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Becoming a barrrister/solicitor?

  • 03-05-2014 12:12am
    #1
    Disorganised Disaster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭


    I was on work experience at a solicitors last week and I loved it (especially the part where you go to court)

    I was just wondering could anyone tell me the exact stages you have to go through and what each one involves to become a barrister or a solicitor in Ireland.

    I tried looking it up on the internet and talking to the guy I was shadowing but I'm still kind of confused to be honest!


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  • #2
    impr0v
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,647 ✭✭✭impr0v


    If you look on the websites for the Law Society (solicitor) and the King's Inns (barrister) they describe the qualification paths and requirements in detail.


  • #3
    Disorganised Disaster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭Disorganised Disaster


    Thanks a million! I can't believe I had so much trouble finding it before. Do you know what the job prospects are like on the legal profession once you are fully qualified? I've heard its very difficult to get into it without a lot of money or Connections or both?


  • #4
    Bepolite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,737 ✭✭✭Bepolite


    Disorganised Disaster wrote: »
    Thanks a million! I can't believe I had so much trouble finding it before. Do you know what the job prospects are like on the legal profession once you are fully qualified? I've heard its very difficult to get into it without a lot of money or Connections or both?

    Connections are easily built during your law degree and acedemic stages. Money can be an issue qualifying in either profession, for barristers it continues to be a problem for years after qualifying. For solicitors getting a job is the issue but it's getting easier.

    (at work no spell check sorry)


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