I don't really come on here anymore but sometimes out of habit I have a check. I'm very surprised at the tone of the law graduates thus far. Just because times are tough for everyone doesn't mean we should go back to the way things were and make law a closed shop again.
The FE-1s level the playing field for all. A non-graduate who can complete the FE-1s is just as worthy as anybody else to do law. The law graduates should find the FE-1s easy anyway so I don't see any harm in making them do them. I disagree totally with the idea that one has to have an educational qualification in law in order to work in that area. Those are the kind of sentiments I'd expect from the recently graduated law students, i.e. those who haven't really been in the workplace as of yet. As an apprentice solicitor with no law background who has worked his **se off for the FE-1s and to get an apprenticeship (not to mention working my **se off in my apprenticeship) I have barely used the knowledge from my FE-1s in my time in work. EVERYTHING I have learnt has been on the job training. Sure there are some bits and pieces from the FE-1s which may have filled in the blanks for me but not to any great extent. I think it's just a reflection on some of the people here that they're complaining about non-law graduates. It's very easy to blame your own failures on the system that;s in place or on the non-law graduates taking your apprenticeships but I think it's a bit of a cop-out. The market is very competitive at the moment. There are too many potential apprentices out there and not enough apprenticeships. That just means everybody has to work that bit harder to secure a position. Do unpaid work experience. Take a job in the post room of a law firm. Just because you have a degree does not mean you're automatically entitled to walk into a job at €50,000 a year. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
