety.ie/

07/05/2025

Can't make the Calcutta Run in Dublin? Not to worry - there are fun and family-friendly events taking place in and on 25 May thanks to the Southern law Association and Galway Solicitors Bar Association!

✔️ See details of the Cork run: https://www.lawsociety.ie/news/calcutta-run/cork-calcutta-run/

✔️ See details of the Galway run on 25 May: https://www.lawsociety.ie/news/calcutta-run/galway-calcutta-run/

If you can join the Dublin Run on 24 May, don't forget to sign up here: https://www.lawsociety.ie/news/calcutta-run/sign-up/

25/04/2025

Thank you to Kevin O’Keeffe for sharing his inspiring story with the Irish Independent. We are proud to support access to the profession and help people like Kevin to become a solicitor in Ireland.

If you hope to become a solicitor, but need support to get there, applications our Access Scholarship programme are open until Friday 16 May: https://www.lawsociety.ie/education--cpd/Become-a-Solicitor/funding-your-studies/law-society-access-scholarship/

You can also find out about other funding options, or how you can become a solicitor regardless of your education background, here: www.lawsociety.ie/becomingasolicitor

There weren’t many children who wanted to be lawyers in the working-class estate where Kevin O’Keeffe grew up.

'There was a lot of social deprivation and all the stuff that comes with that, anti-social behaviour, drugs, violence' he says. 'There were people around me who were getting involved in things that would take them down a particular path, so I decided at a very early age that I was going to work hard to try and improve my circumstances.'

'A lot of people from where I grew up would think that it is too hard to become a solicitor coming from our background. I went to a really good school in Newbridge and then I went to college in Galway and studied law. My son was born was when I was in college. I was 20, still a baby myself and in my final year. Then my daughter was born in 2018 so I had two children to support. When I left college I was working in a toothpaste factory and I was studying for my FE1s.'

Mr O’Keeffe qualified as a solicitor in late 2022 with the help of the Law Society’s Access Programme.

'I always had the motivation to do it for my kids. I wanted to show them that if you focus and work hard you can do whatever you want to do in life. I also had good friends around me who encouraged me when it got to the pinch points. Financially, it was the Access Programme that allowed me to make it through. The sums just weren’t adding up otherwise'

17/04/2025

The latest Gazette profiles five new members of the Law Society council.

See why Thomas Coughlan, Peter Doyle, Imran Khurshid, Jonathan Lynam and Cristina Stamatescu decided to make a difference for the colleagues - and how you can too: https://www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/in-depth/2025/april/stepping-up/

11/04/2025

Solicitors, your feedback matters!

Have your say on your work and the services you need by 18 April.

Follow the survey link in your inbox or find out more at www.lawsociety.ie/survey2025

10/04/2025

Last night, we welcomed history buffs from across and beyond the legal world for the latest instalment of our public public lecture series.

'The Solicitor and the General' explored the fascinating lives of Irish-Lithuanian solicitor Michael Noyk, who served as legal advisor to Michael Collins, and Ernie O'Malley, as told by Dr Barry Whelan and lawyer-historian Cormac O’Malley.

Keep a look out for the next event in the series!

04/04/2025

he latest issue of the Law Society Gazette is now online! Catch up with cutting edge analysis on and , squatter's rights, and much more: https://www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/issues/april-2025/

02/04/2025

Solicitors - it's time to have your say.

We want to hear about your work, the challenges you're facing, and how we can help, to shape our priorities for the coming years.

Look out for the survey link in your inbox, or find out more here: https://lawsociety.ie/survey2025