Clubs and Societies

D.U. Law Society (Law Soc)

LawSoc hosts legal competitions, networking opportunities, social events, guest speakers, and has subcommittees that focus on other initiatives (Women in law, Charities, Outreach).

The DU Law Society or 'LawSoc' is one of the largest and most active societies on campus. The society has a broad range of activities from competitions to social events. We run a number of competitions open to students from every year including our prestigious Senior Mock Trial Competition. With a yearly society trip, the best black tie balls on campus, and law nights out, Law Soc has your social life covered!

We are delighted to welcome a number of high-profile guests including Bertie Ahern, Síofra O'Donoghue, Chris Mullins MP, and more yet to be announced. We also run specific initiatives for women in law, charity work, and promoting access to law. Finally, we have a fantastic Careers and Alumni programme that is sure to be of interest of students. If you have any questions please reach out to us by email or on socials!

E-mail: auditor@tcdlawsoc.com

Instagram: @tcdlawsoc

 Trinity FLAC

FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centre) runs legal clinics, research projects, and mooting competitions.

FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centre) is a student-run society dedicated to promoting access to justice and raising awareness around social justice and human rights issues. We believe that legal support should be accessible to everyone, not just those who can afford it.

We run FREE weekly legal advice clinics for all students, where qualified solicitors volunteer their time to provide confidential guidance on a range of legal issues. Students must sign up online in advance to secure an appointment.

Outside of clinics, FLAC hosts Know Your Rights workshops, panel events, campaigns, and public interest law moots. Our annual moot competitions both internal and intervarsity, to explore advocacy in various social justice issues, with the winners awarded an internship with National FLAC.

We also run legal research projects on pressing social issues - from housing and asylum to gender justice - giving students the opportunity to develop their legal research skills while contributing to meaningful work.

FLAC is open to everyone- you don’t need to be a law student to get involved! If you care about equality, justice, and making the law more accessible, this is the place for you.

Email: flac@csc.tcd.ie 

Instagram: @trinityflac Website & clinic sign-up: https://trinityflac.wordpress.com/free-clinics/ 

ELSA (The European Law Students’ Association)

ELSA is the world's largest independent law students' association, operating in 42 countries with over 30,000 members.

ELSA is the world's largest independent law students’ association operating at more than 375 law faculties in 44 countries across Europe with an excess of 50,000 members.

ELSA’s vision is for a just world in which there is respect for human dignity and cultural diversity. ELSA's core purpose is to contribute to legal education, to foster mutual understanding, and to promote social responsibility amongst students and young lawyers. ELSA aims to provide its members with the opportunity to develop professional and student relations of an international nature in the field of Law,

to prepare members for professional life in an international environment, to contribute to the exchange of scholarly experience, and to stimulate mutual understanding and friendship on the principle of equality of all its members.

Debating: The Hist and The Phil

The Hist and The Phil are the two most active debating societies in College, as well as being amongst the oldest.

Their weekly debates, held in the GMB, provide a forum for the discussion of topical ideas and for hearing the opinions of "those in the 'know'".

While weekly debates attract a regular crowd, for major events, it is better to turn up early.

For further information, please refer to the individual societies (the Hist and The Phil).