LLB in England

MrPudding

Hi all,

I am starting to study (part time) for a law degree in England. Is it possible to convert from the English system to the Irish?

To be honest I am not sure what I am going to do, but it would be nice to know what the option are.

MrP

Antisocialiser

also interested in finding this out.

bear17

Hi

I believe it would be relatively easy, given that much Irish law is based upon that of England. An English law degree would be recognised by any Irish university if you wish to study further here.
With regard to qualifying professionally here, for solicitors' exams, there is no advantage given to Irish law degrees, so your English law degree wouldn't be disadvantaged in any way. The Constitutional law entrance exam would take a good bit of extra work on your part, but others like Equity would be very similar to what you'll study. However, I'm not sure whether it would be recognised if you chose to study as a barrister here, as Kings' Inns require a law degree with certain subjects having been studied, and you would, at least, need to study year-long courses in the subjects you hadn't already studied before you could begin the qualifying process.

My advice to you is, as an Irish law graduate seeking work, is not to automatically look to convert back to the Irish system, as there is likely to be better opportunities in the UK. I'm looking at studying a postgrad in the UK next year for that very reason!

MrPudding

Cheers bear! Much appreciated.

I am have long time to go before it becomes something I need to worry about, just trying to work out the options. I was hoping it might be a good way to get back to Ireland.

Where are you thinking of doing your postgrad?

MrP

bear17

Most likely one of the London universities, probably Kings or UCL. They offer much more specialisation, particularly in commercial areas (like intellectual property and competition law for example), than any of the Irish universities, which is particularly advantageous to me because I have already obtained a commercial-oriented undergrad. Where are you doing the LLB?

MrPudding

I am doing the LLB in Buckingham. Seems like a decent enough course, the Uni is very close to where I live and the part time nature of it suits very well.

MrP