Padraic Courtney qualified as a solicitor in 1994 and has worked for the Law Society's Law School as a course manager, specialising in Probate and Taxation, for more than twenty years. He holds the Law Society Diploma in Property Tax. A registered Trust and Estate Practitioner and former Committee member of STEP Ireland and secretary to the Law Society of Ireland Probate, Administration and Trusts Committee. He has lectured and tutored on Wills, Probate & Estates and Taxation on the Law Society Professional Practice Course and electives and has delivered seminars for CPD, Skillnets, the DSBA, STEP Ireland, and regional Bar Associations. He runs the Wills, Probate and Estates Masterclasses offered by Law Society Professional Training.