Program Overview

Overview of the Law Program

The Law program at Trinity College Dublin is a four-year Honours Bachelor Degree (NFQ Level 8) that provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the law and its applications. The program is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to pursue a career in law, as well as other fields such as business, journalism, and public policy.

Course Details

• Awards: LL.B./B.A. Honours Bachelor Degree (NFQ Level 8)
• CAO Information: CAO Points 578 (2024), CAO Code TR004
• Number of Places: 90 Places
• Duration: 4 Years Full-Time

Admission Requirements

English Language Requirements

All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements.

Course Fees

For a full list of undergraduate fees, please refer to the relevant section of the university's website.

Program Structure

The Law program at Trinity College Dublin is a four-year Honours program that provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the law and its applications. The program is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to pursue a career in law, as well as other fields such as business, journalism, and public policy.

Clinical Legal Education Module

The Law School has long recognised the value of practical, skills-based training. Clinical legal education offers students a valuable opportunity to learn more deeply about the law by gaining practical legal experience. Offered in the final year, 35-40 students undertake a placement in a legal practice setting in a partner organisation in the private, public or not-for-profit sectors.

Study Abroad and Internship Opportunities

Third year students may apply to study abroad in a prestigious European university with the EU funded Erasmus programme. We also have links with leading universities in North America, Australia, Hong Kong and China which you may choose to apply to spend a semester or year in.

Graduate Skills and Career Opportunities

Trinity’s LL.B. degrees prepare students not only for life as lawyers, but also enables them to enter many career fields such as business, journalism, accountancy, banking, insurance, politics, foreign affairs and public policy, both in Ireland and abroad. The skills learned through studying law are useful in all walks of life. A law degree teaches students to think logically and analytically. It also equips students with the ability to carry out research, to apply relevant information to problems, to use language precisely, carefully, and objectively.

Further Professional Qualifications

No law degree entitles a person to practise law as a solicitor or barrister. If you wish to go on to obtain a professional qualification, the governing bodies for the profession require that you study certain modules in your primary law degree. Our Single and Joint Honours Law degree programmes are designed to ensure you have the opportunity to take these required modules. Our programmes also offer additional modules currently required for entry into the UK professional bodies.

Assessment

Assessment in law degrees is by a combination of coursework and semester examinations. As a reflection of the different teaching practices, a diverse range of assessment methods is used, including case notes, essays, mock trials, reflective journals, mock parliaments, contributions to web-discussion boards, response papers and research dissertations. Students are advised at the beginning of the teaching semester about the assessment methods in each module.