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Public Legal Education

The Law Society of Ireland actively supports public legal education projects through a series of initiatives and engagement with solicitor, trainees and the public.

What is Public Legal Education

participants in Street Law training at the Law Society of Ireland

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School Tasking Champions

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School Tasking Champions

Students from the Law Society's School Tasking Programme were recently crowned Champion of Champions at Warwick University.

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What is Public Legal Education

Public Legal Education (PLE) aims to increase awareness of the law and how it impacts people’s lives.

Public Legal Education programmes

Street Law

Street Law is an approach to public legal education in which law students or legal professionals teach law to members of the public (often in schools).

Open Street Law
Solicitors of the Future

Solicitors of the Future takes place every year during the February mid-term break.

Open Solicitors of the Future
School Tasking

Inspired by the TV show ‘Taskmaster’, School Tasking uses interactive games and activities to teach children about legal concepts.

Open School Tasking
Gráinne O’Neill Essay Competition

The annual Gráinne O’Neill memorial legal essay competition invites TY students from across the country to submit a 1,500-word legal essay on a specific topic.

Open Gráinne O’Neill Essay Competition
Transition Year module

The Transition Year law module, 'Legal Ambitions' is a four-week online programme allows students to explore a future career as a solicitor and learn how the law is relevant to their daily lives.

Open Transition Year module