Scoil Pól Student gets a taste for Law in UCC

I partook my Work Experience in the UCC Law Department for the week 9-13 February 2015.

Where do I start!

I had to be up at 7:00 each morning to get a lift to Cork every day, to get to UCC by 9am.

To start my day, I would attend various Law Lectures, like Company Law, Property Law, and my favourite one, Criminal Law. I found these really interesting, and I was pleasantly surprised to see the amount of questions being asked to Lecturers during classes.

After the 2 hour lectures, I would go to my assigned office, and start on my Project Work. (I was asked to research a deceased Judge that was to be the subject of a talk in a few weeks).

I was also asked to complete some Office Work by the Law Dept Secretary. This was vital, I felt, because the work of a Solicitor/Barrister involves a lot of paper work.

My working hours were 9am-4pm, with lunch from 1-2pm.

I decided to go to UCC Law Dept when I noticed work experience was being advertised to Transition Year students. I jumped at this chance, given I want to pursue a career in Law.

I really enjoyed my work experience. It was great to experience what goes on in a career I am interested in. I learned a lot from this about myself, my possible future career, and the college. I would definitely recommend it!

(Yours Sincerely,
Brian O' Keeffe)