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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland
[May,
1943
profession.
Every solicitor should place
before him the ideals of truth and honesty
and never vary, no matter what the tempta
tions may be, from the strict path of proper
conduct in the cases that mav be entrusted
to them, and of strict accounting to their
clients for any money which the}' may re
ceive.
I expect that those who will enter
the profession, shortl}7 after the results are
announced to-day, will use every possible
endeavour to live up to the traditions of the
past, maintain the credit and the stability
of our profession, and endeavour to retain
the high place we hold in the country. One
of the essential things is to remember that
we are not a business, but a profession, and
that while we must be fair and honourable
in all our dealings with the public, we must
also be fair and honourable as regards our
brother solicitors.
I know that there is always a temptation
for a young man to make every effort to
obtain business, but this effort should not go
to the extent of doing his brother solicitors
harm and of deliberately, directly or in
directly, canvassing their clients. Where
such practices creep into a district it means
that there is no such thing as honourable
practices left among the solicitors in that dis
trict, and where one member starts in unfair
practices it means that other members will
be tempted to follow
to safeguard their
interests.
The start of a professional career is difficult,
but there is always an opening in every dis
trict for a young able man, who is determined
to succeed. He should build up for himself a
reputation for hard work and a desire to
assist his clients in the best possible manner,
and also a reputation for honesty and fair
dealing. By this means in the course of a
year or so, any young solicitor should be able
to make a reasonable success of the start of
his practice, and he should always remember
that, while he is only commencing, one
day in the not very distant future he will be a
senior member of the profession and one who
must give a good example to those who are
entering the profession.
I wish each and
every one of you a very happy and a very
successful career.
To those who have failed I would appeal to
them not to be discouraged but to remember
that there is always another chance coming,
and if they will continue their studies and
give some more application than they have
given up to the present, it may be expected
that at the next announcement, their names
will figure among the successful candidates.
Ta an t-am tagaithe anois nuair nach
folair dibh sgaradh o'n a cheile agus bhiir
slighthe eagsamhla a ghabhail san saoghal.
Sibh-se gur eirigh an scrudu libh is ri-mhaith
ata toradh bhiir saothar tuillte agaibh agus
nil puinn imnighe orm acht go n-eireochaidh
go seoidh libh san slighe-bheatha uasal ata
toghtha agaibh agus go gcomhlionfaidh sibh
i gcomhnaidhe cuspoiri uasile an tslighe-
bheatha san.
Agus dibh-se nar eirigh libh de'n babhta,
seo
'se deirim libh gan lag-mhisneach a
bheith oraibh mar gur iomdha duine r6mhaibh
a theip scrudu air agus nac raibh pioc nios
measa da bharr.
Saoghalta fada fe rath agus fe shonas do
gach uile duine agaibh agus go n-eirigh an
t-adh go h-aluinn libh uilig.
At the Preliminary Examination for intend
ing apprentices to Solicitors held on 5th and
6th April, the following passed the examina
tion and their names are arranged in order of
merit :—
1.
2.
3.
4.
JamesC. Brennan.
John J. Daly.
C. Hugh Doyle.
Florence G. McCarthy.
Joseph D. Simon.
Ten candidates attended; five passed:
five were postponed.
At the Final Examination for Apprentices
to Solicitors, held on 1st and 2nd April, the
following passed the examination and their
names are arranged in order of merit :—
1.
Brendan P. O'Byrne, B.A..N.U.I.
2.
Caleb C. McCutcheon.
3.
Patrick M. K. Johnson.
4.
Liam M. Collins
Michael T. Neary
6. George A. Russell.
7.
John M. O'Shea.
8. Robert W. R. Johnston,
B.A.,T.C.D.
9. Arthur T. J. O'Connor.
10. Maurice J. Kenny.
11. Henry M. Sheehy.
12. Diarmuid Rosney.