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Blackhall Place

  • 14-07-2011 7:34pm
    #1
    arryanna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭


    I've just got a few questions regarding solicitor training. Firstly is it true that if one has received a grant for a masters, he/she will be unable to secure a grant for Blackhall? I won't be able to afford paying for either course without a grant so if this rumour is true I'll only be able to do one.

    If anyone has done a masters in Law and/or the solicitor training course would you advise one above the other? When sticking Law down on my CAO I was told about all the career options you would have after a BCL degree, can any of these be obtained without being a qualified solicitor? My plan was to do a masters and this would hopefully open a lot of doors for me, but in the current economic climate one must be realistic :(

    Also, if for instance I go down the solicitor route and pass the FE-1's, could I defer my place for the PPC1 while I work full time for a year to be able to afford further study?

    Sorry about the length of my post, but if anyone could volunteer some information in answer to my questions I would be very grateful! :)


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  • #2
    skyhighflyer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭skyhighflyer


    Firstly is it true that if one has received a grant for a masters, he/she will be unable to secure a grant for Blackhall?

    Not too sure on this, I think you only have one bite at the cherry regards a postgrad course but can't tell you for sure. I'm sure your local council can advise.
    If anyone has done a masters in Law and/or the solicitor training course would you advise one above the other?

    Judging by your previous posts you're in first year law so you've plenty of time to decide yet. You can't really compare though. If you want to practise as a solicitor then you have to go to Blackhall. I don't really see the point of a Masters straight after your degree unless you have a massive academic interest in some area of the law. From what I see a Masters seems to neither help nor hinder candidates re: employment, unless it's a Harvard or Oxbridge LLM. Don't forget the larger firms still pay your Blackhall fees so if you get in there you're golden re: the cost of PPC1 (Blackhall)
    When sticking Law down on my CAO I was told about all the career options you would have after a BCL degree, can any of these be obtained without being a qualified solicitor?

    Having a law degree means you can apply to most grad programmes without being a qualified solicitor. I know law grads working in fields as varied as banking, police, army, journalism, public service, tax, accounting, huge corporations, marketing, any number of EU organisations and NGOs. Probably a fair few working in Starbucks or on the dole as well though, a degree doesn't guarantee you anything.
    Also, if for instance I go down the solicitor route and pass the FE-1's, could I defer my place for the PPC1 while I work full time for a year to be able to afford further study?

    I'm a bit confused by this. I may be wrong but you do realise you need a solicitor to take you on as a trainee once you have your FE-1s before you can do PPC1? You can't pass the FE-1s and then head off to Blackhall (whether you're paying for it yourself or not) without a training solicitor to sign your indentures.

    With the above proviso in mind, you can certainly take a year off after the FE-1s. I'm pretty sure you can do the FE-1s at any time you like once you have your degree. Assuming you haven't contracted to start with a large firm that recruited you in advance of your doing the FE-1s who want you to start on completion of them, there's a lot of flexibility as to when you want to take them.


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