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The Queen’s Campus is at its most beautiful in Autumn 🍂 Happy Friday everyone. by @qublaw

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Launching our Careers & Employability Lecture Series

Yesterday, we welcomed first-year and Senior Status students to the launch of our School’s Careers & Employability Module lecture series. Patricia Durkin (QUB Careers, Employability & Skills) opened the session with an overview of the tools, resources and support available to Queen’s students.
Students then heard from Katharina Banehr (Baker McKenzie) and Mary Kim Doherty and Megan Bell (Carson McDowell), who shared insights into their firms, career pathways and opportunities for developing legal skills and experience.

A sincere thank you to all our speakers for sharing their expertise and practical advice, helping our students develop the skills and awareness to support their studies and future careers.

Pictured L–R: Deirdre Timoney (School’s Employability & Placement Officer); Katharina Banehr (Team Lead, Contentious Support Group, Baker McKenzie); Dr Ethan Shattock (School Lecturer & Module Convenor); Mary-Kim Doherty (Partner, Carson McDowell); and Megan Bell (Corporate Solicitor, Carson McDowell).

#QUBCareers
#LoveQUB by @qublaw

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Bringing Commercial Law to life with Mills Selig

Our Commercial Law students had the opportunity to hear directly from colleagues at Mills Selig, who joined us at the School of Law for an engaging guest lecture on commercial awareness, training contract applications and life as a trainee.
Sharing practical insights into starting a career in commercial law, the Mills Selig team encouraged students to stay curious, ask questions and embrace collaborative working – advice that extends well beyond securing that first opportunity and into developing as a legal professional.
The session was facilitated by Professor Joan Loughrey and Dr Zi Yang, pictured with John Quinn, Head of Business Development, Tim Richards, Human Resources Team, and colleagues from across Mills Selig, including members of the firm’s trainee cohort. As a leading independent commercial law firm based in Belfast, Mills Selig provided students with an opportunity to connect their academic study of Commercial Law with the realities of professional practice and hear first-hand about the skills and qualities valued by employers.

Our sincere thanks to the Mills Selig team for giving their time, sharing their experiences and supporting our students’ professional development.

Pictured L-R: John Quinn, Tim Richards, Clare Stewart, Emilie Montgomery, Drew O’Hanlon, Tiarnan Cahill, Owen McDermott, Professor Joan Loughrey and Dr Zi Yang.

#MillsSelig by @qublaw

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Collaboration in action at Queen’s School of Law

A huge thank you to Patricia Durkin, Project Manager within Careers, Employability & Skills, who joined our Placement Module students to deliver a highly practical workshop on preparing for today’s graduate recruitment landscape. From the impact of AI on recruitment and selection to building a compelling CV, exploring Queen’s AI-powered careers tools, and making effective use of LinkedIn, Patricia provided our students with plenty of practical insights to take forward.

The workshop, facilitated by Dr Richard McBride (Module Convenor) and Deirdre Timoney (Employability and Placement Officer), was also a great example of the power of collaboration across Queen’s. By connecting the expertise within our central Careers, Employability & Skills team with the work taking place in the School of Law, we can provide students with even stronger support as they prepare for their future careers.

Thank you, Patricia, for sharing your expertise so generously with our students.

Working collaboratively to help our students become job-ready and future-ready.

#QUBCareers #ShapeMyFuture #FutureReadyGraduates by @qublaw

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What a night. Law on Film returned for its second year last week, on 29 September, with nearly 200 people at Queen's Film Theatre for Los Colonos (The Settlers), chosen by Professor Philippe Sands KC.

Afterwards, we moved to the School of Law's Moot Court, where Sands joined Professor Yvonne McDermott Rees to discuss colonial violence, Indigenous rights, historical responsibility, and the legacies of state violence. We were delighted to welcome members of the judiciary, students, colleagues and many members of the public.

This is what Law on Film is for: taking legal scholarship out of the classroom and into conversation with the wider community. Read the full write-up 👇

https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofLaw/news/los-colonos-with-professor-phillipe-sands-kc.html by @qublaw

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📢 Law Students! Meet Leading Legal Employers at the QUB Autumn Careers Fair next week!

The QUB Autumn Careers Fair returns next week, and Wednesday 14 October is a date for all Law School students to put in their diaries! Taking place on campus from 11am–3pm, Day 2 of the Fair will focus on Business, Finance and Law, giving you the opportunity to meet employers face-to-face and explore graduate roles, placements, internships and future career opportunities.

Among the legal employers attending are:
• A&O Shearman
• Arthur Cox
• Baker McKenzie
• Browne Jacobson NI
• Clyde & Co
• Eversheds Sutherland NI
• Fieldfisher LLP
• Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
• Lewis Silkin
• McCann FitzGerald
• O’Reilly Stewart
• Ogletree Deakins
• Pinsent Masons
• TLT LLP
• Tughans.

Whether you are in first year or final year, we strongly encourage you to attend. Careers fairs aren't just for students currently applying for jobs. They are a valuable opportunity to find out what employers are looking for, learn more about different areas of legal practice, ask questions and start building your professional network.
And don't limit yourself to the legal employers. Law students and graduates are valued across a wide range of sectors, so take the opportunity to explore the many other organisations attending too.

The event details are:
📅 Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14 October 2026
⏰ 11am - 2.30pm
📍 On campus

Come along, have conversations and start making connections that could shape your future career.

Further details: https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/careers/fairs/InformationforStudents/

https://youtu.be/sNS_R5Mdso4?si=jfnqecTi8pDPfRRl

#QUBCareersFair #QUBCareers #ShapeMyFuture #FutureReadyGraduates by @qublaw

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What does the law have to say about removing a tyrant? ⚖️

Delighted to see Prof Aoife O'Donoghue from our own QUB School of Law featured in a new ARTE documentary asking whether tyrannicide has ever made the world a better place.

The 23-minute episode runs from Julius Caesar, through the plots against Hitler, to today's authoritarian regimes. Aoife brings her expertise in the history of tyranny and the role of law, exploring what would be needed for such an act to be legitimate and what should follow after a tyrant falls.

A brilliant example of legal scholarship reaching a wide European audience, building on her book On Tyranny and the Global Legal Order (Cambridge University Press).

Free to stream on arte.tv until September 2027 👇

https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofLaw/news/prof-odonoghue-featured-in-tyranny-documentary.html by @qublaw

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Today we had a lovely couple of sessions in our School of Law with our Brickfield Asia College students. Thank you to Beverley Dawes from University of Law, and James Juggapah from BPP, for excellent presentations and question and answer sessions with our students. The visitors were greeted and given a warm introduction from our Head of School Professor Warren Barr. This was followed by a networking lunch in The Canada Room where our students got to mingle and chat with our guests in a more informal setting. Thank you to Eunice Chong and guests from BPP who also joined us. Thank you also to our staff who came along to chat to the students including Dr Alessandro Corda, Dr Ade Olayode, Seamus Mulholland and others. It was a memorable day and a great opportunity to strengthen bonds in our school community. by @qublaw

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📚 Book Launch Event: Digital Harm and International Criminal Law
🗓️ Date: Thursday, 19 November 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00pm - 7.30pm
📍 Moot Court (MST.02.006), Queen's University Belfast
🎟️ Use the QR Code to Book your ticket.
🔎 Learn more about the book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/digital-harm-and-international-criminal-law-9781509997732/

Join us for the launch of "Digital Harm and International Criminal Law" (Hart, 2026) by Dr Sarah Zarmsky. Discover how international criminal law can address digital harms like online hate speech, disinformation, and digital surveillance. The event includes a talk by Dr Zarmsky and a drinks reception. Supported by both HRC and ICCJ.

Don’t miss this important discussion on justice in the digital age! by @qublaw

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Thank you to all of our Clubs and Societies who volunteered for the School of Law’s Open Day. It was a brilliant day packed full of meaningful conversations about our law community and the course options open to students. Thank you the Alternative Dispute Resolution Society, The Animal Law Society, Lawyers Without Borders, The Bar Society and Women in Law. In particular, thank you to Ruth Cunningham, Erin Dempsey, Abbie Hessin, Sophie Jackson, Sarah Casey, Ayomide Olamosu, Dammy Oduku, Sebastian Loney, Eilish Monaghan and Eva Scott. Thank you to our staff too who gave talks to hundreds of prospective students including Professors Warren Barr, Kevin Brown and David Capper as well as Dr Sarah Zarmsky and Dr Paulina Wilson. It was a brilliantly productive day and a great team effort. by @qublaw

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We're delighted to share that Dr Victoria Barnes, AHSS Associate Dean of Education and a member of the School of Law, has been awarded the 2026 Podgórecki Prize by the RCSL - Research Committee on Sociology of Law of the International Sociological Association.

The Committee said Dr Barnes exemplifies Adam Podgórecki's legacy through her "intellectual rigour, innovation, and commitment to the development of socio-legal inquiry."

Congratulations Dr Barnes!

https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofLaw/news/dr-victoriabarnes-selected-for-2026-podgorecki-prize.html

#QUBLaw #PodgóreckiPrize #SocioLegalStudies #CorporateLaw #ResearchExcellence by @qublaw

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Don’t know where to start your career in legal practice?

Start here. 🎧

In the latest episode of LawPod, host Sophia Kang talks with Deirdre Timoney, Placement and Employability Officer at the School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast, and Marie McKeown, Head of HR at Carson McDowell. Together, they give law students a candid, practical guide to building a legal career in Northern Ireland.

https://lawpod.org/podcast/how-to-win-a-training-contract/

#legaleducation #lawpod #lovequblaw #lawschool by @qublaw

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