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Congratulations to the 2025 Access Law Leadership Challenge Prizewinners!

Monday, 7 April, 2025

prizewinners with Gerry Kelly MHC and Gavin Barrett UCD
Pictured left to right: Gerry Kelly, Partner Mason, Hayes & Curran with Prizewinner: Iman El Hennawi, Roisin Mc Donough, Melissa Lal, Caitlin Canavan O’Driscoll, Hisham Mohamed, Omayma Madani and Professor Gavin Barrett, UCD Sutherland School of Law (Not pictured: Prizewinners Lavinia Hotca Florea and Lynn Kelly).

Congratulations to the 2025 Access Law Leadership Challenge Prizewinners!
This initiative is a collaboration between the UCD community (UCD Access and Lifelong Learning, UCD Sutherland School of Law, UCD Careers Network and UCD Alumni) and Mason Hayes & Curran LLP. The aim of the Challenge is to invite law students to demonstrate outstanding leadership by championing diversity solutions in the legal profession.
The winning submissions are awarded paid summer placement opportunities, mentoring, and bursaries for reading materials.
Thank you Mason Hayes and Curran for your hospitality at the recent prizegiving event!
Pictured left to right: Gerry Kelly, Partner Mason, Hayes & Curran with Prizewinner: Iman El Hennawi, Roisin Mc Donough, Melissa Lal, Caitlin Canavan O’Driscoll, Hisham Mohamed, Omayma Madani and Professor Gavin Barrett, UCD Sutherland School of Law (Not pictured: Prizewinners Lavinia Hotca Florea and Lynn Kelly).

Find out more about the Challenge on the Pathways to the Professions webpage.

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