Young Lifford woman called to the Bar of Northern Ireland

A young Lifford woman has been called to the Bar.

Alvena Sharma has been called to the Bar of Northern Ireland this week after completed the Pilot Bar of Ireland Internship in Dublin in July 2025.

The daughter of Angelie Sharma, Alvena is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin where she studied law. 

She was admitted to the Institute of Professional Legal Studies last year and has now been called to the Bar of Northern Ireland. 

Last year, she completed the internship which offered a unique opportunity for participants to gain firsthand insight into the life and work of a barrister. 

Interns engaged in job shadowing with both civil and criminal barristers, attended talks by junior and senior counsel, former judicial assistants, and a High Court judge.

They also benefited from guided tours of the Four Courts and participated in workshops on advocacy, IT, and legal research.

The selection process included each university or institution that runs an approved course for the King’s Inns Barrister-at-Law Degree being invited to submit two nominations. 

These nominees were then invited to complete an application form. There were a total of 32 nominations and applications were selected by University Outreach Committee at The Bar of Ireland.