Law Library Fees

Redwood

Anyone know why the Library has a policy of making new entrants pay entrance and subscription fees in full upfront, whilst everyone else can pay by installment? I thought it was meant to be getting easier to get into the gig...

Jo King

It is only for 2009. From 2010 on the master will have to pay the entrance fee and subscription.

dannysuir

I am also going down to the Law Library this year and I find it very impeding also. No only will it cost 3100 to join this year , insurance is not included in this fee, which is another 200 i gather. Furthermore I was charged 150 euro 3 weeks ago to attend a compulsory meeting with somebody on the committee to tell me all this. the meeting lasted exactly 12miniutes. The whole thing is become a financial nightmare, but i suppose we all knew that.

My real question concerns whether or not Devils may claim unemployment benefit as Devils are not actually employed or entitled to a wage. If not then:

Secondly because we are not employed and cannot actually practice until we have completed the period of devilling, are we entitled to an educational maintenance grand either ?

It would be great to hear from somebody who maybe has tried to claim any of this stuff before or perhaps rumours of what people actually do ?

Our man in Havana

My real question concerns whether or not Devils may claim unemployment benefit as Devils are not actually employed or entitled to a wage.

Self employed would be the social welfare stance I would think.

dermot_sheehan

Not available for employment so can't claim welfare. Bond put the situation simply, we are slef employed business people, just our businesses aren't that successful/profit generation at this time.

Similarly no grant available, since its not a course of education. I have however heard of the bar council office writing letters for people to get the student travel cards.

Jo King

dannysuir wrote: »

I am also going down to the Law Library this year and I find it very impeding also. No only will it cost 3100 to join this year , insurance is not included in this fee, which is another 200 i gather. Furthermore I was charged 150 euro 3 weeks ago to attend a compulsory meeting with somebody on the committee to tell me all this. the meeting lasted exactly 12miniutes. The whole thing is become a financial nightmare, but i suppose we all knew that.

My real question concerns whether or not Devils may claim unemployment benefit as Devils are not actually employed or entitled to a wage. If not then:

Secondly because we are not employed and cannot actually practice until we have completed the period of devilling, are we entitled to an educational maintenance grand either ?

It would be great to hear from somebody who maybe has tried to claim any of this stuff before or perhaps rumours of what people actually do ?

Why didn't you ask at the meeting? You were paying enough for it.

Redwood

gabhain7 wrote: »

Not available for employment so can't claim welfare. Bond put the situation simply, we are slef employed business people, just our businesses aren't that successful/profit generation at this time.

I think you can get jobseeker's allowance while self-employed. I'm no expert on welfare but I think the earnings limit is about €3700...Lets just say a devil should be comfortably under that..

See: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/unemployed-people/self-employed-and-unemployment