FAQs

You can apply online. You will need to register first and then you will be invited to complete our application form on-line on the How Do I Apply webpage.

Applicants must be either commencing final year of degree in September 2009, post graduates or have successfully obtained a third level degree qualification.

No, not necessarily, we accept degrees from all disciplines.

No.

The number varies from year to year, but normally we recruit between 10-20 in each of June and July. It is important for us to support the Firm’s resource strategy by taking in top calibre Interns who we hope will eventually become part of our Trainee Programme. We are focused on ensuring all Interns have a positive experience with A&L Goodbody whereby each Intern has all the support and training they need during their internship. Therefore, we monitor our intake numbers to ensure we can deliver a quality internship to those who have been offered a placement with the Firm.

Where possible we try to place Interns in the department of their choice.

• Corporate
• Banking and Financial Services
• Litigation & Dispute Resolution
• Property
• Taxation
• Employment & Pensions
• Private Client

As an Intern we aim to provide you with as much hands-on legal experience as possible so that you will gain valuable experience and insight into the role of a Corporate lawyer. This includes:

• 4 week placement
• Paid Internship
• Team based
• Direct Partner & Solicitor access
• Assist the solicitors with high quality legal case work
• Carry out research
• Attend court
• “On the job” and structured training programmes

We also wish to ensure that you gain an understanding of other practice areas and therefore we will schedule departmental presentations delivered by Partners, Senior Associates and other legal professionals during your time with us. The Summer Internship Programme will provide you with an opportunity to gain an understanding as to what a career in Corporate law entails.

As an Intern you will be working as part of a team, working directly with Partners, Solicitors and Trainees. “On the job” training means that you will be involved in everything your team is involved in and will be doing similar work to that of a junior Trainee.

In addition to your “on the job” training, we also have a more structured training schedule. Each day you will have either a skills training session or a departmental presentation. Skills training includes for example, presentation skills, interview skills, effective written communication, time management etc. And the departmental presentations are just that. A Partner or Solicitor from each department will speak with you about the work of their department and how it fits in with the firm as a whole.

This year offers of traineeship were made to over 50% of our Interns.

Life as an Intern in A&L Goodbody will open up many new horizons for you. See our Social Life page.

A&L Goodbody offers a service portfolio combining corporate law expertise with a specialist focus on the key legal disciplines and business sectors, led by the leading experts, on an all-island basis. A full range of business legal services is provided through our corporate, banking and financial services, corporate tax, litigation & dispute resolution, property, pensions and private client departments. Furthermore, the Firm also offers the most extensive range of specialist services available in Ireland through over 30 Specialist Practice Groups. The emphasis and operation of these practice groups continually evolve and develop in anticipation of external market needs.

Our clients are leading Irish and international organisations including publicly listed corporations, semi-state bodies and private companies. They cover a wide range of industry sectors including healthcare, IT, media, energy, banking and finance, food and drink and environmental.