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Solicitor Apprenticeship

  • 09-02-2012 4:53pm
    #1
    elya765
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭


    Has anyone completed their training contracts with a non law firm for eg inhouse/ in the legal department of a bank or other corporate?


    Feedback appreciated

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    pandas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 137 ✭✭pandas


    I wasn't aware that you could?


  • #3
    elya765
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭elya765


    As long as you get required experience in areas not covered by the corporate company eg conveyancing etc via secondment i think you can. In England its quite common.


  • #4
    johnfás
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭johnfás


    Yes you can do it but it's not that common. The Financial Regulator for example will train solicitors. Similarly the banks and some other financial institutions. I have a friend in a stockbrokers who is in Blackhall. You just need to go to a firm on secondment to complete the requirement for practical conveyancing experience.


  • #5
    McCrack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,984 ✭✭✭McCrack


    If you can get the secondment well and good (your training will be better for it), I wouldn't necessarily say without it you're doomed. It boils down to what you tell the LSI (or omit as the case may be). They really don't monitor it.

    There are many organisations, state, semi-state and private that you can get a TC from, ESB, DPP, Chief State, Ins companies, Central Bank. There are loads others. Big companies employ in-house, they can give TC provided the usual criteria for training solrs are met.


  • #6
    shaneybaby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 415 ✭✭shaneybaby


    Girl in my blackhall class did hers in a county council law office. Not aware if she went off on secondment but i'd imagine she did.


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  • #7
    johnfás
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭johnfás


    shaneybaby wrote: »
    Girl in my blackhall class did hers in a county council law office. Not aware if she went off on secondment but i'd imagine she did.

    Most people who do it tend to find a friend in Blackhall to swap with for a few months. i.e. the person in the council goes into a (generally small) firm and the trainee from that firm goes into the council for a while. The reason most people do that if they're in a public sector job is that generally they won't keep paying you for the period of secondment unless you get somebody to swap in.


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