Law Society of Ireland

Law Society of Ireland
Dlí-Chumann na hÉireann
PredecessorSociety of Attorneys and Solicitors of Ireland
Formation15 March 1852; 172 years ago (1852-03-15)
TypeProfessional association
Legal statusChartered
PurposeEducational, representative and regulatory
Professional title
Solicitor
HeadquartersBlackhall Place
Location
  • Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates53°20′56″N 6°16′58″W / 53.348754°N 6.282724°W / 53.348754; -6.282724
Region served
Ireland
Membership (2020)
11,166
President
Barry MacCarthy
Senior Vice President
Eamon Harrington
Junior Vice President
Martin G Lawlor
Director General
Mark Garrett
Main organ
Council
Budget (2020)
€31.2 million
FundingProfessional and educational fees
Staff (2020)
146
Students (2020)
921 (Professional Practice Courses)
Websitewww.lawsociety.ie

The Law Society of Ireland (Irish: Dlí-Chumann na hÉireann) is a professional body established on 24 June 1830 and is the educational, representative and regulatory body of the solicitors' profession in Ireland. As of 2020, the Law Society had over eleven thousand solicitor members, a staff of 150 and an annual turnover of over €30m.[citation needed] It is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland's capital city.

Under the Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2015, the Law Society exercises functions in relation to the education, admission, enrolment, discipline and regulation of the solicitors' profession. It is the professional body for its solicitor members, to whom it also provides services and support.[1]

  1. ^ "Who we are".