The Philpot Curran Moot Court Competition is back!

Our Annual moot court competition is open to all novice motors who want to improve their skills and brought them their knowledge.

To register, please email mootcourt@mulawsociety.com

Please write Phil pop court competition 2024 registration as a subject of your email

Each team should consist of two students in your email include the names of both teammates their email addresses and phone numbers so both team members are contactable if such need arises.

We look forward to seeing many of you there, as it is a great opportunity to work with legal professionals and other fellow students as well as gaining knowledge and insight into the world of mooting!

To celebrate International Women's Day 2023, Law Soc will be hosting a Paint and Sip event in collaboration with Arts & Crafts Society, Mental Health Society and Women in STEM Society. The event will take place in the MSU Venue from 4:30pm until 6:30pm. 

We will be celebrating and encouraging women empowerment, with music, pizza and refreshments for all in attendance. Tickets cost €5, with all proceeds going directly to our chosen charity, Women's Aid. 

On Tuesday December 6th we are welcoming four amazing speakers from the Irish Courts Service to come and speak to us all about their respective careers and options for students. We are delighted to welcome the following speakers: 

- Kieran O'Shea - speaking about the Courts Service in general

- Christian Scally - speaking about the experience of a Supreme Court Judicial Assistant

- Sarah Devaney - speaking about the experience of a High Court Judicial Assistant

- Serena McGrane - speaking about the Research Support Office

This is a great experience for all to learn about the different careers in the courts service and to meet some of the individuals involved. 

Charity fundraiser in aid of the Alzheimer's society of Ireland. All proceeds from sale of cakes will go directly to the charity.

On Thursday, 10th of November, the Law Society will be hosting a movie night in collaboration with FilmSoc! This is our first non-law collaboration of the year and we are greatly looking forward to welcoming everyone along for the evening. 

Before the movie begins we will be informing students about our chosen charity of the evening, SAOIRSE. SAOIRSE is a non-profit charity that iams to protect women and children escaping from domestic violence in Ireland. We hope that through small donations from attendees that we can donate supermarket voucheers to the charity to allow the women using SAOIRSE's services to regain even the smallest piece of independence. 

This workshop will prepare attendees for our upcoming Negotiation Competitions and hopefully inspire budding negotiators. Our guest speakers, Robert Jordan, Adrian Karbownik, and Klara Poleszuk, will provide tips and tricks on how to tackle negotiation questions, what to expect during a competition and answer any other questions that attendees may have. 

This event is a talk by Conor Duff BL giving our society members invaluable information about both the FE-1 and Kings Inns’ Entrance Exams. Topics for discussion will include top revision courses for the exams, how these exams differ from undergraduate university exams and also how to best prepare for such exams! 

This online event will offer students an insight into the traineeship process at William Fry. Students will hear from current trainees about their experience at William Fry, as well as ask about any tips they may have for the application and interview processes.

This event with A&L Goodbody will allow students to gain insight into both the ALG trainee solicitor programme and the summer internship programme,  as well as application and interview tips. 

Come along to meet the committee and become a member!

Each day at 2pm, we will be holding a kahoot quiz where you will have a chance to win a €20 MU bookshop voucher.

Maynooth Law Society will be hosting their annual AGM on Wednesday, the 27th of April from 6:30pm. Elections will also take place during the AGM.

Maynooth Law Society will be hosting a talk with Supreme Court Judge, Mr. Justice Woulfe on the 12th of April at 6:30pm

The Law Society is collaborating with the NUIM Fashion Society on Tuesday, March 8th at 6.30pm via zoom (meeting details attached below). The event will be hosted by Rebecca Reid, an alumni of the university who is currently working at IMG Models over in London. The event will consist of a talk on fashion law, which happens to be a growing legal practice in this generation. 

Maynooth Law Society will be holding our EGM via Zoom this Thursday 2nd December 2021 @ 7pm. 

An EGM is an Extraordinary General Meeting and at this meeting, we will be electing for vacant committee positions and it will also give members the opportunity to ask any questions or give the society any suggestions. 

At the EGM, we will be electing the following committee positions:

• President
• 4th Year Class Representative
• Postgraduate Class Representative

The Zoom details are as follows:

Link: https://zoom.us/j/95377425134?pwd=eGx4d0MzVTFoMEhhRE4yelFSUWE5QT09

Meeting ID: 953 7742 5134

Passcode: 954293

We hope to see you all there and would encourage anyone interested to run for a committee position!

Maynooth Law Society & ELSA Maynooth are pleased to announce that we will be holding a Negotiation Workshop on Tuesday 23rd November 2021 @ 6.30pm in John Hume Lecture Hall 2 (JHL2). We will also be streaming the event live via Zoom if you are unable to attend in-person!

Dr Treasa Kenny, who is an expert in this area, will be conducting the workshop so it is not to be missed and we strongly encourage anyone interested in the area of negotiation to attend. 

This workshop will also provide everyone with vital skills and also aid your success rate at Maynooth Law Society's Negotiation Competition next week and ELSA Maynooth's International Negotiation Competition next semester.

If you would like to attend the event in person, please book your place through our booking system, as we cannot let you in unless you have booked. Face coverings must be worn throughout the meeting and social distancing must be observed. 

If you would like to attend the event online, a link will be sent to your MUMail prior to the event. If you are attending online you do not need to place a booking. 

We look forward to seeing you all there!

This event will feature Maynooth's alumnus Ross Power giving a talk to our members about how Irish Graduates can take the US bar examinations. The event will be hosted at 6pm on March 4th.

This event is a talk given by Conor Duff BL on the possible career paths in law. The talk will entail a detailed discussion of the FE1 examinations and the Kings Inns entrance examinations. Detail will be given on the best revision courses for the aforementioned exams, how students can prepare themselves, how the exams differ from university examinations and how Covid-19 has affected the process of examinations. 

 Join us at 5pm next Wednesday February 10th, 2021, for an Insight into Pro Bono Opportunities at DLA Piper. Advice will also be offered on the firm's Summer Internship application and answer any questions you may have relating to the firm.

This event is a full disclosure session with A&L Goodbody hosted by its representatives. The session will detail careers in ALG, how these specific representatives careers found ALG, ALG’s culture and most importantly internship and traineeship application tips. This is important given the upcoming closing dates of many applications. The event will be held virtually via zoom. Students must register prior to the event through a link which has been emailed to them. 

Moot Week is a series of training seminars designed as an introduction to mooting. 

There will be a virtual seminar held over Zoom every day of the week starting November 16th, from students, lecturers, and legal practitioners alike. These will furnish those in attendance with the skills necessary to prepare a moot submission and compete in a moot competition. Furthermore, we will discuss the application of these skills to legal practice in the real world. 

In addition, there will be a small competition on the final day, allowing the students to put these skills to the test.  

All members welcome (particularly new members).

The event will be hosted via Zoom. We shall be electing class reps from all years (1-4) and introducing our committee for 2020/21.

We will also be talking about our upcoming events for the challenging year ahead.

The link will be emailed to all paid up members, so if you haven't registered an paid the fee please do so asap

See you there!!

Our AGM will take place on 27th May 2020 at 6pm

Due to the current situation we will be hosting it over Zoom

We will run through the year we have had and all the work that has been done

Naturally elections will also take place for the 2020/2021 Committee positions of:

President

Vice-President

Secretary

Treasurer

Moot Court Convenors (Internal and External)

 Public Relations Officer

Events Officer

Careers Officer

 Should you have any questions relating to the positions or any other business they wish to discuss at the AGM please contact us at.

Hope to see you all there!

Eoin Robinson,

Secretary

We will be holding our first ‘For the Lawls’ next Thursday 12 March in Everleigh.

All are welcome!

Tickets will be on sale on Tuesday 10 March in the Arts Block from 11:30 - 12:30 and 15:00 - 16:00

Tickets are €10 each. This includes transportation to and from the event as well as entry.

If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask.

See you all on Thursday,

Eoin

Secretary Maynooth University Law Society

Once again we are pleased to announce the 10th annual Silken Thomas Intervarsity Moot Court Competition! This event is kindly sponsored by Matheson.

The competition will be taking place from FRIDAY 6th to SATURDAY 7th of MARCH 2020.  

Each year, this competition has drawn teams from both national and international universities to showcase their adversarial abilities as well as having attracted the attendance of esteemed judges such as Mr Justice John MacMenamin of the Supreme Court in the previous year.   The competition will take place in the South Campus of Maynooth University, with the finals and a gala dinner taking place in Carton House. There will also be a dinner in Maynooth on the Friday night. All participants are welcome. The winners receive a monetary prize of €250. There will also be a best speaker award entitled the “Mr Justice Carney Best Speaker Award” in memory of the late Mr Justice Paul Carney who had judged the competition for many years. 

This year’s question concerns issues arising in Criminal Law and Constitutional Law. 

Teams are limited to two members

The question pack is attached below

Written submissions must be submitted by 4 March 2020 at 11pm.

Please register you interest to mootcourtnuim@gmail.com with your names, student numbers, email addresses and mobile numbers by 1 March at 5pm.

If you have any questions, feel free to email our moot court convenors (Lonan & Jana) at mootcourtnuim@gmail.comSee you soon!

Eoin

Secretary

Maynooth University Law Society

Registration is now open for the Philpot Curran Intervarsity Moot Court Competition 2020.

This competition is proudly sponsored by A&L Goodbody.

The competition will take place on SATURDAY 8 FEBRUARY. The question in based on the Law of Torts, with a particular focus on Nervous Shock. Teams are limited to 2 members.

This competition is exclusive to first time mooters.

This is a great opportunity to enhance your legal research and advocacy skills, and will be helpful to any career trajectory you embark on in the future.

Please register you interest to mootcourtnuim@gmail.com with your names, student numbers, email addresses and mobile numbers by 1 February at 5pm. No registration fee is required.

Maynooth Law Society is proud to present the biggest ball of the academic calendar!

Included with the ticket is transport to and from the Brighouse Hotel Tullamore, a drinks reception on arrival, a gourmet meal, live music and a DJ;

Tickets €45
Proudly sponsored by Matheson

The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Law 

On Wednesday 4th December in Renehan Hall (South Campus) there will be a panel discussion on the future of artificial intelligence in law.

The panel will include:

Tom Connor - Head of Digital Services at Matheson

Darren McMahon - Head of Legal at State Street Global Advisors 

Dr David Cowan - Lecturer in Communications at Maynooth University.

We can guarantee an insightful and engaging discussion on improving commercial awareness and our professions future from some of the leading experts in the field!

If you would like to attend please RSVP to law@mulife.ie 

Hope to see you all there!

On Monday 11 November we will be registering any new members for the Law Society

We wil be at Table 3 in the Arts block from 11am-1pm.

Please make sure to request membership on MU Life before hand and bring your €2 so we can activate your membership.

When requesting membership be sure to opt for our mailing list so you can receive updates about our events

This Thursday 24 October is our MOOT COURT WORKSHOP from 18:30-20:30 in CB9 (upstairs in the Callan Building)

This event will give you an insight into what is like to moot (including technique, tips and procedural info.)

The workshop will be given by Conor Duff BL who has had a long partnership with the Maynooth Law Society and has a vast wealth of experience at the bar.

This workshop will be suitable for all levels (from novice to experienced) and will be essential for anyone hoping to participate in our Philpott Curran and Silken Thomas Moot Court competitions.

Hope to see you there!!

This Wednesday 23 October, A&L Goodbody will be hosting an event in CB2 from 11pm-12pm

Come along to find out about their various traineeship & internship opportunities as well as advice on applications and any queries you may have about them!

Hi all,
TOMORROW (TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER) is our CAREERS FAIR. This is an excellent way to get in contact with all your potential employers and get info on all their upcoming opportunities for first to final year students

Come along to IONTAS between 2:00pm and 4:30pm

You're also guaranteed to come away with lots FREE stationary amongst other goodies!!! 

Maynooth Law Soc

Law Soc and ELSA Maynooth are holding a joint AGM on Wednesday. This will be your opportunity to run for a position on either committee.

We will also go through a run down of the year and will provide pizza and refreshments.

See you there !

Maynooth Law Society is proud to present the biggest ball of the academic calendar,
Expect great food, great drinks and mediocre people.
Included with the ticket is transport to and from Clontarf Castle, a drinks reception on arrival, a gourmet meal, live music and a DJ;
Oh and the best night of your fabulous young lives
It rsquo;d be rude not to go
Tickets €45 on sale Monday 06/12
Proudly sponsored by Matheson

Law Soc are hosting lawschool.ie for a workshop on preparation for the Professional Law Exams. it will be a very informative advice presentation and final years are particularly urged to attend, and it will be open to all years. 

MU Law Soc is hosting an internship fair on Monday for those of you lookig at possible internships either this year or next year. the firms will give both general advice but also one-to-one hints and tips on how best to fill out your applications. 

Join us in JH3 at 7pm tonight for some great debating, catty insults, the Laws vs the Lits, and of course your featured refreshments are provided! 

signing up new members for Law society

Maynooth Law Society are proud to present our annual Law Ball! Tickets sold out in record time, and it is our biggest Law Ball yet. Keep an eye on your emails for furtehr details!

Get training for mooting and for your upcoming mock trials today from 12pm to 2pm in JH4. All welcome

Law Society's first night out of the year!

Come along to this year's Careers Fair which hosts 7 of Ireland's top employment firms in Law, Business and Accountancy. The firms will be on hand to help you with any queries you may have about their trainee programmes, graduate employment and summer internships.

Dear members,

Our AGM will take place on 2nd May 2017 at 6pm in CB9 in the Callan Building on the North Campus.

We will run through the year we have had and all the work that has been done, and present a slide show from the law ball!

Naturally elections will also take place for the 2017/2018 Committee positions of: 

President

Vice-President

General Secretary

Treasurer

Moot Court Convenor

Extrernal Liason Officer

Public Relations Officer

Entertainment Officer 

Careers Officer

There will also be suggestions to changes to the Constitution, these suggested changes will be released ahead of the AGM. As usual, Pizza and Refreshments will be provided. Should any student have any questions relating to the positions or any other business they wish to discuss at the AGM please contact us at law@nuimsu.com.

Hope to see you all there!

Edel Murphy

President 

We are thrilled to announce the opening of The Silken Thomas Inter-Varsity Moot Court Competition, sponsored by Matheson. 

The submissions are in and it is shaping up to be an amazing and competitive event with teams from Strathclyde, UCC, UL, DIT, AIT, UCD and of course Maynooth!

Keep an eye out for out updates on Twitter and Facebook!

The Careers fair will give students the oppertunity to speak with  representaives of Matheson, A & L Goodbody and McCann Fitzgerald who will be in attendance. Representatives from the Law Society and the King's Inns will also be present.

The 2015/2016 committee would like to invite you all to the last meeting of the year where we will give a run through of what we have done over the year and of course elect a new committee to hand over the ropes to :) 
There are also 10 proposals for constitutional changes which will be voted on by attendees on the day!
As always this will be done over some refreshments

Elections will take place for the following positions:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Moot Court Convenor
Public Relations Officer

Subject to approval of constitutional changes, elections may also take place for:
External Liaison Officer
Events Officer
Careers Officer

Don't be affraid to get involved!

Posted below in the comments section is a copy of the agenda, our Constitution and a summary of the proposed consitutional changes, if you could take a look at them it would be much appreciated :)

Note: only LawSoc paid members are eligible to run for a position on the committee. Furthermore, due to time constraints & in the interests of fairness, new memberships will not be issued during the meeting. Anyone unsure of their membership status should clarify it well in advance of the AGM