Well, and sorry to bring negativity for those studying, I assume there is many in the same boat as myself – have all 8, but job prospects look extremely badly. It seems that we are as hard hit as anyone else (harder in my opinion) but were a group that are totally forgotten – we aren’t in the Law Society yet, so they’ve no real interest in us – most of us aren’t brand new graduates – so we fall between all the stools with no none to give us a voice. If you are a recently qualified at least then you have the OPTION of transferring your qualification to another common law jurisdiction (although given the global nature of this recession that might not be any great benefit).
So would people have any ideas on alternatives for the time being? Or plans of action? Maybe we could investigate job prospects and what is required in other common law jurisdictions? I’ve done a small bit of investigating on New Zealand, so maybe a few of could investigate different countries and report back? Also, the Law Society are only interested in helping out qualified solicitors and trainees – perhaps we need them to make them aware of our situation and what they may do to help us? For instance, maybe they could make other Law Societies aware of what the FE1s entails and so this might make it easier when our foreign legal qualifications are being assessed. For instance, to begin the PPC in New Zealand you must have recognised law qualification from a recognised university. I have a PG Diploma from an unrecognised third level (DIT). That’s where it would be handy if my FE1s carried some weight. i.e. I’m wondering is there anything the Law Society could do to help us out in that regard. Generally, I’m wondering if we may work on alternatives to the bleak Irish situations, just to see what options may be available to us. Or possibly even alternative careers to law (although that seems unthinkable at the moment given the amount of time and energy I poured into the FE1s) Comments appreciated! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "FE-1 Study Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.ie/group/FE-1-Study-Group?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
