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GDL and law experience

  • 08-01-2013 4:24pm
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    I am an overseas lawyer(S. America) based in Dublin and will be doing the GDL and LPC qualification when I move to London later this year.
    I would love to get some work experience in Dublin this month before i start a new position in early February. How do you reckon would be the best way to go about this? Simply email/call some Dublin lawyers and chance my luck or is there a more formal way?

    Any assistance much appreciated!!


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  • #2
    NoQuarter
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    Walk into solicitors firms and ask them can you work for free for a few weeks for experience. You'd be doing very well to get any paid work experience.


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    NoQuarter wrote: »
    Walk into solicitors firms and ask them can you work for free for a few weeks for experience. You'd be doing very well to get any paid work experience.

    sorry, i DID mean unpaid!


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    Procrastastudy
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I am an overseas lawyer(S. America) based in Dublin and will be doing the GDL and LPC qualification when I move to London later this year.
    I would love to get some work experience in Dublin this month before i start a new position in early February. How do you reckon would be the best way to go about this? Simply email/call some Dublin lawyers and chance my luck or is there a more formal way?

    Any assistance much appreciated!!

    Out of curiosity - One of the common law S. America countries? (there might only be one I don't recall).


  • #5
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    Procrastastudy wrote: »
    Out of curiosity - One of the common law S. America countries? (there might only be one I don't recall).

    Argentina


  • #6
    NoQuarter
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    sorry, i DID mean unpaid!

    Yeah well the best chance you'll have is to walk in and speak to them about it!


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  • #7
    Procrastastudy
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Argentina

    Interesting. I hope you will update the tread with some reflections when you get settled. Good luck.

    Oh and +1 on the walk in - loads of law students do it so I can't see an issue with someone with more experience doing it. I suppose your biggest issue is getting somewhere that lets you get stuck in to a greater degree.


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