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Diploma in Finance Law in the Law Society

  • 15-08-2008 05:53PM
    #1
    Font22
    Closed Accounts Posts: 753 ✭✭✭


    Has anyone done this? Thinking of doing the diploma in September and would appreciate some feedback on it if possible!!


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  • #2
    Font22
    Closed Accounts Posts: 753 ✭✭✭Font22


    Anyone??? It must not be very popular!


  • #3
    GabiP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭GabiP


    I'm in the same boat no one has replied I dont want to jump into something I know very little about, sorry I cant offer you any help but at least you have one reply now :)


  • #4
    sh_o
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭sh_o


    Did anybody complete this diploma?
    Was the funds section detailed?
    Were any text books/guides recommended?

    Thanks


  • #5
    ?Cee?view
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,854 ✭✭✭?Cee?view


    To be honest, I wouldn't bother with it. At best, it skims over a broad area of law.

    If you're interested in Funds, I think that there are particular courses organised by some industry organisations, possibly based in the IFSC.

    Should say - I did the diploma about 5 years ago, maybe it's improved, but being the Law Society, I wouldn't bet on it.


  • #6
    GabiP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭GabiP


    I did the 08-09 year in Family Law Excellent course BUT it's taught AT you [if you get my drift] there are no assessments along the way no assignments what so ever, nothing until the very academic 3 hour exam at the end, set by the co-ordinator who tells you he is very mathematically minded and that all his papers are set like a maths formula! If you like this kind of teaching/learning go for it you will definately get a good education from some excellently experienced speakers but personally I'd go for the independant colleges courses instead if I had known sooner as it uses continuous asessment and is way cheaper. No diploma should be as hard as the one I did. Then again, I dont come from a legal background so was at a disadvantage from the get go. The lingo and Latin is non comprehensible to me not to mention the court system which I had to learn from scratch. I barely scraped through it. The law society is also way more expensive than independant colleges, something to think about. I know that getting a piece of paper from the Law Society obviously carries kudos in the legal world but if you're not bothered about that go with independant colleges.ie. Take a look at their prospectus before you commit to splashing out over €2000 for 6 months course.


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  • #7
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,969 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    The Institute of Bankers run courses.

    Might find something there OP


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