Practice Areas
Guidance and resources tailored to your area of practice
Practice Management
Tools, guidance, and support you need to run your practice efficiently, stay compliant, and deliver outstanding client service
Information and resources for starting a firm
Run and develop your practice effectively
Selling your practice and retirement planning
Tools and information on the Solicitors Accounts Regulations
Understand the complaints process and respond effectively
Manage Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) renewal
Resources and information to stay compliant
Guidance on the Solicitor Advertising Regulations
Manage your firms applications, payments and more
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View upcoming conferences, online training and in-depth courses.
See your route to qualifying as a solicitor in Ireland
Stay on top of your obligations under the CPD Scheme Regulations.
View resources to support your studies at the Law School and your traineeship
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Simpler succession and exit planning
Our new resource supports solicitors in managing succession and exit planning effectively and professionally.
- Regulation
It features case study categories offering valuable insights into challenges practices experience. There are currently four categories, which contain a range of scenarios:
1. Change of structure
How to navigate changes of structure and regulatory requirements to ensure a smooth succession. This study explores the merger of two sole principal practices; sole principal to partnership; sole principal to new sole principal and partnership to sole principal.
2 Merger and acquisition
Success in merger and acquisitions, and regulatory requirements to ensure a smooth succession.
3. Death of sole principal
In-depth examples of regulatory requirements where a sole principal dies, featuring various scenarios for winding up the firm and sale of the firm.
4. Cessation in practice
How to navigate cessation in practice for both a sole principal and a partnership practice, and related regulatory requirements.
More information
- See Succession and Exit Planning on our upgraded website
- Email solicitorservices@lawsociety.ie