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Becoming a lawyer after a non-law, arts, degree.

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  • 18-08-2007 7:05am
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    Rredwell
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    I am a 3rd-year UG in TCD, and wondering if anyone could tell me how one becomes a lawyer after a BA, either through further education or not. Is it possible, for ex., to be trained by a firm if you go to work for them? Or would you need to take time off and do a course? Thanks.


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    impr0v
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    There are a number of ways, depending on what branch of the profession you want to enter. Below is a summary, you'll need to investigate the fine details yourself.

    As a graduate, to become a solicitor you need to pass a set of exams, known as the FE1s, to gain entry to the law society's educational program. Check out www.lawsociety.ie for information.

    To become a barrister, you have to gain entry to the King's Inns to do the one year BL degree. You generally need a law degree to do so, but can instead do the 2 year part time diploma course at the same institution to, for all intensive purposes, make your non-law degree into an eligible one. More information at www.kingsinns.ie.

    There are, I believe, a number of institutions that offer courses preparing you for either option, chief among them (I hope I'm doing a competing institution a disservice by saying that) is Griffith college. www.griffithcollege.ie


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