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UCD Law Recruitment Fair GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY RANKINGS UCD Law Recruitment Fair 2nd October 2019 O’Reilly Hall UCD 1pm-4pm Please bring your student card for entry to the Fair Correct at time of print, check out Careers Connect for the full list of exhibitors Proud Sponsors: Progress your career with us McCann FitzGerald is a leading Irish law firm. Our core values of leadership, integrity, progress and performance inform everything we do, and we measure our success by the results we achieve for our clients. We aim to attract students with strong academic backgrounds, who have character, energy and sound judgement and who are capable of building relationships with colleagues and clients alike. If this sounds like you, get in touch with us today and find out how you can progress your career with us. How to apply: Applications for the McCann FitzGerald Graduate Traineeship are now open. Visit mccannfitzgerald.com Diane Hennessy for more details. Closing date for applications is Thursday, Graduate Recruiter 31 October 2019. +353 1 511 1612 diane.hennessy@ Applications for our Summer Internship Programme mccannfitzgerald.com will open in January 2020. dublin | london | new york | brussels mccannfitzgerald.com McCannFitzGraduates @McCannFitz mccannfitzgeraldgraduates 1831_A4 profile ad-2019-08.indd 1 28/08/2019 15:34:48 Organisation Names Organisation Names • A&L Goodbody 4 • Jones Day 8 • Allen & Overy 4 • KPMG 8 • AMOSS Solicitors 5 • LK Shields Solicitors 8 • Arthur Cox 5 • Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg S.à.r.l. 8 • BARBRI International 5 • Maples Group 9 • BHSM 5 • Mason Hayes & Curran 9 • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 5 • Matheson 9 • Courts Service 6 • McCann Fitzgerald 9 • Cúirt Bhreithiúnais an Aontais Eorpaigh 6 • Philip Lee 9 - Ard-Stiúrthóireacht an Ilteangachais • Pinsent Masons 10 • Dechert LLP 6 • PwC 10 • Deloitte Ireland LLP 6 • Ronan Daly Jermyn 10 • Dillon Eustace 6 • Slaughter and May 10 • DWF Group plc 7 • Start Mortgages 11 • Eversheds Sutherland 7 • The Bar of Ireland 11 • Flynn O’Driscoll Business Lawyers 7 • UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School 11 • Hayes Socilitors 7 • UCD Sutherland School Of Law 11 • Herbert Smith Freehills 7 • William Fry 11 • ION Trading 8 UCD LAW RECRUITMENT FAIR | 3 Employers in Attendance 2019 A&L Goodbody The foundation of our success as a law firm is attracting great people and developing them into brilliant lawyers. A&L Goodbody is internationally recognised as Ireland’s leading law firm. ALG has 4 graduate programmes, 3 of which gives you the opportunity to experience life in a corporate law firm and the role of the Trainee Solicitor – our one day LawStart, Student Placement and Summer Intern Programmes, with a view to joining our fourth programme, the Trainee Solicitor Programme. Apply online: www.algoodbody.com/careers/trainees-interns Key Recruitment Dates • Trainee Solicitor Programme 19 August 2019 - 31 October 2019 • LawStart Programme 2020 will commence at the beginning of December 2019 • Recruitment for our Summer Intern Programme 2020 will commence at the beginning of December 2019 www.algoodbody.com/careers Allen & Overy Allen & Overy is a leading international law firm with approximately 5,500 employees in 44 offices across 31 countries worldwide. We are renowned for the high quality of our corporate, banking and international capital markets advice, as well as our major strengths in areas such as litigation & dispute resolution, employment & benefits and tax & real estate. Our lawyers are involved in many of the most influential commercial ventures and are known for providing clients with pioneering solutions to the toughest legal challenges. They were ranked in Band 1 & 2 in over 500 categories by the Chambers & Partners directory, the highest of the global elite group of international law firms. This, above all, explains why Allen & Overy remains a leader in its field. www.allenovery.com/careers 4 | UCD LAW RECRUITMENT FAIR Employers in Attendance 2019 AMOSS Solicitors Our trainee programme provides you with exposure to some of Ireland’s largest commercial transactions and is designed to help you make the transition from student to lawyer at the top of your field. Successful candidates should have a minimum of 6 FE’s or have plans to pass 8 FE’s during the October 2019 examination. Applications for our Trainee Programme will open on 1 September 2019. www.AMOSS.ie/careers/trainees/ Arthur Cox Arthur Cox is a leading Irish commercial law firm which offers services across every facet of corporate and business law. In 2020, we will celebrate 100 years of being at the forefront of developments in the legal profession in Ireland. Our Trainee Programme is a two and a half year programme which combines a comprehensive in-house training programme, on-the-job learning from some of the best lawyers in the country and external professional training with the Law Society. Our trainees are given the opportunity to complete rotations in five different practice groups in order to give them a well- rounded training. Arthur Cox trainees also have the opportunity to do a rotation in our London office. Closing date is 31 October 2019. www.arthurcox.com/join-us BARBRI International BARBRI International prepares you to qualify either as a U.S. attorney through the New York or California bar exams or as a Solicitor in England and Wales through the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS). Our flexible study options coupled with our ground-breaking online technology, provides you with the opportunity to balance study with work and personal commitments. We will also be a provider of the new SQE. www.barbri-international.com BHSM BHSM is a fast-growing, dynamic law firm. We have a team of over 40 professionals and we’re growing. We put our success down to our people. It’s important we attract people who want to make a positive impact, who embody our culture and complement our great team. We’ve earned a reputation for nurturing individual talent. We are committed to helping you be your best and achieve more. That way we can continue to give our clients the best service in the market. Our open firm culture means you have real autonomy working with clients across a wide range of sectors and practice areas. Everyone is encouraged to contribute and make a difference. If you’d like to know more about working with us or learn more about our Firm, please visit us at our stand. www.bhsm.ie/careers/ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Recognized as one of the leading international law firms, with over 1,200 lawyers, Cleary Gottlieb has offices in 16 cities worldwide, including 8 in Europe. We operate as a single integrated firm. Our Brussels office has internationally acclaimed antitrust and corporate law practices that are always seeking candidates who want to become outstanding lawyers and be involved in cutting-edge legal matters. Are you a creative thinker with an international mindset and sharp problem-solving skills? We want to meet you! Learn more about our application requirements and apply for our Summer Associate Program or Stagiaire positions. www.clearygottlieb.com UCD LAW RECRUITMENT FAIR | 5 Courts Service The Courts Service is a nationwide organisation that provides a high quality and professional service in the management and administration of the courts. We have excellent opportunities for graduates of Law to become Judicial Assistants – learning from and working with the judiciary in the Superior and Circuit Courts. This role provides graduates with an invaluable insight into a career in law in Ireland where they can develop practical and professional skills in a dynamic and challenging work environment. http://courts.ie Cúirt Bhreithiúnais an Aontais Eorpaigh The Court, which has its seat in Luxembourg, is the judicial authority of the European Union and, in cooperation with the courts and tribunals of the Member States, it ensures the uniform application and interpretation of EU law. The Court is seeking to recruit Dlítheangeolaithe le Gaeilge (Irish language lawyer-linguists), English language lawyer-linguists and English language Interpreters. Every year, the Court offers a number of paid traineeships of a duration of five months. Traineeships are undertaken in different services throughout the Court including at the Directorate-General for Multilingualism. https://epso.europa.eu/ job-opportunities Dechert LLP Dechert is a global law firm. Our clients face increasingly challenging times, from geopolitical uncertainty and the increasing scope of compliance requirements, to a proliferation of commercial and regulatory risks. We partner with businesses to navigate these complex situations, supporting clients in finding pragmatic solutions that achieve commercial goals. Our methods are agile and intuitive. We have some of the world’s leading lawyers advising on both domestic and cross-border matters. The firm is frequently retained to work on the most challenging transactions and disputes, and prides itself on its ability to deliver premium legal services and sound business judgment to its clients. Our clients include corporations, financial institutions, sovereign states, quasi-sovereign entities and private and high-net-worth individuals all over the world. www.dechert.com/careers.html Deloitte Ireland LLP At Deloitte, success is part of our DNA. While our people come from diverse backgrounds, we are all driven by the same desire to succeed. For everyone working at Deloitte, from our partners to our interns, success means making a positive impact – for our clients, our people and society. Each year, Deloitte are pleased to welcome over 280 Graduates and 150 Interns across 5 locations; Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Belfast. Our structured programmes provide a collaborative, open culture; with the exposure to everything that goes on in the largest global professional services firm in the world. You’ll enjoy a supportive environment invested in your training and growth while learning from experienced colleagues representing a variety of industries.
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