Not just allegations of being a closed shop - Competition Authority reasons. Just my two cents, but the idea of capping entry is a non- starter and probably illegal. I don't really know competition law inside out, but there is a reason the professions were all opened up more and more in the last decade or so and it wasn't the internal generousity of those already in the field. They can't just be closed again...
What may be more interesting is thinking about whether its an unfair burden of entry to require an apprenticeship. There are certainly arguments that practice can teach what books can't, but I'm not sure that professional placement should stand in the way of actual qualification. There could be stages of qualification - i.e. do FE1's, go to blackhall for one year full-time taking some new course and becoming "qualified" so that you could be hired and could practice. Then, at your option, adding PQE to your qualification as you get it. I'm sure the fear is that the public shouldn't have let loose on them solicitors with only one year of teaching, but if the system, as it is, lets Michael Lynn's loose...what could be worse? My gripe is really that the barrier to qualification is employment. I don't think that should be the case. On Feb 21, 4:34 pm, Daz <[email protected]> wrote: > I hate to say it but there's probably not much point in complaining to > the law society in reality. The amount of newly qualified solicitors > on the dole out there is well documented in the press. Also, the Law > Society doesn't owe potential apprentices a job. > > There used to be a cap on the numbers permitted to pass the FE-1s as > far as I'm aware and that's probably not a bad idea to ensure that > numbers are kept down. I can't think of any better way to do it to be > honest unless there's some way of extending the apprenticeship period > and making you sit the FE-1s during an apprenticeship? > > The system is probably as good as it can be at the moment. To > introduce restrictions such as only allowing law graduates sit the > FE-1s is ridiculous and will fuel allegations of law being a "closed > shop", which is why the cap on the numbers passing the FE-1s was > removed (I think!). > > As for those looking for apprenticeships, if you keep plugging away > you;ll eventually get one and 5 years is more than enough time to do > it in too. If you haven't gotten an apprenticeship in that time I'd > suggest a different career path for you! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
