▁person ", ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁her ▁mathematical ▁background . ▁Future ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁judge ▁Ad rian ▁Hard iman ▁served ▁on ▁her ▁L & H ▁committee . ▁The ▁topic ▁of ▁her ▁inaug ural ▁address ▁was ▁the ▁" Just ▁Society " ▁and ▁featured ▁contributions ▁from ▁Mary ▁Robinson , ▁Dec lan ▁Cost ello ▁and ▁Brian ▁Wal sh . ▁ ▁She ▁attended ▁the ▁Law ▁Society ▁of ▁Ireland ▁and ▁later ▁studied ▁for ▁a ▁post grad uate ▁course ▁in ▁E EC ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Europe , ▁Bru ges ▁following ▁qual ification ▁and ▁on ▁a ▁scholar ship . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁admitted ▁as ▁a ▁Sol ic itor ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁She ▁pract ised ▁at ▁ ▁McC ann , ▁Fitz G er ald , ▁Ro che ▁and ▁D ud ley ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁partner . ▁ ▁Fin lay ▁was ▁subsequently ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁She ▁dev illed ▁for ▁Peter ▁Kelly . ▁As ▁a ▁junior ▁coun sel ▁practice ▁included ▁commercial , ▁inj unct ive ▁and ▁ins ol ven cy ▁matters , ▁including ▁representing ▁the ▁Irish ▁government ▁in ▁proceed ings ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁In sur ance ▁Corporation ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁She ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁at ▁Middle ▁Temple ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Senior ▁Coun sel ▁ ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁Senior ▁Coun sel ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁She ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁Bar ▁of