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noon), 6th and 7th September (morning), last
day for entry, 15th August.
Third Law Examination, 7th September (after–
noon), 8th and 9th September,
last day for
entry 15th August.
First Irish Examination, 15th September, last day
for entry 25th August.
Second Irish Examination, 15th September, last
day for entry, 25th August.
Solicitors should inform their apprentices of
the new dates in respect of the
Second
and
Third
Law Examinations for September.
ADMISSION CEREMONY
On the 00 th June 1967 the President presented
Certificates of Admission at a ceremony in the
Society's Library. Addressing the newly admitted
solicitors and their friends the President said :
Ladies and gentlemen, my message to you today
is one of congratulations, one of welcome and one
of caution. Congratulations on having successfully
navigated the arduous task of completing your
legal studies. The nature and demands of the
profession you are now entering require a high
standard with which you have all complied and
should feel satisfied with your achievement.
As President of the Incorporated Law Society
it is my privilege to welcome you into the legal
profession and I feel sure that you will derive as
high a satisfaction and feel as proud on becoming
solicitors as I do of issuing my welcome to you.
I must now turn to my note of caution and
warning as to the nature and extent of your obli–
gations as
solicitors. The
responsibility which
you will now be asked to bear on behalf of your
clients and the people you represent will require
your individual attention and your utmost dili–
gence. Your primary responsibility will always be
to your clients and it will be as the guardians of
their interest you will devote your legal career.
We are living in a rapidly changing society which
with the advancement of technique and the inno–
vations of procedure creates novel problems of
which the legal profession must be continually-
aware. The unending flow of new legislation in
all aspects of legal activity requires solicitors to
keep continually abreast of the most recent devel–
opment in order to safeguard the interests of their
clients. The distinction between the successful and
not so successful solicitor is that the former ex–
amines the whole spectrum of legal ideas and
proposals and from this examination makes his
choice, while the latter adopts the most con–
venient and less troublesome approach which is
often the least successful. We know that we are
no longer living in a small island, we are rather
living in a part of the whole world where our
fortunes are intimately related to the fortunes of
our neighbours overseas with whom we have
increased communication in the commercial field.
With our prospective entry into the Common
Market these fortunes will become more closely
related and like other spheres of activity the legal
profession will have to gear itself to increased
efficiency and set
the example and
leadership
which other organisations will feel compelled to
follow.
I want to exhort you to be analytical and
critical in your approach to the solution of legal
problems as "it's only the greasy wheel which
gets the oil". While the standards are high and
the demands exacting I feel sure that you will all
be an asset to the solicitors profession and con–
tribute toward the continued administration of
justice on the principles of equity and good con–
science. Do not hesitate to seek the more exper–
ienced counsel of your colleagues and the recourse
of the Incorporated Law Society.
Scan O hUadhaigh Memorial Award
This prize is presented annually by Comhdhail
Naisiunta na Gaeilge, and is awarded on the
results of the entire First Irish Examinations held
during the year. In making the award special
consideration is given to proficiency in spoken
Irish. The value of the prize is £50, intended
specifically to enable the successful candidate to
spend a period in the Gaeltacht.
I wish particularly to congratulate Miss Mary
Flanagan in this year 1967 on being the recipient
of this generous award. Scan O hUadhaigh was
a personal friend of mine and I am particularly
aware of his interest in the Irish language and I
am certain that there is no better way in which
he would wish to have his memory perpetuated
than by an award for proficiency in the spoken
language.
Certificates of Admission and Enrolment were
presented to the following solicitors.
Fergus F. D. Armstrong, B.C.L., LL.B. (N.U.I.),
Ballyweelin, Rosses Point, Co. Sligo.
Eric Brunker, B.A.
(T.C.D.), 25 Curlew Road,
Dublin.
Albert Derek Burke, B.C.L. (N.U.I.), 4 Ashfiekl
Park, Stillorgan Road, Dublin.
Niall P. Connolly, B.C.L., LL.B. (N.U.I.), 44 St.
Kevin's Park, Dartry.
David Cox, B.C.L. (N.U.I.), 5 Wellington Road,
Dublin
(Special Certificate).
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