For Law Students with their eye on a prestigious traineeship with one of the major Irish law firms here are a few tips for success. However you will need bags of motivation, determination and pay thorough attention to the following key areas in order to shine.
HISTORY
- Learn the history of the firm/ organization; its development and any key or pivotal events or changes that lead to development and expansion.
PRACTICE AREAS
- Know the practice areas, have a more detailed knowledge of practice areas you are specifically interested in
- Know about any recent or interesting cases/activities that they were involved in for each area
PARTNERS / PERSONNEL
- Research the backgrounds of partners, most especially partners who may be interviewing you!
- Any recent publications or interviews on journals etc…..Google them, there should be a lot of information about them on their website.
- Check Law Society website directory for any information.
THE LAW
- Be able to discuss current topical issues in the Law in Ireland, ideally be aware of any Legal changes in EU that may impinge on Ireland. This could be anything from controversy over sentencing to criticism of the Law Society.
- Be aware of recent interesting court cases in Ireland: i.e.; controversial High Court rulings, groundbreaking cases etc
- Be comfortable discussing new / up and coming or expanding areas in the Law: examples ; Bio-ethics, Insolvency, Environmental issues, Employment, Human Rights in the Irish context
BUSINESS AWARENESS- for those interested in Commercial firms.
- The ideal candidate is one who reads the business and financial pages of good quality papers such as Irish Times and Sunday Business Post
- Be comfortable talking about the Irish economy and future trends
- Know the key driving forces behind the economy such as Pharmaceuticals, IT/Software..etc
- A very good idea to be familiar with information on websites such as :
- http://www.ida.ie/
- http://www.ifsconline.ie/
- http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/
CURRENT AFFAIRS
- Be able to talk about recent events covered by media.
- Keep up to date with Irish, European and International current affairs..
ARTS/CULTURE ( for Big Firms)
- Have an opinion about a book, film, play, comedy, music and work of art. Don’t be surprised if you’re asked to discuss changes / new developments/ issues in these areas in the Irish context.
For futher Interview and application tips check out the following list of options on the UCC Careers Website http://www.ucc.ie/careers/students/Job_Search_from_Start_to_Finish.php
Mary McCarthy
UCC Careers Service Team
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