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Bar Trainees compete in the International Mediation Competition in Chicago

19 February, 2024

IPLS trainees win UK Student Mediation Competition.

22 January, 2024

Congratulations to Aine Doyle who has been awarded the Lord Kerr Bar Scholarship for 2023/24.

10 March, 2023

Our IPLS Team are currently competing in the International Mediation Competition at the University of Bologna.

6 February, 2023

IPLS Bar Team wins Eoin Higgins Moot Competition! Richard Campbell, Dan O’Muirigh, Rachel Barbour and Ben Lowry competed for the IPLS and were coached by Diane Nixon BL. Well done to Richard Campbell who won best advocate.

The Institute of Professional Legal Studies are seeking module  coordinators for the following modules; Revenue, Immigration, and Administration of Estates. Details of how to apply are below.

This award covers payment of IPLS fees for the one-year IPLS Bar course. Currently (2022/23) £10,200. Click here for further information on eligibility and terms and conditions, how to apply, and the closing date.

Members of IPLS mediation team attend the Commonwealth Lawyers Association conference on 20th May 2022.

Teams from the IPLS compete in the All Ireland Challenge Cup on 19th May 2022.

Members of the Bar class compete in the All-Ireland Michael Peart Challenge Cup

Congratulations to Jemma Smyth (A&L Goodbody) and Georgia Holley (Mackenzie & Dorman) on reaching the semi-final of this year's International Client Consultation Competition.

On Wednesday 30th March 2022 we were delighted to be joined by Paul Marshall BL for this year's open lecture at the IPLS. Paul provided an excellent lecture which was followed by a question and answer session chaired by Mr Justice O'Hara.

International Environmental Moot 2022
Stetson University, Florida

Thomas Stewart (coach), Robert Bellingham Leigh Taylor and Daniel Spence.

International Environmental Moot 2022
Stetson University, Florida

Trainees at IPLS who made it to round 3 completing against University of Chicago.

International Environmental Moot 2022
Stetson University, Florida

IPLS trainees pose for a photograph outside Stetson University College of Law.

International Environmental Moot 2022
Stetson University, Florida

Trainees from the IPLS preparing for their pre-competition briefing.

Dublin 2022

Trainees from IPLS competing in the national rounds of the Jessup Moot held by the Law Society of Ireland in Blackhall Place, Dublin. Pictured are Joshua Carroll, Niall O' Neill, Molly Lyness, Lara Wallace-Thorpe and Gosia Hackiewicz.

29 January, 2022

Aoife Cathcart, Joelle Houston and Robert Bellinghaus, members of the IPLS mediation team who competed at the UK Universities Mediation Competition at Canterbury Christ Church University.

Robert Bellinghaus, Leah Taylor, Daniel Spence and Thomas Stuart (coach) participating in the International Environmental Moot Competition hosted by the Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place, Dublin.

5 April, 2022

Great work from 5 of our trainee solicitors at the IPLS who raised £1020 for Cancer Research. Teams members Heather Burton, Jamie Donnelly, Rebecca Coyle, Mark McKenna and Naomi White managed to each walk 10,000 steps a day for a whole month.

12 April, 2021

Congratulations to our two trainees, Rebecca Lucas and Robert Bellingham who reached the final of the International Client Consultation Competition.

The IPLS are seeking a module co-ordinator for the Business module. Details of how to apply are below.