The Gazette 1992

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GAZETTE
available elsewhere, a l t h o u gh in a
m a n n er which was n ot supervised by
qu a l i f i ed p e r s o n n el a nd t h us less
protective of wome n 's h e a l t h.
Finally, the C o u rt considered t h at
the available evidence, which h a d n ot
been d i s pu t ed by t he Irish
Go v e r nme n t, suggested t h at the
o r d er of the Irish c o u r ts h ad created
a risk to the health of t h o se women
w h o at the time of the C o u r t 's
j u d gm e nt were seeking a b o r t i o ns at a
later stage in their pregnancy, owing
to lack of p r o p er counselling, a n d
w h o were n ot availing themselves of
c u s t oma ry medical supervision a f t er
the a b o r t i on h a d taken place.
Moreover, the C o u rt n o t ed t h at the
orders mi g ht have h a d mo re adverse
effects o n women w h o were n ot
sufficiently resourceful or w h o h a d
n ot the necessary level of e d u c a t i on
to have access to alternative sources
of i n f o r ma t i o n.
T h e C o u r t, by 17 votes to 6,
awa r d ed Du b l in Well Wo m an
I R£ 2 5 , 0 00 for loss of i n c ome as a
result of the orders of the Irish
c ou r t s. It u n a n i mo u s ly accepted
Op e n D o o r 's claim for costs a n d
expenses incurred in b o t h the
d ome s t ic a nd S t r a s b o u rg proceedings
a n d awa r d ed IR£68,985.75 less the
a m o u n ts already paid by way of
legal aid in respect of fees.
T h e C o u rt also u n a n i mo u s ly
accepted, in p a r t, the claims of
Du b l in Well Wo m a n for
r e i mb u r s eme nt of the costs a nd
expenses it h a d incurred in b o th the
d ome s t ic a nd S t r a s b o u rg
proceedings. It awa r d ed Du b l in Well
Wo m a n IR£100,000 less the s ums
already paid by way of legal aid in
respect of fees a nd expenses.
So Many Lawyers, So Little
Opportunity
T h e Un i t ed States, the Un i t ed
K i n g d om a n d Ireland are currently
experiencing an over-supply of
lawyers in the ma r k e t p l a c e. S ome
of the c omm e n ts f r om a b r o ad
are applicable to this small
j u r i s d i c t i o n.
O n e c omm e n t a t or h as stated t h at
battered by recession a nd cost-
c o n s c i o us clients, f i rms in the Un i t ed
States w h o h a d f a t t e n ed u p in the
1980s are " h u r t i n g ". Ma ny f i rms in
t he Un i t ed States are d e f e r r i ng
starting dates for new " h i r e s ",
rescinding j o b o f f e rs a n d cutting
d own on s ummer intern
p r o g r amme s.
Lujuana W. Treadwell, executive
director of the US Na t i o n al
As s o c i a t i on for Law P l a c eme n t, h as
stated t h at rescinded o f f e rs a n d j o b
deferrals in the Un i t ed States were
virtually u n h e a rd of until 1991.
Equ a l ly u n h e a rd of were massive
layoffs of associates a n d p a r t n e rs
t h at have a f f e c t ed even the mo st
prestigious law f i r ms in the United
States. Not only have the big f i rms
slowed their recruiting of new
lawyers b ut they have also t o u g h e n ed
associate evaluations, a n d held the
line on pay raises.
In E n g l a n d, Hugh Thompson
r e po r t ed in The Times on No v emb er
10, 1992 t h at the n umb e rs a p p l y i ng
to law f i rms for traineeships have
reached a l mo st tidal p r o p o r t i o n s.
Ma c f a r l a n e s, a 42 partner, city
practice with Brussels a n d Tokyo
o f f i c es a nd alliances with f i rms
in G e r m a ny a nd Ame r i c a, stated
t h at it received over 2,300
a p p l i c a t i o ns a nd expects to take on
20 trainees.
T h e r e c r u i tme nt p a r t n er at
Ma c f a r l a n e s, An d r ew J a c k s o n, first
l o o ks at a c a d em ic results, next he
l o o ks for the t u t o r 's reference.
A l t h o u gh he stated t h at a lot of
a c a d em ic references were like estate
a g e n t s' blurb, he h as learned to read
b e twe en the lines a nd ask specific
qu e s t i on s.
T h e f i rm was particularly l o o k i ng to
see if t he c a n d i d a te on p a p er
ma t c h ed u p with the c a n d i d a te in
the flesh. Ma ny c a n d i d a t es were
c o n f u s ed a n d inarticulate a b o ut wh at
they were a pp l y i ng for. He stated
t h at it was not e n o u gh to wa nt to
work in the city a nd drive a r o u nd in
a BMW. T h e f i rm was l o o k i ng for
f o c u s ed amb i t i o n, the ability to
ma n a ge h a rd work a nd clients,
willingness to work a nd a sense of
responsibility.
All the d o om a n d g l o om a b o ut the
lack of o p p o r t u n i ty for lawyers h as
not scared away law school
applicants. Since the mid 1980s s ome
35,000 law g r a d u a t es have qu a l i f i ed
a n n u a l ly in the Un i t ed States. An
u n p r e c e d e n t ed 94,000 a p p l i c a n ts were
c omp e t i ng to enter law school in
1991 - the f o u r th consecutive year
to set a record.
Meanwhile, the Law School of the
Irish Law Society has been creating its
own records with 3757 solicitors on
the Roll who are required to hold
practising certificates a nd some 900
apprentices in the system together
with a registered waiting list. •
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