Irish Applicants

To qualify as a solicitor in Ireland, you must:  

• Pass the Preliminary Examination or receive an exemption from it
• Pass Final Examination - First Part (FE-1)
• Secure a training contract 
• Attend the PPC I and pass the course examinations
• Spend a period of 11 months as a trainee solicitor in the training solicitor's office
• Attend the PPC II and pass the course examinations  
• Serve the remainder of the two year term of apprenticeship, following completion of the PPC II.

Download a route map of the process.

Download the Becoming a Solicitor booklet.

Support for Students with Disabilities

• View the Disability Registration Form.
• View the Disability Policy & Guidelines.

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Data Protection

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Contact Details
The Law School, Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7
Phone: 01 672 4802
Fax:       01 672 4992
e-mail:  lawschool@lawsociety.ie