#InPictures: ‘Barristers of tomorrow’ gain first courtroom experience
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Pictured: Alannah Walford from Ard Scoil Rath Iomgháin, Co Kildare and Ruben Rodriguez Narez from The Kings Hospital, Dublin participating in The Bar of Ireland’s Look into Law Transition Year programme.
The Bar of Ireland has taken students inside the courtroom this week with its Look into Law Transition Year programme.
Now in its 11th year, the programme welcomed students representing approximately 60 schools from across Ireland, including 23 DEIS schools which accounted for 38 per cent of participants.
Established in 2015, the Look into Law programme has welcomed hundreds of students, some of whom have gone on to pursue a career at the Bar.
The programme offers Transition Year students a thorough understanding of the legal system, court proceedings, and the responsibilities of barristers.
Across the week, students explored the legal world in an immersive way, gaining insight into the day-to-day life of a barrister, visiting the King’s Inns and touring the historic Four Courts, where they received an address by Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell and took part in an audience with High Court judge Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty.
Pictured: Finley Hannon, Blackrock College, Dublin and Annie Hughes, Galway Educate Together Secondary School, Galway.
On the final day of the programme, students took all they learned during the week and participated in a mock trial to provide students with a realistic insight into the how the Irish courts operate.
The overall aim of the programme is to provide a unique opportunity and access to the legal world that will both inform and inspire students of all backgrounds to consider a legal career as they pursue their future studies and careers.
Speaking about this year’s programme, Bar Council chairperson Seán Guerin SC said: “We are delighted to welcome another cohort of Transition Year students into the Look into Law programme.
“By engaging directly with the profession and seeing the law in action, students gain invaluable insights into how justice is administered and the vital role advocates play in society, embodying our commitment to broadening access to legal education and inspiring young people from diverse backgrounds to consider careers in law.”
Originally fully in-person, the programme has since evolved to take a hybrid approach, with the first day online and three days in-person. This year, the online day was open to all schools that applied but were unsuccessful in the lottery that selected 60 schools to attend for the full programme.
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