PILA regretfully farewelled Legal Officer Jo Kenny in early December, who has taken up a position at the Pensions Board. Jo was instrumental, along with Project Officer Lianne Murphy, in the creation of the PILA pro bono referral scheme as it exists and continues to grow today.
However, PILA is delighted to welcome Maeve Regan on board as its new Legal Officer! Maeve is a solicitor, lecturer and author with a speciality in employment and equality law. Maeve has been a member of PILA since 2010 and carried out work, in tandem with a barrister, on a forced labour issue for a migrant rights NGO. Maeve trained with Arthur Cox and upon qualification worked with the Arthur Cox Employment Law Group. On secondment from Arthur Cox, Maeve worked with Herbert Smith, London and in the international legal department of Schering-Plough in New Jersey. She is a consultant to the Law Society's Diploma in Employment Law and is the course tutor on the Law Society's Certificate in Employment Law Advocacy. Maeve is also the Editor and co-author of Employment Law (Bloomsbury Professional, 2009), which she co-authored with 22 leading employment, pension and tax lawyers. In 2011, Maeve worked as a solicitor with Northside Community Law Centre, advising on employment and equality law and social welfare law. Maeve continues to volunteer with the Centre.
Upon her appointment Maeve said "PILA' s creation of a centre for public interest law has changed the legal landscape. PILA's groundbreaking work has enabled and organised the bringing together of the unique legal skills of practitioners with the needs of community groups and NGOs . I am delighted to join the excellent team and to give my best to continuing PILA's important and valuable work."
Maeve can be contacted directly at maeve.regan@flac.ie.