About Rónán Stewart
Rónán is a trainee solicitor currently assisting Raj Chada and Mike Schwarz in our Crime department.
Rónán joined Hodge Jones & Allen as a paralegal in our Civil Liberties team in 2021 where he assisted Jocelyn Cockburn, Susie Labinjoh, Gimhani Eriyagolla and Bríd Doherty on a varied and complex case load including inquests and civil claims against the police and public authorities.
Prior to joining Hodge Jones & Allen, Rónán was a criminal defence paralegal at a leading criminal defence and human rights firm in Belfast. Before this he interned at REDRESS working on a number of international human rights matters with a focus on representing victims of torture. He also volunteered for the Victims’ Rights Working Group to monitor International Criminal Court developments relating to victims’ rights.
Memberships & Appointments
- Inquest Lawyers Group
- Young Legal Aid Lawyers
- Police Action Lawyers Group
- London Irish Lawyers Association
Career
- Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors, Trainee Solicitor (2023-present)
- Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors, Paralegal (2021-2023)
- Madden & Finucane Solicitors, Paralegal (2020-2021)
- REDRESS, Legal Intern (2019)
Education
- Legal Practice Course, University of Law (Distinction)
- LLM Human Rights & Criminal Justice, Queen’s University Belfast
- Law (LLB), Queens University Belfast (First Class Hons)
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