Solicitors’ CPD Seminars Ireland
Leading Provider of Continuing Professional Development
to Solicitors in Ireland.
Who We Are
The Irish Institute of Continuing Professional Development (IICPD) has been organising CPD seminars for Solicitors since 2005. Our seminars are designed by practitioners and focus on practical issues encountered by Solicitors.
What We Offer
The IICPD is practitioner-led and seminars are designed to focus on real-world practical issues facing the Solicitors of Ireland. Speakers are leaders in their own areas of specialisation and content is selected based on topical issues facing practitioners.
Recorded CPD Events
Recorded events may be purchased and viewed at your own convenience. They provide full credit for Law Society CPD purposes – just the same as live events.
CPD Requirements 2025
The Law Society has confirmed the CPD requirements for 2025 as follows
You can download the entire booklet with the requirements below
Minimum 2024 CPD Requirement - 25 Hours
A solicitor who is NOT a sole practitioner or a compliance partner and/or an anti-money laundering compliance partner: the CPD requirement for the 2024 cycle is 25 hours CPD, to include a minimum of 5 hours of professional development and solicitor well-being and a minimum of 3 hours of client care and professional standards.
A solicitor who IS a sole practitioner or a compliance partner and/or an anti-money laundering compliance partner: the CPD requirement for the 2024 cycle is 25 hours CPD, to include a minimum of 5 hours of professional development and solicitor wellbeing and a minimum of 3 hours of client care and professional standards, of which at least 1 hour shall be accounting and anti-money laundering compliance.
Senior Practitioners
A Senior Practitioner who is NOT a sole practitioner or a compliance partner and/or an anti-money laundering compliance partner: the CPD requirement for the 2024 cycle is 8 hours CPD, to include a minimum of 5 hours of professional development and solicitor wellbeing and a minimum of 3 hours of client care and professional standards.
A Senior Practitioner who IS a sole practitioner or a compliance partner and/or an anti-money laundering compliance partner: the CPD requirement for the 2024 cycle is 8 hours CPD, to include a minimum of 5 hours of professional development and solicitor wellbeing and a minimum of 3 hours of client care and professional standards, of which at least 1 hour shall be accounting and anti-money laundering compliance.
There is a maximum limit of 7 hours CPD which may be completed within a single day. Solicitors should also note that a minimum of 5 hours / 20% of the annual CPD requirement must be completed in group study format. A maximum of 20 hours / 80% of the overall minimum CPD requirement may be claimed for time spent in relevant eLearning and a maximum of 12.5 hours / 50% of the yearly requirement may be claimed for writing relevant material that is published.
Our Story
The Irish Institute of Continuing Professional Development (IICPD) has been organising CPD seminars since 2005 when it was founded by Tom Coughlan, a solicitor who practises in Cork mainly in the areas of litigation, immigration and criminal defence, and Michael McGrath, barrister.
From 2021 – 2023 David Sweeney joined the IICPD as an online host for our new eLearning offering. David is a solicitor practising in Cork and Dublin, mainly in the areas of medical negligence & personal injury. David is a Notary Public. He hosts the “Sweeney Show” Business and Law podcast series and is passionate about communication and media. David has multiple online offerings, and he is now also the host of The Property Pod
In 2024, Kelly Coyle will co-host IICPD webinars. Kelly Coyle recently qualified as a solicitor with Thomas Coughlan & Company and practices mainly in the areas of litigation, immigration and criminal defence, with work in the areas of family law and conveyancing also.
