Client Care & Professional Standards
Continuing professional development
CPD for solicitors, without the year-end scramble
Recorded seminars you can complete on your own schedule, and live group sessions, all presented by Rody O'Brien, Barrister-at-Law. A certificate is issued for every course you complete.
The 2026 CPD requirement
What a practising solicitor needs this year
Under the Law Society of Ireland's CPD scheme, a standard practising solicitor completes:
25hours of CPD in the year
31 Decdeadline to complete them
20hours at most by eLearning
5hours at least by group study
Within the 25 hours: at least 3 hours of Client Care and Professional Standards, and 5 hours of Professional Development and Solicitor Wellbeing. Sole practitioners and compliance partners must include one hour on accounting and AML compliance. Different rules apply to senior practitioners. Always check the Law Society's current cycle information.
On-demand catalogue
Recorded CPD seminars
Watch on our learning platform at learn.rodyobrien.com, at your own pace. Your certificate is issued when you complete the course.
Client Care & Professional Standards
AML: Business Risk Assessment
Client Care & Professional Standards
AML: IMF Country Report
General Study
Children, Parents and Data Protection
General Study
Employment: Injunction against Termination
General Study
Injunction: Right of Way
General Study
Judicial Review: Abuse of Process
General Study
Judicial Review: Bias and Recusal
General Study
Judicial Review: Immigration
General Study
Judicial Review: Non-EEA Family Reunification
General Study
Judgment Execution
Complete Your 25 Hours
Your whole year of CPD in one purchase
One annual package that combines recorded eLearning, up to the 20-hour limit, with the 5 hours of group study you need. Buy once, and your CPD is done.
Ask about the bundle- Up to 20 hours of on-demand seminars, watched when it suits you
- 5 hours of live group study, the minimum the scheme requires
- Includes Client Care and Professional Standards hours
- A certificate for each course, kept on your platform account
- No last-minute search for hours in December
For law firms
One licence for every solicitor in your firm
Rather than each solicitor buying courses one by one, your firm takes a single annual licence. One contact, one invoice, and a clear record of who has completed what.
Firm-wide seats
Every solicitor at the firm gets access to the full on-demand catalogue for the year.
Completion records
Certificates issued per solicitor, so your training partner or office manager can see where everyone stands.
In-house sessions
Live group-study sessions for your team, on topics that matter to your practice.
Live seminars
Topics Rody has taught since 2007
Live CPD for solicitors and other professionals, delivered online or in person, for groups and firms.
Request a seminar- Anti-money laundering
- Data protection and GDPR
- Employment law
- Professional ethics
- Code of conduct and disciplinary hearings
- Regulatory law
- Contract law
- Judicial review
- Injunctions
Questions
CPD FAQs
How do I get my CPD certificate?
Certificates are issued through our learning platform at learn.rodyobrien.com when you complete a course. You can download them from your account at any time.
Do recorded seminars count towards my CPD?
Yes, as eLearning, up to the scheme's limit of 20 hours a year. You also need at least 5 hours of group study, which our live sessions provide.
Can you verify my attendance with the Law Society?
Yes. Where the Law Society asks us to verify your CPD attendance or completion, we can provide it. See our Privacy Policy.
Can I buy for a colleague, or for the whole office?
Yes. Email [email protected] and we will set up individual seats or a firm-wide licence.