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Sshechile 2 — costs
It wae reported that the Society's applic
ation for an increase in the Schedule 2 item
charges had been received by the Statutory
body under the Solicitors Remuneration Act
1881. That body however refused to deal
with the application until such time as the
order converting the present charge into
decimals had been made.
The President stated that as regards the
last mentioned matter it was merely a ques
tion of having the Order drafted, signed and
laid before the Oireachtas. It was decided to
pursue the question of an increase in the
charges as soon as decimalisation has been
effected.
PRESENTATION OF PARCHMENTS
The President,
in presenting parchments
to
newly
admitted solicitors on 11 June, 1970, said:—
Ladies and Gentlemen,
My task today is a particularly pleasant one. I have
the privilege of formally welcoming into the profession
a number of recently qualified young men and women.
It is a proud day for you and no doubt for your parents
also. The years of study and expense have at last
brought their reward—and I hope you will quickly
realise
that
this profession
is a
rewarding one not
necessarily from a financial point of view but from
the point of view of satisfaction in
life, fulfilment in
your career. There are great opportunities for service
to individuals and to the community. Always remember
that this is a profession wih a fine tradition—try to live
up
to
that tradition and never hesitate
to ask for
advice and assistance from the senior members of the
profession. Remember that you are now officers of
the Court and that the highest standards of honour
and probity are expected of you. I mentioned in my
half-yearly address that the Solicitors profession is not
one which trains young men and women for export
and even
in an expanding economy
it may not be
easy to absorb over 100 new Solicitors every year when
the average number of deaths and retirements does not
exceed about 35 per annum. Nevertheless I believe that
more and more opprotunities will arise for qualified
solicitors in commerce and industry and I think and
hope that those of you who have not got family firms
to go into will find manv suitable openings particularly
if you are prepared to work in the country for a while.
There are many solicitors in country areas who are
finding it difficult to get assistants and though I am
a city solicitor myself I can assure vou that you will
get a great deal of worthwhile experience in a country
practice.
I must advise, as mv predecessors have done, that a
newly admitted solicitor should not dream of settine
up
in practice of his own until he has plenty of
experience and then onlv if he has substantial capital
or backing. Indecr1
T personally think that the da" of
the one-man firm has gone. In these days of snecialisa-
tion and increasing overheads some form of partnership
or amalgamation is essential. Another area where there
is
considerable
scope
for employment
is
in
certain
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Government departments
as
for
instance
the Land
Registry. In this connection I am pleased to say that
with support from my predecessor, Mr. McCarron. the
satisfactory revision of the salary structure of solicitors
in the recruitment grade of the civil service has been
achieved with effect from 1st April 1970.
I hope that all of you who find yourselves working
in Dublin or Cork will give all possible help and
encouragement to the Free Legal Advice Centres. Apart
from
this I urge you
to
join
the Law Society and
Local Bar Association and also the Society of Young
Solicitors which will help to keep you up to date.
In
addition
to
presenting
parchments
I
am
presenting today
the Sean O hUaidhaigh Memorial
Prize and I am pleased to see that we have here Col.
MacNeill of Comdhail Naisiunta Na Gaeilge who are
the sponsors of the prize which goes to the candidate
who has done best in the Society's examination in the
Irish Language.
On behalf of mv colleagues on the Council and on
mv own behalf I bid vou welcome.
The President
then presented parchments
to
the
following :
Patricia
I. Burke. B C-L..
150. Avond?'e Road,
Killiney, Co. Dublin; Damien Cassidy. 16, Thorncastle
Street, Dublin 4; Martin Clarke, 89. St. Helen's Road,
Booterstown, Co. Dublin: Arthur Comvn and Nicholas
Comyn, Westwood. Mallow, Co. Cork; Murough B.
Connellan, 24, Greenfield Road, Mount Merrion, Co.
Dublin; Maxwell McD. Conrv, B.C.L., L.L.B., 59, Har-
court Street, Dublin 2; Christine McAulliffe Curtin, 66,
Orwell Park. Rathgar, Dublin 6; Patrick J. Cusack,
Drumrora, Bally jamesduff, Co. Cavan; Oonagh M.
Dowling, Lisfannon. Carrickbrennan Road, Monkstov/n,
Co. Dublin: Martin N. Egan, B.C.L., Birchgrove,
Ballinasloe. Co. Galwav. (Special Certificate).
J. D. Berchmans Cannon, B.C.L., 30, Hollvbrook
Road, Clontarf, Dublin, 3; John L. Jermyn, Heron's
Reach, Rinsraskiddv, Co. Cork: Elizabeth Lacy, B.C-L.,
"Narena," Castleknock Road, Castleknock, Co. Dublin;
Michael G. Larkin. B.C.L., LL.B., "Ard na Greine,"
Racecourse Road, Tralee, (Special Certificate). William
T. Listen, B. Comm., 29 Eglington Road, Donnybrook,
Dublin 4; Ellen M. E. Lvnch B.C.L., 57 Upper Leeson
Street, Dublin 4; James M. Mohan, 63 Terenure Road
North, Dublin 6; Desmond Carroll Moran, B.C.L., 28
Rathdown Park, Terenure, Dublin 6; Eugene M. Murphy,
B.C.L. L.L.B., 24 Haddon Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3;
Henry Murphy, 2 Temple Gardens, Rathmines, Dublin
6; Francis McArdle B.C.L.. Dundalk, Co. Louth; Derek
A. McVeigh, B.C.L., 10, Church Street, Letterkenny,
Co. Donegal; Timothy O'Driscoll
B.C.L.,
L.L.B.
Iveragh House, Caherciveen, Co. Kerry; Mary V. G.
O'Connell, Annebrook, Mullingar. Co. Westmeath;
Michael O'Hanrahan, 48 Merlyn Rd., Ballsbridge, Dub
lin 4; Ronan O'Siochain B.C.L.. 32 Oulton Rd., Clontarf,
Dublin,
3; Marv Rose Adele Quinn, Aghnaskeagh
House, Mountpleasant, Dundalk, Co. Louth; Louise
Ryan, B.C.L., 22, Mcrton Road, Dartry, Dublin; Mary
Ryan,
"Innisfail", Kickham
Street,
Thurles,
Co.
Tipperary; Oran Ryan, 26, Ailesbury Road,Ballsbridge,
Dublin, 4; John M. E. Sexton, 20, Ilex House, Sussex
Road, Dublin;
Paul
Smithwick, Kilcreene
Lodge,
Kilkenny; Miriam S. Toomey. 69, Blackheath Park,
Clontarf, Dublin, 3.
The Sean O h'Uadhaigh Memorial Prize, 1969 was
presented
to Proinnsias Uinsinn de Burca, Orbsen
House, Cornamona, Co. Galway.