ELI Abroad | Legal Internships in Dublin, Ireland

"From day one they put me to work. It wasn’t just busy, useless work, but doing actual things pertaining to cases. For example, discovery for cases, sitting in and taking notes at trials, subpoenaing Garda officers, I also did filing and copying, as well as acting as a runner to different judicial buildings...I would start work at 9:30AM, write a memo or two for a case to stick in the file, then I would head down to Four Courts to get documents stamped and lodged, which could take up to a few hours depending if the lines are long. At 1:00 I would have an hour lunch break. After lunch, I would usually have to go around the corner to get affidavits notarized, or go somewhere else to get copies of certificates, or lodge documents up the street." - Grace

There are appropriate internships for pre-law students (3rd year undergraduates and above), legal students, and recent graduates. The minimum time commitment is 4 weeks, though many firms require 8 weeks commitment.