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Apply now for Small Practice Traineeship Grant

The Law Society 2025 Small Practice Traineeship Grant is now open for applications.

The grant was created to support regional firms and enable access to justice in all communities.

It provides financial support for a new generation of solicitors.

Five grants worth €25,000 each are to be awarded.

The closing date is 30 May.

Eligibility criteria

The proposed training contract firm should:

• Be located outside of the city and county of Dublin and the urban districts of Cork, Limerick and Galway,
• Be a small firm, consisting of five or fewer solicitors (including principal, partners, consultants and employed solicitors),
• Be able to comply with the related / connected persons rule as set out in the scheme, and
• Agree to pay the trainee at least the living wage (currently €14.80 per hour).

For more information, download the rules for the scheme and application form.