March 2023

Moots & Debates

We won the National Negot. Competition!

Education

Be a Law Student at King's Inns for a Day

Would you like to know what it is like to be a student on the Diploma in Legal Studies?

On Saturday, March 25, from 11 am to 2 pm, King’s Inns will offer prospective students a chance to experience life as a Diploma student by taking part in classes like those on the course.

This free interactive seminar will take place online via Zoom.

Did you know that our two-year Diploma course is delivered online as well as in-person at King’s Inns? This allows students to undertake the course regardless of their geographical location. 

Learn more and register >

Education

2023 Open Evenings

This year, our Open Evenings will take place in-person at King’s Inns with the option of attending online.

• Degree of Barrister-at-Law - Wednesday, March 29
• Diploma in Legal Studies - Monday, May 8
• Advanced Diplomas - Date to be confirmed

With 17 courses on offer, students come from a variety of backgrounds - nurses, teachers, taxi drivers, engineers, planning and procurement experts, social care workers, journalists, digital marketers, civil servants, policymakers, and of course, legal professionals.

Register your interest >

Events

Conference on Employment Opportunities as EU Lawyer–Linguists, Interpreters and Translators

King’s Inns will hold an evening conference on Tuesday, March 21, from 7 pm on these employment opportunities.

Speakers include:

• The Hon. Mr Justice George Birmingham, President of the Court of Appeal and former Minister for European Affairs
• Patrick O’Donovan TD, Minister of State for the Gaeltacht
• M. Thierry Lefèvre, Director–General for Multilingualism, Court of Justice of the EU
• Morag Neath, Head of Unit for Irish and English interpretation at the European Commission
• Vivian Uíbh Eachach, Chief Translator, Houses of the Oireachtas

Learn more and register >

Job Opportunities

Traineeships with the Court of Justice of the European Union

Every year, the Court of Justice of the European Union offers a limited number of paid traineeships in the chambers of Members of the Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union and in the administrative departments of the Court.

There are two traineeship periods:

• From 1 March to 31 July - applications to be made between 1 July and 15 September of each year.
• From 16 September to the end of February for the traineeships in the Members’ chambers and 1 October to the end of February for the traineeships in the administrative departments - applications to be made between 1 February and 15 April of each year.

Find out more >

Events

Next Book Club meeting will take place in April

Do you like reading books? More importantly, do you love discussing your reads with fellow readers?

Our Librarian and Dean are hosting a Book Club for students, members and the wider King’s Inns community.

The fourth Book Club meeting will take place on Monday, April 17, at 7 pm via Zoom. As we received an equal tie while selecting the third book, the fourth book we are reading this year will be ‘THE MANDELA BRIEF‘ by Thomas Grant, Hachette (2022).

Join the book club >

Job Opportunities

We are hiring: Join our growing team

King's Inns is actively recruiting for a number of positions across the professional institution.

• Lecturer in EU Law (Maternity Cover), Diploma in Legal Studies
• Finance Officer (part-time)
• Executive Assistant to the CEO

We are looking for people with a positive, committed, and cooperative nature and a willingness to get involved in implementing innovative solutions in a historic institution, which is enhancing its education and member services.

Learn more on each role >