Law: The course for you?

If you like to be challenged and intellectually stimulated then a law degree is for you. Legal training requires the ability to think logically and critically, precise and careful use of language, good writing skills and a facility for articulate expression are key attributes for legal scholars.

Trinity?s School of Law, is Ireland?s oldest and most internationally renowned law school. It is the highest ranked Law School in Ireland in both the QS and THE world rankings. We have a distinguished team of professors and lecturers and attract students of the highest calibre from Ireland and abroad.?

Our strong network of alumni in Ireland abroad comprises leading lawyers, judges, including Chief Justices, Presidents of Ireland, policy-makers and public representatives. The Law School has produced some of the most prolific lawyers of the modern era in Ireland.?

Graduate skills and career opportunities

A law degree provides the ideal foundation for the aspiring solicitor or barrister. Our degrees in law provide students with a challenging and rewarding legal education but also instil more general skills such as critical thinking and problem solving. Our graduates go on to enjoy successful careers in the top law firms in Ireland, UK and abroad.

The skills learned through studying law in Trinity are useful in all walks of life and offer wider opportunities than professional practice alone, with many graduates finding employment in public administration, business, journalism, accountancy, banking, insurance, politics, foreign affairs, diplomacy and international financial services both in Ireland and abroad.