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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Up to €5,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
RDJ is one of Ireland’s top 10 full-service law firms. With offices in Cork, Dublin, Galway and London and a team of more than 260 people, the firm offers industry-focused legal advice in areas such as corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, commercial property, employment, tax and dispute resolution.
Their clients include scaling and established Irish companies, multinationals, financial institutions and global insurance companies. RDJ has been named as a leading firm in Chambers Europe and The Legal 500.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The scholarship is worth €5,000 plus work placement or internship.
Eligibility
- Students from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background who are registered on any BCL or LLB programme and have achieved or who expect to achieve at least a 2H2 average in their previous year's results in law modules are eligible to apply, and will be invited to submit an application, a personal statement (no more than 300 words), and an essay (no more than 1000 words).
- From these applicants, the top 5 based on their academic results and the essay will be invited for interview by a mixed RDJ-School of Law panel.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Ireland
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
31 Jul 2025
A shortlist of students will be chosen and an interview will take place to discuss your application. The interview panel will include representatives from the School of Law and RDJ and success will be based on your interview, application form, academic results and the short essay.
Each student must compose a short essay of 1000 words discussing the following:
‘Discuss the importance of diversifying the Irish legal profession, the progress which has been made to date and what more could be done to further diversification of the legal profession.’
This must be submitted together with the application.