Delegates are invited to a drinks reception after the event kindly sponsored by The Panel

Aim and Objectives
This conference, presented by the Younger Members Committee in partnership with Law Society Professional Training, will focus on career progression for junior members of the profession, from post-qualification through to partner track, as well as alternatives to traditional legal roles.

Topics and Issues to be covered 

• Leadership Skills 
• Managing stress
• Business development
• Career progression

Speakers to be included
Dr Melrona Kirrane, Associate Professor of Organisational Psychology, DCU Business School

Barry Lee, Mindfulnessforlaw.ie 

Micheál Grace, Partner, Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
Micheál is a Partner in the Financial Services team at Mason Hayes & Curran LLP. He advises clients on real estate finance, tax driven financing structures and restructuring. He is frequently lauded by clients for his commercial and pragmatic approach to transactions. Micheál advises private equity, lenders and other investors on the enablement, structuring, acquisition, disposal, financing and servicing of large non-performing loan portfolios, in Ireland and Europe. He also advises banks and private equity on “loan on loan” financing, and debt origination platforms. Projects in the energy sector are a feature of his real estate finance practice including renewables, data centres and telecoms infrastructure.

Sarah Kelly – The Panel Recruitment Agency

Sarah Kelly is a Partner at The Panel where she heads up the legal recruitment practice.
Sarah has over 17 years’ experience recruiting Partners, Associates and In-House Counsel for leading Irish and international law firms, investment managers, insurance, banking and aviation leasing organisations. In addition, she manages senior assignments for global technology, pharmaceutical, retail and FMCG organisations. She is highly networked in the legal market. Sarah is the Dublin Partner for the CLO Network, a global community of Chief Legal Officers. Sarah is a member of 100 Women in Finance  and was actively involved in setting up the Dublin location.  She has spoken on panels at the GAIM OPS conference in Dublin on the recruitment & retention of financial services talent, at the 100Women in Finance NextGen career event and at the CLO Network ‘Stepping up to GC Level’. Sarah is an active member of the Irish Management Institute and has participated in their Corporate Mentoring Programme. In addition, Sarah has completed the American Chamber of Commerce Peer Learning and Mentoring Programme in 2020. Fun fact: Sarah has sailed across the Atlantic Ocean!

IMPORTANT:

• This is a live in-person event and will not be available online or as a recording
• For information on CPD requirements see https://www.lawsociety.ie/Solicitors/Practising/CPD-Scheme
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