NEWS

Reflecting on Being Shortlisted for the Staff Excellence Award: A Journey of Delivering Excellence

****As I sit down to pen these thoughts, I find myself reflecting on a journey that has been both unexpected and immensely rewarding. Being shortlisted for the Staff Excellence Award in the Delivering Excellence category has brought forth a wave of emotions – gratitude, humility, and a deep sense of fulfilment.

School Of Law

Networking Success! Congratulations to QUB’s ‘Women in Law’ society for their fantastic networking event on Tuesday 9th April

Connections were forged and bonds strengthened at Tuesday’s QUB Women in Law Networking Event, sponsored by QUB’s Gender Initiative ‘Athena Swan’.  The event was organised by QUB Women in Law, our student-led peer support group for QUB law students and alumni.

This was the third annual Networking Event held on-campus, and our students were successful in lining up impressive keynote speakers, namely Dame Siobhan Keegan (Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland) and Madam Justice McBride (also QUB ‘Judge in Residence’).

Speaking to an audience of legal professionals and law students, these speakers reflected on their career paths to date and urged women not to limit themselves or to let others limit their career aspirations.  They emphasized the importance of mentoring and utilizing peer support networks, suggesting that women should keep their horizons broad.

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our students for rounding off the academic year with this fantastic networking event!

Pictured L-R are Professor Joan Loughrey (Head of School); Tamara Duncan (Trainee Solicitor TLT LLP/QUB Women in Law Committee member); Dame Siobhan Keegan (Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland); Madam Justice McBride; and Ruby Sturgeon (LLB Law student/QUB Women in Law Committee member).

OPPORTUNITIES

Four paid intern roles open for application by law graduates, roles made available by The Law Society of NI

The Law Society of Northern Ireland seeks to recruit exceptional law graduates with the talent and desire to positively contribute to the administration of justice in Northern Ireland.  The Society is the professional body for the solicitors’ profession in NI, representing c.3000 practising solicitors working in the private, public, business, community, and voluntary sectors.

There are up to four roles available for application:

• two successful candidates will work within the Society’s Policy & Engagement Department to support improvement and reform across the justice system in NI. These interns will be located in Law Society House, 96 Victoria Street, Belfast, with the potential for some home-working;
• two successful candidates will work directly with the judiciary as Judicial Assistants. One opportunity exists to directly support the Lady Chief Justice and the Court of Appeal, whilst another candidate will work to support the assigned High Court Judge with responsibility for Judicial Review. These positions have been established in conjunction with the Office of the Lady Chief Justice. These interns will be situated in the Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street, Belfast; the duties of these posts make them unsuitable for hybrid working.

These positions are paid internships with salaries set at the National Living Wage.