The Gazette 1992

GAZETTE

MARCH 1992

the Council of the Law Society has recommended the following salary structures for apprentices:

Notice

Course Timetable 1992 The following courses will take place in the Law School during the remainder of 1992.

In the matter of Vincent O'Donoghue solicitor and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts, 1954 and 1960.

first six months £105 per week gross,

30th Professional Course from 23/3/92 - 10/7/92 31st Professional Course from 24/8/92 - 11/12/92 24th Advanced Course from 18/3/92 - 8/5/92 25th Advanced Course from 15/6/92 - 31/7/92 26th Advanced Course from 27/10/92 - 11/12/92

second six months £115 per week gross and

Record No. 2SA/1988

final six months £125.00 per week gross.

By order of Mr. Justice Costello made in the above entitled proceedings on 24th day of February, 1992, it was ordered pursuant to Section 20 (1) (a) of the Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 1960 that no banking company shall without leave of the High Court make any payment out of a banking account in the name of the solicitor Vincent O'Donoghue or in the name of his firm Jefferson Lloyd Solicitors, 95 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2.

Payment by the office of all or part of the Professional or Advanced Course fees may be taken into account. In 1990, the Council of the Law Society also recommended that a newly-admitted solicitor should be paid a salary of not less than £10,000 to £11,000 per annum in his or her first year of practice.

The Society reserves the right to vary dates and duration of courses.

Professional Course Requirements It should be noted that a student may not enter on a Professional Course unless his/her indentures of apprenticeship have been properly executed following issue of the Society's letter of consent. Furthermore, the intending student must have spent three months in a solicitor's office before embarking upon the course. Payments to Apprentices The Council of the Law Society has recommended as a guideline that apprentices should be paid £85.00 per week gross for the three month period spent in an office before they embark on the Professional Course. For the eighteen month period from the end of the Professional Course to the beginning of the Advanced Course,

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28th February, 1992.

Pocket Di a r i es 1 9 9 3

Patrick Joseph Connolly, Registrar of Solicitors.

The Law Society will be publishing a 1993 edition of its highly popular legal pocket diary. The diaries are published in a handy week-to-view format with an appointments section and contain a range of useful information. The diaries are a must for every solicitor and an ideal presentation gift to clients. An order form for the diaries has been distributed with this issue of the Gazette. •

DUBLIN 2 OFFICES Ideal for young Solicitors starting up Heating and telephone system installed Very reasonable rent

Contact: Anthony O'Neill at 682588 or Fax 682991

Doyle Court Reporters Congratulations to one of our reporters. Mary O'Sullivan, who has become the first person in Ireland or Britain to be awarded the Certificate of Merit by the National Court Reporters Association of America, C.M.. In order to obtain the certificate, the highest standard set by the NCRA, Mary had to write shorthand at 260 words per minute. She is currently a member of our team of reporters providing a daily transcript of the evidence to the Beef Tribunal at Dublin Castle. Practitioners please note that the Michaelmas, 1991, personal injury judgements are now available. 2, Arran Quay, Dublin 7. Telephone 722833 and 2862097 (after hours). Fax: 724486.

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