The Gazette 1967/71

Employment of Newly-Qualified Solicitors

A matter which has

been

occupying

the

attention of the Liaison Committee is the difficulty

which newly qualified solicitors have in finding

suitable jobs. Now and then one hears of a newly

qualified solicitor being paid less than £10 a week.

Also many young solicitors find theselves doing

dead-end

jobs,

such as debt collections. The

attitude of some solicitors (they come in a minor

ity) can best be summed up in an item which

appeared in the Gazette for March 1968, under

the heading "Position Vacant". The substance of

the article was that the newly qualified solicitor

would be paid "pre-war wages" and should never

be offered "helpful criticism on a matter of real

importance". It cannot be denied that any solicitor

who adopts this attitude is failing in his duty to

the profession and the public as a whole.

The view expressed by

the President, Mr.

Noonan, when presenting the parchments on June

13th 1968 is to be commended. On that occasion

he said that "the best experience" is to be had in

a practice "where the whole field of practice is

covered, and the assistant always gets a wide scope

of personal responsibility". With a view to ensuring

that the newly qualified solicitor would get such

experience the Liaison Committee submitted to the

Court of Examiners

a memorandum on

Appointments Register. It is suggested in the mem

orandum that any solicitor (whether newly quali

fied or not) seeking a position could enter his name

on the Register. Similarly any firm with a position

vacant could enter particulars of it in the Register.

It was recommended that the Register should not

be confined to firms of solicitors with positions to

offer but should also be open

to offers from

Departments of State, Semi-State bodies, and the

commercial world. It is the feeling of the appren

tices and the Liaison Committee that when these

proposals are put into effect by the Incorporate^

Law Society the scope of employment open tp ;

newly qualified solicitor would be made clear t(j>

him and he would have a greater chance of acquir-'

ing the "best experience".

The Liaison Committee would be interested in

receiving any suggestions from the general body of

practising solicitors regarding the Appointments

come to make and would like to thank those who,

have already made suggestions.

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THE REGISTRY

Register A

Assistant Solicitor,

la'dy or gentleman,

required

for

Solicitor's Office

in South East

Ireland; att

racti

salary to suitable applicant. Apply with particu'i-.rs of

qualifications and experience to Box No. A269.

Register B

INCORPORATED COUNCIL OF LAW REPORTING

FOR IRELAND

The Council of Law Reporting invites applications from

those willing to undertake the compilation in accor

dance with the requirements of the Council, of an Irish

Digses of cases, 1959-1968, for a fee of £1,000.

Application should be submitted as soon as possible and

not later than the llth October, 1969, to the Secretary

of the Council, Law Library, Four Courts, Dublin 7.

REGISTRATION OF TITLE ACT, 1964

Issue of New Land Certificate

Applications have been received from the registered

owners mentioned in the Schedule annexed hereto, for

the issue of Certificates of Title in substitution for the

original Certificates

issued

respect of

the

lands

specified in the said Schedule, which original Certificates,

it is alleged, have been lost or inadvertently destroyed.

A New Certificate will be issued in each case, except

a case in respect of which notification

is received in

this Registry within 28 days from the publication of

this notice, that the Certificate of Title is still in existence!,

and

the custody of some person other than the

registered owner. Any such notification should state the

grounds on which such Certificate is being held.

Dated the 12th day of August 1969.

D. L. McALLISTER,

;

Central Office,

Land Registry,

Chancery Street,

]

;

Dublin.

SCHEDULE

Registered Owner,Mary O'Flynn. Folio number

28186. County Galway. Lands of Ballylee in the Barony

of Clare containing 49a. Or. 20p. and lands of Barranny

in the Barony of Clare containing 46a. 3r. Op.

Registered Owner, Margaret Mullally.

Folio

number 7947. County Meath. Lands of Woodpark

situate in the Barony of Dunboyne containing 4a

lr.

14p.

Registered Owner, George Ferdinand Wilson.

Folio 2451. County Dublin. Lands of Hollywood Great

situate in the Barony of Balrothery West containing

128a. 3r. 33p.

4. Registered Owners, Arthur E. O'Keeffe

and

Catherine O'Keeffe. Folio number 9513. County Kerry.

Lands of Lissivigeen situate in the Barony of Magunihy

containing 65a. 3r. Ip.

Registered Owner, AGO Ltd. Folio number 5751.

County Wicklow. Lands of Woodlands situate in the

Barony of Newcastle containing 3a. lr. 23p.