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King's Inn - Solicitor?

  • 20-11-2011 12:23pm
    #1
    cap1920
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    It says you become a barrister-at-law with the 4 year diploma course. But what is the route for solicitor?


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
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    cap1920 wrote: »
    It says you become a barrister-at-law with the 4 year diploma course. But what is the route for solicitor?

    You don't become a barrister after a 4 year diploma course. You do a 2 year Dip. course which gives you a Diploma followed by either a 1 year full time degree course or a 2 year Modular Degree Course which ends in the Degree of Barrister-At-Law.

    The Law Society website offers a comprehensive guide to becoming a solicitor but, in short, if you have a law degree and you sit the FE-1 exams. If you don't have a law degree but have another degree you take a preliminary exam and then you can take the FE-1's.


  • #3
    cap1920
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    You don't become a barrister after a 4 year diploma course. You do a 2 year Dip. course which gives you a Diploma followed by either a 1 year full time degree course or a 2 year Modular Degree Course which ends in the Degree of Barrister-At-Law.

    The Law Society website offers a comprehensive guide to becoming a solicitor but, in short, if you have a law degree and you sit the FE-1 exams. If you don't have a law degree but have another degree you take a preliminary exam and then you can take the FE-1's.

    If you don't have a law degree but another degree and you do the preliminary exam and take the FE-1's, how useful is that compared to if you had a law degree?


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    cap1920 wrote: »
    If you don't have a law degree but another degree and you do the preliminary exam and take the FE-1's, how useful is that compared to if you had a law degree?

    To be honest from the anecdotal evidence I have heard getting a placement is cut-throat at best at the moment. If you don't know someone who will take you on for the PPC-1 then you'd be hamstringing yourself by not having a good law degree.


  • #5
    McCrack
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    Any degree will allow you sit the FE1, preliminary exam is for those without a degree.


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    Milk & Honey
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    cap1920 wrote: »
    It says you become a barrister-at-law with the 4 year diploma course. But what is the route for solicitor?

    Down the South Dublin Quays till you reach the Calatrava bridge. Turn Right. Cross the Luas track. About 100 yards up on left.


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