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BCL Law

  • 13-01-2010 11:29pm
    #1
    redout
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    Anyone doing the BCL ?

    Can you fill us in on your thoughts.

    Thx


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  • #2
    davegilmartin
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    Redout,

    Just saw your post their earlier and thought I would see if I could help you out! I'm Dave Gilmartin and I'm the Class Rep for BCL year one this year and wonder what it is you would like to know? Its an excellent degree from my experience so far, I had the points and option to go to other colleges to study Law but once I met with the lecturers here I realised just how much more dynamic this particular degree is. We study the core legal subjects in first year and then depending on your preferences you can decide to shift the focus of your degree towards the Kings Inns side of things if you wish to be a Barrister or for the FE1s to be a solicitor, either way this degree can set you on your path. Firstly its a recognised degree from Kings Inns, so the subjects you sit here will let you avoid the part time course other people have to do and you can head straight for the entrance exams.

    Personally I have found the degree to be a hugely interesting program. Already we have had prominent barristers, the Legal Editor of the Irish Times, the film censor, the Dean and Registrar of Kings Inns, solicitors come in to talk and discuss the professional career options with us and the faculty are always on the look out for ways to improve our general legal education which really sets us apart in other ways from the other colleges. We also have Criminal Law class trips to Mountjoy Prison where we see the current state of the Irish Prison System is really like.

    In first year you will study these subjects;

    Foundations of Law and Legal Research
    The Irish Legal System
    Constitutional Law
    Law of Torts
    Criminal Law
    Advanced Constitutional Law
    Advanced Criminal Law
    Advanced Torts
    The Law of Contract
    European Union Law

    If you have any other queries at all you can private mail me on this or find me on Facebook I'd be more that happy to help with anything its part of my role as a student here and as class rep!

    Dave


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