UCD Law Recruitment Fair Brochure

Progress your career with us

McCann FitzGerald LLP 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 LLP Graduate Traineeship are now open. Visit mccannfitzgerald.com for more details. Closing date for applications is Monday, 31 October 2022. Applications for our Summer Internship Programme will open in January 2023. Contact our graduate recruiter Jemima Mulligan at +353 1 607 1277 jemima.mulligan@ mccannfitzgerald.ie.

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Organisation Names

• A Career for EU (Department of Foreign Affairs)

• A&L Goodbody

• Addleshaw Goddard LLP

• Arthur Cox

• BARBRI Global Limited

• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

• Cúirt Bhreithiúnais an Aontais Eorpaigh

• Dechert

• Deloitte Ireland LLP

• Denis I Finn Solicitors

• Dillon Eustace

• DLA Piper

• Eversheds Sutherland LLP

• EY

• Fieldfisher LLP

• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

• gradireland

• Kennedys

• KPMG

• LK Shields

• Maples Group

• Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

• Matheson

• McCann FitzGerald LLP

• Philip Lee LLP

• Pinsent Masons

• PwC

• RDJ LLP

• UCD Access & Lifelong Learning

• UCD Sutherland School of Law

• Walkers Ireland LLP

• William Fry LLP

UCD Law Recruitment Fair Employers’ Target Subjects

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Employers’ Target Subjects

COMPUTER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LAWSCIENCES

SCIENCES

& HUMANITIES HEALTH & AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES BUSINESS ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE

LK Shields

Freshfields Bruckhaus Cleary Gottlieb Steen

DLA Piper PwC Pinsent Masons

Goodbody LLP

I Finn Solicitors

UCD Sutherland School

Bhreithiúnais an

Cox

LLP

Eustace

Goddard LLP

PHD’S

& Hamilton of Law

Eorpaigh

Employers in Attendance

A Career for EU (Department of Foreign Affairs)

A Career for EU is the Government’s strategy to increase Irish representation in the EU’s Institutions.

As part of this strategy, the Department of Foreign Affairs visits universities to promote the career opportunities available in the EU and to advise students of the tailored support available through the strategy. The EU Institutions regularly recruit people with a wide range of backgrounds including languages, the arts, science, law, and economics. Through this strategy, applicants can avail of training sessions in advance of EU competitions, as well as postgraduate scholarships. To learn more about these supports and the positions available in the EU, drop by our stand or visit our website: https://www.dfa.ie/eujobs/.

A&L Goodbody

The Dublin and US offices of A&L Goodbody operate as a limited liability partnership (A&L Goodbody LLP) authorised by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority of Ireland. Our Belfast and London offices operate as separate (A&L Goodbody) partnerships and are respectively regulated by the Law Society of Northern Ireland and the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Save where the context requires otherwise, all references to “A&L Goodbody” on this website include all A&L Goodbody partnerships and affiliates, including A&L Goodbody LLP.

Addleshaw Goddard LLP

At Addleshaw Goddard, we are more than just exceptional lawyers: we are leaders in client investment and understanding. With over 1,400 lawyers based across the globe, we have a deep understanding of our markets and sectors. We act for our clients whatever the scale of their requirements, and have been instructed by over 48 FTSE 100 companies in the last 2 years. Our business is about strong client relationships built on successful delivery across national and international markets. We have 17 offices worldwide, which we link together with a network of likeminded global partners. Where we don’t have offices, we work with firms well known to us, to deliver an international capability.

Equally important is strong loyalty which is proven through 75% of our clients who have been with us for more than 10 years.

Arthur Cox

Arthur Cox LLP is one of Ireland’s leading law firms, recently awarded Irish Law Firm of the Year by the IFLR Europe Awards 2021. For over 100 years, we have led the way in the legal field in Ireland.

The open minds, ambitious spirits, and nurtured talent of our people make Arthur Cox LLP the law firm we are today. A firm that continues to be recognised at national and international level for both our legal services and our workplace. Our people have led the way and set our standards to the level we’re now known for.

BARBRI Global Limited

BARBRI’s Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) preparation courses utilise innovative online technology to provide students with a structured and supportive learning environment. Time and cost-effective courses are flexible and adaptable, providing students with all the tools needed for success in SQE 1 & 2. BARBRI is an online legal educator specialising in innovative testing and learning technology to help law graduates and lawyers succeed in achieving their legal qualification with a particular emphasis on agile and flexible learning. Its unique courses can prepare you for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) through to becoming a solicitor in England and Wales, as well as offering dual-qualification opportunities to become an attorney in New York or California.

BARBRI helps candidates through this critical point in their lives and legal careers. They have maintained that trust for over 50 years helping more than 1.3 million law students and lawyers succeed in legal exams across the globe.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Summer Associate: We offer a limited number of students the opportunity to spend a month in our office during the summer period. The program aims to provide students with practical insight into life as a Cleary lawyer. Our objective throughout is to involve participants directly in client work. In addition to providing hands-on experience, the scheme incorporates a series of training sessions designed to ensure exposure to the full range of work that we undertake. We also organize many social events to help our students get to know us outside of the office.

Stagiaire: This one year duration program’s aim is to give the stagiaire a chance to work with and get to know us with a view to obtaining a permanent position as an associate of the firm. It offers a unique opportunity to graduate students to gain solid working experience. Our stagiaires work closely with our lawyers in order to give them the best possible insight into our practices. Our stagiaires often work in diverse teams, with lawyers of more than 25 different nationalities working in our office. Stagiaires thus experience the high-profile work, international environment, and open and collegial atmosphere that constitute the unique features of Cleary.

Cúirt Bhreithiúnais an Aontais Eorpaigh

Is í Cúirt Bhreithiúnais an Aontais Eorpaigh údarás breithiúnach an Aontais agus, i gcomhar le cúirteanna na mBallstát, cinntíonn sí cur i bhfeidhm agus léirmhíniú aonfhoirmeach dhlí an Aontais. De bharr go bhfuil a theanga féin agus córas dlí áirithe ag gach Ballstát, is institiúid ilteangach í Cúirt Bhreithiúnais an Aontais Eorpaigh. Níl a leithéid de chóras teanga in aon dlínse eile ar domhan, mar is féidir le gach ceann de na teangacha oifigiúla an Aontais a bheith mar theanga na n-imeachtaí. Ceanglaítear ar an gCúirt prionsabal an ilteangachais a mheas ina iomláine mar gheall ar an riachtanas cumarsáid a dhéanamh leis na páirtithe i dteanga na n-imeachtaí agus a chinntiú go scaiptear a cásdlí sna Ballstáit go léir.

Bíonn dlítheangeolaithe ag aistriú téacsanna casta dlí, amhail cinntí ón gCúirt Bhreithiúnais agus ón gCúirt Ghinearálta, tuairimí ó na habhcóidí ginearálta agus pléadálacha i scríbhinn. Táimid ag obair i gcroílár cheartas an Aontais agus tá ról tábhachtach againn ó thaobh anailísí dlí a chur ar fáil i gcomhar le Clárlanna agus le ranna eile den Chúirt Bhreithiúnais.

Dechert

Dechert was one of the first U.S. law firms to open an office in Dublin. Working closely with colleagues across Dechert’s global office network, our Dublin lawyers advise clients on matters spanning Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as global matters involving Asia and the U.S.

Our Dublin office hires up to 2 trainees each year through our Summer Internship programme. The internship spans across 4 weeks in the summer months whereby you are able to work on the ground with our exceptional Dublin team.

Deloitte Ireland LLP

As the world’s largest global professional services and consulting network, Deloitte Ireland has nearly 3,000 people providing audit & assurance, tax and legal, consulting, risk advisory, and corporate finance services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries.

Denis I Finn Solicitors

Denis I Finn is a full services law firm. We specialise in civil litigation, commercial and residential property transactions, probate and corporate & commercial transactions. We act for all of the countries major lending institutions and have an ever growing private and commercial client base.

The partners operate an open door policy for all team members and strive to create a collegiate and healthy working environment that allows our team to deliver the service our clients have come to expect while maintaining the work/life balance that our team enjoys. With deep industry experience and a proven track record, Denis I Finn offers a unique legal service to private, corporate and institutional Clients while striving towards it’s goal to be the best, not the biggest.

Dillon Eustace

Our Trainee Solicitor Programme will set you on the path to becoming a successful lawyer. The programme provides you with legal knowledge, experience, expertise and interpersonal skills to support your professional and personal development.

DLA Piper

DLA Piper is one of the world’s leading business law firms. With over 90 offices in more than 40 countries, the firm provides seamless local and cross-border advice. Our ten sector groups cover the full range of business law services. Clients include multinationals, startups, public sector bodies and governments.

Our opportunities include: - Insight Programme: This 3 day in-person programme is designed to give you an insight into life at a global commercial law firm. Through participating in the Insight Programme you will have the opportunity to make a priority application for the firm’s Summer Internship programme. This programme is open to non-law students in their penultimate year of study and law students in their first year of study.

- Summer Internship: This 3 week in-person programme commences with a week-long induction held at our London office, followed by two weeks undertaking work experience placements across two of our practice groups in our Dublin office. During the programme, you’ll be assessed for a training contract. This programme is open to non-law students who are at least in their final year of study and law students who are at least in their penultimate year of study.

Eversheds Sutherland LLP

Eversheds Sutherland LLP have over 260 employees, including 40 Partners and 3 Consultants between our Dublin and Belfast offices. We are on an exhilarating journey to cement our position as one of the world’s leading law firms. We’re innovative. We’re international. And we’re committed to getting our trainees up to speed as quickly as possible so that they can be part of the team that propels us forward.

That means giving you early exposure to real work for real clients. It means equipping you with the skills to be a good lawyer while developing your commercial acumen, leadership potential and business expertise. Locally, our trainees have the opportunity to be a part of the only full service international law firm with an all-island of Ireland presence.

EY

EY will be seeking applications from candidates in its traditional service areas of Tax, Assurance(audit), Technology Consulting, Business Consulting and Strategy and Transactions(corporate finance).

We will be hiring graduates from traditional courses such as business and accounting but also in the areas of technology, science, engineering, law and humanities among many others, We believe everyone has something to offer and our world works better when we have diverse workforces.

Fieldfisher LLP

Fieldfisher LLP is a European law Firm with market leading practices in many of the world’s most dynamic sectors. Our growing network has over 1,700 people working across offices in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Beijing, Belfast, Birmingham, Bologna, Brussels, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Manchester, Munich, Milan, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Turin, Venice and Silicon Valley.

Among our clients, we count social media giants, high street chains, well-known cosmetic brands, sports teams, pharmaceutical and medical device companies as well as energy suppliers, banks and technology leaders. Start your career at Fieldfisher and unlock your true potential. Drop by our stall to speak with a member of our team regarding all opportunities Fieldfisher LLP has to offer you. We look forward to speaking with you.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

At Freshfields you will be building the future, helping the world’s biggest businesses, financial institutions and governments make the right decisions in a fast-changing world. We have a long history of innovation, and our award-winning legal advances keep our clients – and you – ahead of the curve. Freshfields’ unique eight-seat training contract gets you involved in high-profile, precedent-setting international work. Teamwork is central to our culture as we work across multiple geographical borders and practice groups. We have offices across the globe (including our newest in Silicon Valley), offering opportunities for secondments abroad. Our evolved working practices are a blend of remote and faceto-face office work, with support all the way until you qualify – and beyond.

We aim to have the greatest possible impact on access to justice through deep relationships with our pro bono clients and by proactively helping them in addressing systemic issues. As such, pro bono work is encouraged, supported and is fully accredited. We see diversity as a strength and value fresh perspectives, creative ideas and connections.

gradireland

Graduate Careers, Internships, Postgraduate Options. gradireland partners with third-level careers service throughout Ireland to provide trusted graduate careers and job information, helping you to make better-informed career decisions. We provide careers information, graduate jobs and internships via our publications, our careers fairs, our free email service and, of course, via www. gradireland.com. gradireland is a partnership between the Association of Higher Education Career Services (AHECS) and Group GTI, a leading student and graduate technology and service provider.

Why register for gradireland? By creating a gradireland account you can: organise your job search - save your favourite roles, careers advice and events to your personal dashboard. Receive alerts when roles in the area you want to work in are posted and apply straight away. Find out first about upcoming careers’ fairs and other career events.

How do I register? Simply click the link below. Fill in your details, letting us know what areas you are interested in so we can send you the relevant roles, advice and event invitations: https://gradireland. com/user.

Kennedys

We are a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. We employ 2,400+ people in 23 countries across 43 offices. Our lawyers handle both contentious and noncontentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors including insurance and reinsurance, aviation, banking and finance, construction and engineering, healthcare, life sciences, marine, public sector, rail, real estate, retail, shipping and international trade, sport and leisure, transport and logistics and travel and tourism. But we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

Our training programmes are designed to develop lawyers who will be the future of Kennedys. Our atmosphere is friendly and supportive and our relationships are built on trust. We offer a range of training programmes for you to choose from to start your career in law. Our aim is to recruit the best early careers talent and encourage diversity in an environment built upon different skills and backgrounds, to represent our global firm. Our website hosts a number of Trainee Day in the Life Videos and Diary Entries that give a true insight into trainee life across the Kennedys global network of offices.

KPMG

We will be hiring 450 graduates this year from all degree disciplines to: become a Chartered Accountant, receive the best training from the award-winning KPMG Business School and work with a team of top professionals advising clients from all industry sectors.

LK Shields

Established in 1988 and with offices in Dublin, Galway and London, our firm has over 100 legal professional staff and a total of 150 employees. We help our clients achieve their strategic commercial objectives and proactively advise them on harnessing new opportunities as they arise. We are committed to adding value both in terms of business success and also through superior service to our national and international clients.

Maples Group

Maples and Calder is a full service leading international law firm, advising financial, institutional, business and private clients on the laws of Ireland, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands. We are a people business, sharing a one firm mind-set working seamlessly across jurisdictions. Our commitment to excellence and our focus on delivering expert solutions continues to drive our expansion. We are an entrepreneurial and innovative firm with a strong international profile that sets Maples and Calder apart from other firms in the Irish market.

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

MHC are delighted to attend UCD’s Law Fair this year, and we are looking forward to being able to meet prospective interns and trainees in person once again. Choosing our intern and trainee programme is a step in the right direction for your long term career prospects. An internship with us gives you the opportunity to experience a corporate legal environment while also meeting with partners, associates, and current trainees across the firm. We feel that your training contract is a hugely important time in your career, so our three weeks paid internship will help to decide whether you are right for MHC and whether MHC is right for you. Our conversion rate from internship to training contract is extremely high, and we are proud to say that we typically retain over 90% of trainees as qualified solicitors once they complete their training contracts. Applications for 2023 will be open from Tuesday September 6, 2022.

Matheson

Established in 1825 in Dublin, Ireland and with offices in Cork, London, New York, Palo Alto and San Francisco, more than 775 people work across Matheson’s six offices, including 105 partners and tax principals and over 530 legal, tax and digital services professionals. Matheson services the legal needs of internationally focused companies and financial institutions doing business in and from Ireland. Our clients include over half of the world’s 50 largest banks, 7 of the world’s 10 largest asset managers, 7 of the top 10 global technology brands and we have advised the majority of the Fortune 100 companies. We are now recruiting for our Summer Internship and Trainee Lawyer Programmes.

McCann FitzGerald LLP

McCann FitzGerald LLP offers expert, forward-thinking legal counsel to clients in Ireland and around the world. Our deep knowledge spans a range of industry sectors, so we can see around corners and tailor solutions to fit our clients specific needs. At McCann FitzGerald LLP, our graduate training programmes are designed to help you reach your potential. Our trainee solicitors thrive in our fastpaced yet supportive environment, where they are valued and encouraged to excel.

You will have the opportunity to work on some of the largest commercial transactions and critical disputes, alongside lawyers who are leaders in their fields. Our training programme will expose you to the high quality work we do and help you to develop both professionally and personally.

Your training starts the first day you walk in the door at Riverside One. We operate a rotation system, with each trainee spending time in each of our core practice groups. During your traineeship, you will share an office with a partner and work with them on a one-to-one basis. You will also attend regular lectures and workshops on legal topics, professional skills and legal research techniques.

Philip Lee LLP

Philip Lee is one of Ireland’s leading corporate and commercial firms (recently named as Corporate Law Firm of the Year in the Irish Law Awards). The firm is ranked ‘Top Tier’ by international law firm guides across a number of specialist practice areas including construction, PPP, procurement, real estate, planning, corporate and M&A, environmental, energy, competition, data, EU, intellectual property, IT, media and entertainment, employment and immigration. It has built a team of first class lawyers who can support businesses across all of these sectors and beyond, providing a comprehensive service to address all of their legal requirements in every specialist area.

Many of the firm’s clients are pioneering private companies operating in the world’s leading sectors – most notably aviation, banking, construction, energy, FDI, finance, food, healthcare, life sciences, media, motoring, pharmaceutical, sport and technology. The firm’s Dublin head office is enhanced by offices in London and San Francisco and is one of the fastest growing law firms in Ireland.

Pinsent Masons

We are a purpose-led professional services business with law at its core. We recognise that our clients rarely have legal problems; they have commercial challenges and opportunities. That’s why we combine legal expertise with a wide range of complementary professional disciplines - enabled by process and technology – to address our clients’ most pressing needs. With over 470 partners and more than 3400 people operating globally from 26 offices around the world, our people champion change, promote progress and enable everyone to make business work better for people.

The world has changed and profitability can no longer be the only measure of success in the legal industry. We have sought to expand and grow profitably, but to do so in a way that recognises the wider value and impact that we as a business can drive in collaboration with the clients and communities we work with. This means putting a different concept at the heart of our business: that to be relevant and valued by our clients, you need to make a profile – but you also need to do business in the right way, and for the right reasons. Offering Vacation Placements, Training Contracts, and work experience to students.

PwC

PwC is changing on a global scale. We’ve made technology part of the fabric of our business by merging our centuries of experience with state-of-the-art digital solutions, ensuring we stay ahead of the pack and are fit for the future. We know that having the right building blocks to succeed in a new era of digital disruption is fundamental, but it is even more important to have the best people and skills in the right positions. Our goal is to build a community of solvers.

RDJ LLP

At RDJ, we combine legal insight and human intelligence to deliver long-lasting business impact. As one of Ireland’s leading corporate law firms, we’re as ambitious for your career as you are. With offices in Cork, Dublin, Galway and London, we represent clients from scaling and established Irish companies to multinationals, financial institutions and global insurance companies with unique cross-sectoral expertise. Valuing the journey as much as the destination, we build meaningful relationships with clients and counsel to deliver tangible value for more sustainable businesses, becoming our client’s most trusted advisors and the number one employer of choice for legal talent in Ireland. And, by investing in the progress of our people and harnessing new technologies, we power agile decision-making that adds long-term value every step of the way.

UCD Access & Lifelong Learning

UCD Access & Lifelong Learning – Pathways to the Professions. More information required for promotion closer to the time.

UCD Sutherland School of Law

UCD Sutherland School of Law is the leading centre for legal education and research in Ireland, combining engaging undergraduate and graduate level courses, internationally-recognised research, and world-class educational facilities.

The School works closely with law firms, government departments and NGOs to boost employability and develop professional skills among our students as part of our careers development programme. Our students also benefit from the state-of-the-art Sutherland School of Law building which opened in 2013 while enjoying extensive opportunities to study abroad at some of the leading law schools in Europe, North America and Asia contributing to the development of truly global lawyers.

Walkers Ireland LLP

Walkers is a leading international financial services law firm. We provide integrated and market leading Irish legal, tax, listing and professional services solutions to domestic and international financial institutions, investment managers, private equity groups and corporations. The firm has a considerable global presence with ten offices (Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dubai, Hong Kong, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey, London and Singapore), 120 partners and 1000+ staff providing a 24/7 service to its clients who are at the cutting edge of aviation finance, capital markets, investment funds and cross-border finance. We believe our people are our competitive advantage. To be the leading international financial services law firm in the market, we aim to recruit, empower, develop and retain the best people in the market and provide opportunities for success.

Walkers Ireland LLP has consistently been one of Ireland’s fastest growing law firms. We currently have in excess of 140 employees in our Dublin office and we are continuing to grow at a rapid pace. We have a number of opportunities for graduates across our Legal Analyst and Trainee Solicitor programmes.

William Fry LLP

William Fry is a premier Irish corporate law firm which offers programmes to students of all levels who are interested in a career in corporate law. We offer insight days, a summer internship, student placements and a trainee solicitor programme as well as a tax internship.

We offer an exciting and challenging learning environment delivering award winning legal solutions for our international clients. Our friendly open-door approach encourages and rewards initiative. Drawn from a diverse range of backgrounds, William Fry people welcome new ideas and want to make a difference – both in our work for clients and our involvement with communities

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University College Dublin Career Development Centre

PROUD TO SPONSOR THE UCD LAW FAIR

McCann FitzGerald LLP is proud to sponsor this year’s UCD Law Fair event.

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UCD Careers Network SERVICES FOR STUDENTS

What we do

UCD Careers Network helps you join the dots between your time at University and your future career. Check out our website ucd.ie/careers/ where you can begin your ‘join the dots’ journey. Whether you are only starting to think about your career or you already have a clear plan, we are here to help you make the most of your talents and get ahead in life.

All your career needs now in one location: MyCareer! MyCareer is the Careers Network’s vacancies, events booking and appointments system. You can log in using your UCD Connect username and password. Graduates without an active UCD Connect account can register to access the site.

• Book a Quick Query appointment

• Register for Careers Workshops, Fairs and Employer Events

• Search for current job vacancies and opportunities

MyCareer

• Edit your profile to get alerts on new job vacancies and events relevant to you

• Access new tools like CV360, Interview 360 and Career Assessments

Career and Skills Consultants

We deliver a range of engaging and interactive modules, workshops and seminars for students across all disciplines and stages. These cover everything from developing a stand-out CV or perfecting your interview techniques to developing the key skills that graduate employers are seeking, like leadership, teamwork, presentation skills, commercial awareness etc. Check with your Programme Office to find out about bespoke career development and employability support in your area or contact your Career and Skills Consultant. We offer two types of free one-to-one Quick Query appointments with our team of Career and Skills Consultants:

• CV & Application Quick Query sessions: to review your CV, cover letter or application form, career advice and interview prep.

• All Queries: All questions relating to CVs, applications, career development, further study, interview preparation.

Slots are approximately 20 minutes in length and can be booked on the day through MyCareer

Recruitment

Fairs & Employer Presentations

Often the first contact a student makes with an employer at a fair or presentation leads to important connections and career opportunities. You can find an up-to-date schedule of recruitment fairs and employer events taking place on campus on MyCareer We also publicise events via social media, so keep an eye out!

Careers Network Programmes

We provide a number of Awards and Programmes to help you join the dots between University and working life such as the UCD Advantage Award, Kick Start My Career, Professional Skills Lunch N’ Learn, Set for Success, Skills for Working Life, Career Mentoring, Alumni Panel Series and so much more.

Explore and prepare for your future career by reading our handy Career Guides! (Click on cover above to view)

“I’d advise any students who take part in university life outside of the classroom to apply! What you’re doing may not seem important to you, but employers want to see who you really are, so show them!’

UCD Law Recruitment Fair Floor

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Address James Joyce Library Building, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4 Email careers@ucd.ie