The award-winning Diploma Centre at the Law Society of Ireland has provided continuing professional education and training for over 20 years. The Diploma Centre offers a diverse range of postgraduate courses which are available both onsite and online. Courses delivered by leading experts are open to solicitors, trainees, barristers and suitably qualified professionals. We provide a flexible approach to learning with courses designed to satisfy CPD requirements.

Core and innovative course offerings

The Diploma Centre offers a diverse range of courses including core fields of interest for both law and non-law graduates and innovative programmes which reflect the specialist areas of practice in which the legal profession increasingly operates. These include our Diploma in Aviation Leasing and Finance, Diploma in Technology & IP Law, Diploma in Sports Law and Certificate in Data Protection Practice. Courses are available online, live and on-demand, providing a dynamic platform of flexible, accessible learning.

Current courses

All current diploma and certificate courses are available on the Diploma Centre webpage.

Courses in spring 2022 include:

• Diploma Aviation Leasing & Finance
• Certificate Company Secretarial Law & Practice
• Diploma Employment Law
• Diploma Insurance Law
• Diploma Compliance & Risk Management
• Certificate Data Protection Practice
• Diploma Healthcare Law
• Certificate Charity Law, Trusteeship & Governance
• Diploma Corporate Law & Governance
• Certificate Commercial Contracts

Click here to download the 2021/2022 Diploma Centre Prospectus.

Overview

• Postgraduate certificate and diploma courses
• Flexible on-site and online learning
• State-of-the-art lecture capture facility
• Practitioner-led lecturers and workshops
• Annual free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), with over 21,000 registrants from 85 countries since 2014.
• Discounts available

Accolades

Winner - Public Sector Magazine Education Support award, Excellence in Business Awards 2021

Winner - Service Provider to the Legal Profession, Irish Law Awards 2016, 2017 and 2018

Winner - Postgraduate Course of the Year in Law, gradireland Higher Education Awards 2019, Diploma in Aviation Leasing and Finance Law

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