Arbitration, PhD.....

chops018

Hi all,

So I'm still trudging away at the FE1's, however I was looking into other areas whilst trying to complete the FE1's as I may not get a TC straight away.

Was looking at the professional arbitration course in UCD..... has anyone ever done this, what it is like, is it difficult/practical, would it enhance your employability and is it useful in itself for getting a job in arbitration even? Also would I be able to keep working (part-time) and do the course, I think the course is part time also. If so I'd be able to do a few days work, do the arbitration course and study for a couple of FE1 subjects.

Now, another option I was looking into was to apply for a scholarship to do a PhD.....would it be worth the time and effort of doing one? Also do you have to have an area or a proposal prepared before you can apply?

Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated please.

nuac

It can pay well to be an arbitrator, once you have the qualifications and contacts.

But hard to break into it.

Dont know about a PH D. Such high qualifications rarely rated highly when picking some one for a job.

Procrastastudy

Some of the wife's family (inc herself) have them (PhDs) - you tend to find you end up in a job where everyone has one and they aren't that special - they certainly don't attract particularly high salaries compared to the work required.

That's outside of academia of course which seems to be a bit of a gravy train!

jblack

chops018 wrote: »

Hi all,

So I'm still trudging away at the FE1's, however I was looking into other areas whilst trying to complete the FE1's as I may not get a TC straight away.

Was looking at the professional arbitration course in UCD..... has anyone ever done this, what it is like, is it difficult/practical, would it enhance your employability and is it useful in itself for getting a job in arbitration even? Also would I be able to keep working (part-time) and do the course, I think the course is part time also. If so I'd be able to do a few days work, do the arbitration course and study for a couple of FE1 subjects.

Now, another option I was looking into was to apply for a scholarship to do a PhD.....would it be worth the time and effort of doing one? Also do you have to have an area or a proposal prepared before you can apply?

Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated please.

What area of law do you like, rather than specialising in a dispute resolution forum, is a better way to point your compass.

The UCD Dip. Arb has lost it's CIArb accreditation as far as I know.

My own opinion is generalised LLMs are not that valuable, especially if they are used to paper over the cracks of a poor/average degree, however a specialised masters or diploma coupled with some relevant work experience is very useful and marketable.

But -- you have to have a fair idea of what you want to do as you will be pidgeon-holing yourself.

chops018

jblack wrote: »

What area of law do you like, rather than specialising in a dispute resolution forum, is a better way to point your compass.

The UCD Dip. Arb has lost it's CIArb accreditation as far as I know.

My own opinion is generalised LLMs are not that valuable, especially if they are used to paper over the cracks of a poor/average degree, however a specialised masters or diploma coupled with some relevant work experience is very useful and marketable.

But -- you have to have a fair idea of what you want to do as you will be pidgeon-holing yourself.

Thanks for the replies so far everyone. Keep em' coming, especially on that arbitrary course.

Well I have an LL.M already, so PhD would be the next step really..