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  • Breaking into Northern Ireland's Legal Market: How to Win a Training Contract

    Breaking into Northern Ireland's Legal Market: How to Win a Training Contract
    Sep 24 2026

    What does Northern Ireland's legal market really look like, and what does it take to land a training contract? Host Sophia Kang is joined by Deirdre Timoney, Placement and Employability Officer at the School of Law, and Marie McKeown, Head of HR at Carson McDowell.

    Deirdre describes a market that is more diverse and internationally connected than many students realise. It includes global and UK firms, the Big Four, in-house legal teams, legal tech and outsourcing providers, indigenous firms, and around 460 high-street practices, and it exports more than £150 million in legal services each year. She also explains how universities work with industry to build students' digital literacy and commercial awareness.

    Marie walks through the main ways in: vacation schemes, internships, 100-hour placements and the two-year training contract. Both guests compare the solicitor and barrister routes through the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS). They make the case for engaging early and explain why recruiters assess the whole candidate rather than relying on prior legal experience or personal connections.

    The episode closes with practical advice on:

    • writing applications and preparing for interviews
    • using AI responsibly
    • handling rejection
    • standing out through visibility, teamwork, research and continuous learning
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    47 min
  • Number 51

    Number 51
    Jul 16 2026
    In this deeply moving testimonial, author Marie Therese Rogers, whose memoir The Sins of the Mother chronicles her life story, reflects on a childhood shaped by adoption, institutional care, secrecy, and a lifelong search for answers. Born in the early 1950s to an unmarried mother in County Donegal, Marie Therese was separated from her family shortly after birth. After a brief placement with an adoptive family, she was returned to institutional care and spent most of her childhood in Nazareth House, Belfast, where she became known not by her name, but by a number: 51. Marie Therese describes growing up in a world of strict discipline, silence, and emotional deprivation. She recalls the daily routines, the lack of affection, limited education, and the psychological impact of never knowing who she was or where she came from. Her testimony offers a powerful personal insight into the experience of many children raised in religious institutions across Ireland during the twentieth century. As an adult, Marie Therese embarked on a decades-long journey to uncover the truth about her origins. Through persistent requests for records, conversations with former staff, and her own investigative efforts, she gradually pieced together fragments of her family history. Along the way, she discovered unknown siblings, met members of her birth family, and uncovered evidence that challenged what she had previously been told about her adoption. Her story speaks directly to many of the themes explored in our episodes on Adoptee Rights and Access to Records, including:
    • The importance of access to birth and adoption records.
    • The lifelong impact of institutionalisation and family separation.
    • The barriers adoptees often face when seeking information about their origins.
    • The emotional consequences of secrecy and withheld records.
    • The need for recognition, accountability, and support for those affected by historical adoption practices.

    Despite repeated setbacks, Marie Therese's determination to uncover her past ultimately led her to write The Sins of the Mother, ensuring that her experiences—and those of many others—would not be forgotten. Related LawPod Episodes
    • Adoptee Rights and Access to Records in Northern Irelandhttps://lawpod.org/podcast/adoptee-rights-and-access-to-records-in-northern-ireland/
    • Adoptee Rights and Access to Records – Part IIhttps://lawpod.org/podcast/adoptee-rights-and-access-to-records-part-ii/

    Further Reading Marie Therese Rogers Moloney, The Sins of the Mother A memoir detailing Marie Therese's experiences of adoption, institutional care, and her search for identity and belonging. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sins-Mother-Marie-Therese-Rogers-Moloney/dp/1780730659 Content Note This episode contains personal accounts relating to adoption, family separation, institutional care, emotional and physical abuse, and trauma. Some listeners may find the content distressing. Support is available through adoption and counselling services for anyone affected by the themes discussed.
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    41 min
  • Humanitarian Forensics and the Disappeared: Oran Finegan on Dignity, Trust, and Accountability

    Humanitarian Forensics and the Disappeared: Oran Finegan on Dignity, Trust, and Accountability
    Jun 25 2026
    LawPod host Dr Lauren Dempster speaks with Oran Finegan, director of Forensic Action International, about his 25+ years as a forensic specialist in humanitarian and human rights work across 50+ global contexts with agencies including the United Nations (UN), The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and the The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Finegan describes beginning in Bosnia in 1998, where documenting mass atrocities underscored both the worst of humanity and the drive to return identities to the dead and support accountability. He emphasises building domestic forensic capacity, culturally and religiously sensitive practice, and trust-building through communication with families and communities, including collaboration with Islamic law scholars on field concerns like autopsy. The discussion covers applications beyond conflict, migration and climate disasters, along with risks, underfunding, and political will. Finegan outlines humanitarian forensics as integrating dignity, system strengthening, and accountability, and shares his current work on planned recovery and analysis at Tuam in Ireland following findings linked to 796 deaths and commingled infant remains.
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    33 min
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