To be honest, what i can see happening is something similar to that with the taxis at the moment...everytime someone has a go at them, i do think that they do have a point, because i can see myself moaning like them in a couple of years... What is evident though is that we need action and fast...a new report should be initiated over the performance of the profession in the last few years and the need for tighter regulation... However, if any such measures were implemented such as a mandatory requirement of a course for non law students, this could be all too late, and you could find that there will be no one on the courses... The next few years we will see many turn away from the profession due to litle apprenticeships given. This might perhaps leave those who arn't just looking for a quick buck and actually have an interest in the area. It might level off numbers somewhat...that is until the next boom...
On Apr 1, 11:07 pm, Paudie <[email protected]> wrote: > for the next 2 years, the law society are flooding 700 more qualified > solicitors into an already saturated field. In the last 10 years, the > legal profession has doubled and is growing at almost 10% a year. > There are no jobs now or opportunity for growth - the housing bubble > distorted the market completely and it is us the guinea fodder that > will suffer the most. the law society are content to continue > taking the extortionate fe1 fees and ppc1 fees forever despite the > condition of the market place as this is a major source of revenue for > them. They do not have regard that most people have slaved through > degrees, fe1s and then have to enter an apprenticeship on slave money > despite the majority of other professions being looked after on > considerably better terms. we need to form a cohesive voice to > negotiate better terms as at it stands at the moment - apprenticeships > are few and far between and are going to revert back to 'family > connections' being the main door of entry to the legal profession. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
