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A "Distinguished Speaker Series" was established in 2006. The 2009 discussion was on "The Law's Response to Gangland Crime in Ireland". Panellists have included James Hamilton (Director of Public Prosecutions), [1] Carol Coulter (Irish Times), Ivana Bacik (barrister and politician), and criminal law solicitors Michael Finucane and Petter Mullan.[ citation needed ] Other topics of discussion have included "Is the Seanad Worth Saving?" (2011), "The Fusion of the Legal Professions" (2012) and "The Future of the Irish Corporate Tax Regime" (2014).[ citation needed ] Notable participants in the series include Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Lord Hoffman, and Professor Cass Sunstein. In 2018 the series welcomed David Bruck and Monica Feria-Tinta.[ citation needed ]

The TCLR also hosts an annual "Authors' Night", where speakers such as law professors and the editors of law journals discuss legal writing strategies and provide advice to students who are considering entering submissions for the publication.[ citation needed ]

Awards

A number of awards are available for those who enter submissions to the TCLR.[ citation needed ]

Editorial board

The editorial board of the Trinity College Law Review consists of undergraduate and postgraduate law students of Trinity College Dublin.[ citation needed ] Responsible for the selection and editing of the articles published in the review, the board also works to promote legal writing in Trinity College through holding workshops and guest lectures throughout the year.[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

Past editorial board members of the Trinity College Law Review include: Oran Doyle, constitutional law scholar and Head of Trinity College Dublin Law School [3] [ failed verification ] and James Nix, Director of Policy & Operations with An Taisce: The National Trust for Ireland. [4] [ failed verification ]

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References

  1. "DPP says no 'quick fixes' to gangland crime". Irish Times . 13 January 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  2. "Submissions". trinitycollegelawreview.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. "Oran Doyle". tcd.ie. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. "An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland Annual Report 2012" (PDF). An Taisce. 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.