The Gazette 1994

GAZETTE

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1994

N E W S

S t a f f C h a n g e s i n t h e L a w S c h o o l

relation to apprentices.

European Integration at the University of Limerick in 1992 and joined the Law Society as Education Officer. She regards her new assignment as an essential element of the Law Society's policy of providing better services and support to apprentices and sees an important part of her role as assisting apprentices with any difficulties that may arise during their periods of in- office training. She says: "an important development is the work that is being undertaken on producing a training manual that will provide a framework for masters and apprentices to ensure that apprentices obtain sufficient and worthwhile experience in all the important areas of practice. The manual will also enable them to monitor and evaluate the apprenticeship training."

Noting that his appointment as Law School Principal coincides with a time of significant debate about the future of legal education and training, Albert Power says: "I am committed to the highest standards of excellence in our profession in these challenging times and for the future. The Society's own Law School and the training through apprenticeship must be to the forefront in achieving the aspiration of excellence."

Albert

Power

Law School Principal

Albert Power, former Assistant Director of Education, has been

appointed Principal of the Law School following the retirement last June of Professor Richard Woulfe. Albert graduated with a BCL from UCD in 1980 and was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in 1983. He obtained a first class honours Masters Degree in Equity from UCD in 1984 and served as Education Officer in the Law Society from 1984 to 1986. Employers (now IBEC) and some time in private practice, he returned to the Society as Assistant Director of Education in 1989 and since then has been active in establishing a new examination system for the Professional and Advanced Courses and revising many of the Law Society's procedures particularly in Following a period of employment with the Federated Union of

Harriet

Kinahan

Apprenticeship Officer

Former Education Officer, Harriet Kinahan, has been appointed Apprenticeship Officer with effect from 1 August. After graduating in Law from Trinity College Dublin in 1983, Harriet Kinahan spent a number of years involved in community and youth work before being admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in 1991. She achieved a Masters Degree in

John

Houlihan

Education Officer

John Houlihan replaces Harriet Kinahan as Education Officer. John

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