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Non-law graduate looking to become a solictior

  • 11-03-2011 5:18pm
    #1
    itchyblood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 113 ✭✭


    Hey guys,

    So I'm in my final year of a BA in Arts and I'm really interested in getting into law when I graduate. I'm just wondering what people think is the best way about studying for the FE-1's.

    Do I HAVE to do a course such as one in DIT or DBS? Or can I get private tuition, or even do it myself? Would that be unrealistic?

    I want to apply for training contracts in a few law firms, and some of them say that, upon acceptance etc, they will pay for your exam fees, but would they pay for me to do a course needed to prepare me for the FE1's?

    If anyone could clear this up for me, I'd really appreciate it.
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    ananas
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 390 ✭✭ananas


    You don't need to specifically have a law degree if you want to become a solicitor, all you need is a basic degree. However the market is saturated with solicitors at the moment, and it's extremely difficult for law graduates with 1:1's to get a training contract (not that I'm bitter at all :pac:)

    As regards the FE1's, only the bigger commercial firms in Dublin will pay the fees for these. There are 8 to sit, and are challenging to pass, even for people who have studied law in college. No firm will pay for you to do a preparatory course like the Griffith College or Independent Colleges.

    Think long and hard before you go down this route, try and get some experience in a solicitor's firm to see what the work is like, or apply to some Summer Internships in the big commercial firms in Dublin.

    Have a look at the website http://lawsociety.ie/Pages/Public-Becoming-a-Solicitor-CMS/, it should give you all the information you need.


  • #3
    itchyblood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 113 ✭✭itchyblood


    Thanks a lot, that sounds like good advice. Do you know anything about studying in England, and how transferrable it is to come back to Ireland qualified? Say if I did a GDL (Graduate Diploma in Law) and LPC, can I come back and practice here if I did a training contract in the UK? The market seems to be a bit better in the UK at the moment, from what I've been told.


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