The annual Dublin Symposium: 2 Management & Professional Development and 2 Regulatory Matters (including 2 accounting and AML compliance) CPD hours. Topics - Cyber Security: A case study of a practitioner victim to a cyber fraud attack and An Garda Síochána perspective and guidance; Anti-Money Laundering Update 2020; S.150 – One Year On – where are we now and where are we going? 

This annual conference, presented by the In-house and Public Sector Committee in collaboration with Law Society Finuas Skillnet is aimed at solicitors employed in-house in the private and public sectors. 

Beginning 10 November 2020, the Diploma Centre’s Certificate in Trademark Law will provide a practical approach to trademark law that equips participants with the necessary skills to deal with issues that arise in practice.

Mayo, Limerick and Clare Bar Associations have come together with Law Society Finuas Skillnet. Join them by webinar for: farm transfers (Aisling Meehan), PRAI (John O‘Shea), civil litigation (Roger Murray), family Law (Keith Walsh), law tech (Robert Lowney).

The Diploma Centre is inviting applications for its Diploma in Commercial Litigation, commencing 13 January 2021. This advanced diploma course will provide practitioners with a comprehensive knowledge of commercial litigation and its practical impact on the commercial landscape in Ireland

This year’s event has an excellent line up of expert speakers and topics. We cannot meet them in person but we can meet them by webinar with live Q&A. Topics and speakers include: probate (Anne Stephenson), conveyancing (Margaret Finlay), s150 (Susan Martin), Residential Tenancies Board (Dervla Quinn), civil litigation (Colette Reid).

Designed to equip in-house counsel with practical skills to grow and develop their in-house practice, the Certificate in Strategic Development for the In-House Lawyer commences on 15 January 2021. 

This masterclass comprises of online lectures and interactive online tutorials with experienced practitioners dealing with the key elements of and recent developments in general personal injuries claims.

Work practices in a modern economy, and especially during Covid-19, are constantly evolving – as are employment law and practice. The Diploma in Employment Law equips those advising on employment matters with the relevant knowledge needed to advise in changing times.

The Business Law Committee in partnership with Law Society Professional Training will host the Annual Business Law Update online on 12 November with live question and answers.

Join by webinar to hear the following: probate (Padraic Courtney), residential tenancies (David Soden), farm transfers and partnerships (Aisling Meehan), legal tech in the firm (Pat Mullins), civil litigation (Colette Reid).

Our Irish Sign Language (ISL) in the Legal Setting course acquaints solicitors with basic ISL skills. It gives guidance on how to work with Deaf and Hard of Hearing clients and on how to work with qualified interpreters in the legal setting. It provides information about the Deaf community, Deaf culture and Deaf people as a linguistic minority group.

The Employment & Equality Law Committee in collaboration with Law Society Professional Training will host the Employment Law Update 2020 online on 26 November with live question and answers and panel discussion.

The aim of this conference, designed by family and childcare practitioners, is to examine recent developments in core areas of family law and practice and childcare law practice.

Commencing on 2 February 2021, and jointly awarded by the Diploma Centre and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (ICSA: The Governance Institute), the Certificate in Company Secretarial Law and Practice will offer a practical insight into company secretarial requirements in Ireland.