Legal Education
PILA organises legal education sessions through our pro bono referral scheme by matching the need staff of NGOs have with legal expertise on our lawyers' register. Legal education sessions are designed and organised following consultation with NGOs on what type of sessions they require and what specfic queries they would like answered.
Public Interest Law in Ireland
PILA organised a seminar on public interest law in Ireland where Colin Daly, Managing Solicitor at Northside Community Law Centre spoke about the different ways the law can be used in the public interest and how the law and the legal system could potentially assist NGOs and their clients. The PowerPoint presentation is available here.
Public Interest Law Presentation
Social Welfare Law
PILA organised a half day legal education session on social welfare law that dealt with the legislation and application of the habitual residence condition and the social welfare appeals process. Saoirse Brady, Policy and Campaigns Officer with FLAC delivered the session. The PowerPoint presentation and handout from the training are available here.
Habitual Residence Condition Presentation
Habitual Residence Condition Guide
Housing Law
PILA organised a full day legal education session on housing law that dealt with the rights of tenants in local authority housing; applying for housing; local authority obligations to house; anti-social behaviour; eviction procedure and the controversial Section 62 Notice to Quit and excluding orders. Clare Naughton, Solicitor with Northside Community Law Centre delivered the session and the Powerpoint presentation is available here.
Mental Health Law
PILA organised two half day legal education sessions on mental health law that dealt with the Mental Health Act 2001, the admission procedure for involuntary patients, the law on capacity and consent and how this applies to the nursing home support scheme. Áine Hynes, Solicitor with St. John Solicitors delivered the session and the PowerPoint presentation is available here.
Mental Health Law Presentation
Legal Advocacy Skills and Equality
PILA organised a half day education session on legal advocacy skills. Geraldine Hynes, Solicitor with the Equality Authority delivered a overview of legal advocacy skills and then a workshop on equality/employment tribunal advocacy. Her Powerpoint presentation is available here.
Legal Advocacy Skills and Equality
PILA produced a leaflet on legal advocacy tips for distribution at this session which is available here.
Legal Drafting Skills
PILA organised a half day education session on legal drafting skills. Noreen Maguire from Maguire Muldoon Solicitors delivered a session on general legal drafting skills. Her presention is available here.
PILA produced a leaflet on legal drafting tips for distribution at this session which is available here.
Refugee and Asylum Law
PILA organised a half day legal education session on refugee and asylum law that dealt with grounds for claiming asylum, the asylum process including making applications to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT), the difference between refugee status and getting leave remain or subsidiary protection status and family reunification. Ángel Bello Cortés, Solicitor with Kelleher O'Doherty Solicitors delivered the session and the PowerPoint presentation is available here.
Immigration Law
PILA organised a half day legal education session on immigration law that dealt with, among other things, visa types, their regulation & an explanation of administrative procedures, roles and responsibilities of different sections of government, naturalisation & citizenship, deportation orders, the rights of undocumented persons and regularisation of status. John Stanley BL delivered the session and the PowerPoint presentation and handout is available here.
Refugee and Childcare Law
PILA organised a half day legal education session on refugee and childcare law that looked at the interface between refugee and childcare law as it relates to unaccompanied minors. It dealt with relevant sections of child care and refugee legislation as well as issues such as age assessment and legal protection for child victims and suspected victims of trafficking. Ángel Bello Cortés, Solicitor and Gareth Noble, Partner with Kelleher O'Doherty Lyons Solicitors. Both handouts are available here.
Family Law
PILA organised a half day legal education session on family law that dealt with access, custody and maintenance issues, domestic violence and protection and barring orders as well as guardianship and separation. Eugene Davy, Davnet O'Driscoll and Justin Spain from Hayes Solicitors delivered the session and the materials are available here.