REGISTRATION: Trainee Solicitors 2026

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Section 1: About You
(a) Personal Details
Title*
First Name*
Middle Name(s)
If applicable.
Surname*
Previous Name
If applicable.
Date of Birth*

DayMonthYear
Gender*
Please confirm other gender identity*
(b) Contact Details
The contact details you provide here will be used for all communications in respect to your application and any subsequent registration with the Society.

We will need to be able to correspond with you whilst you are not in the office and so you should include your personal email address here, and not your address within your proposed training organisation.

Please be aware, it is your responsibility to notify the Society as a matter of priority if any of your personal or contact details change.
Address Line 1*
Address Line 2
Address Line 3
Town / City*
Postcode*
Zip Code or Eircode as applicable.
Country*
Contact Telephone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: 00000 000 000.
Email Address and Verification*

Section 2: Education Background
(a) Undergraduate Studies
Please use this section to enter your qualifying undergraduate studies only, including conversion Masters programmes such as MLaw. Please only include the degree/s required for entry to the solicitor course.

If you have completed any postgraduate programmes e.g. LLM, you will be given the opportunity to enter these in Section 2(b).

You may add a maximum of two undergraduate level qualifications.
Undergraduate Qualification (1)
Qualification Title*
Other Qualification Title*
Subject*
This should be the wording as it appears on your official degree documents e.g. Law (Major) with French
Classification*
Awarding Institution*
Other Awarding Institution (not listed)*
Month and Year of Award*
Format MM/YYYY e.g. 07/2023. If you have not yet been awarded, please indicate the month and year it is due to be awarded.
Awarding Country/Region*
Other Country/Region*
YESNO
Undergraduate Qualification (2)
Qualification Title*
Other Qualification Title (not listed)*
Subject*
This should be the wording as it appears on your official degree documents e.g. Law (Major) with French
Classification*
Awarding Institution*
Other Awarding Institution (not listed)*
Month and Year of Award*
Format MM/YYYY e.g. 07/2023. If you have not yet been awarded, please indicate the month and year it is due to be awarded.
Awarding Country/Region*
Other Country/Region (not listed)*
(b) Postgraduate Studies
Please use this section to enter your postgraduate studies only, e.g. LLM.

You may add a maximum of two postgraduate level qualifications.
Postgraduate Qualification (1)
YESNO
Qualification Title*
Other Qualification Title (if applicable)*
Subject*
e.g. Law (Major) with French
Classification*
Awarding Institution*
Other Awarding Institution (not listed)*
Month and Year of Award*
E.g. 07/2023. If you have not yet been awarded, please indicate the month and year it is due to be awarded.
Awarding Country/Region*
Other Country/Region (if applicable)*
YESNO
Postgraduate Qualification (2)
Qualification Title*
Other Qualification Title (if applicable)*
Subject*
e.g. Law (Major) with French
Classification*
Awarding Institution*
Other Awarding Institution (not listed)*
Month and Year of Award*
E.g. 07/2023. If you have not yet been awarded, please indicate the month and year it is due to be awarded.
Awarding Country/Region*
Other Country/Region (if applicable)*

Section 2: Education Background (Continued)
(c) Core Subjects
Under the Solcitors Admission and Training Regulations 1988 (as amended) all individuals wishing to register with the Society as a trainee solicitor must produce proof of having met the core subjects. Please use the below table to confirm if you have met each core subject.

Students who commenced their degree course prior to September 1996 should have Company Law as a core subject. Company Law has now been replaced by EU/European Law.

If you are due to complete the Evidence and Criminal Procedure standalone module via the IPLS, please note Law of Evidence core subject as "Pending".

Please Note: to ensure your compliance with the regulations, as noted, your documentation will be vetted to confirm the core subjects have been met. It is therefore important that you ensure your responses are correct and verifiable.

Required*

Rows	Response
Company Law (if applicable)
Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
European Law
Equity
Land Law
Law of Contract
Law of Evidence
Law of Tort

Section 3: Master and Office Details
(a) Your Proposed Master
Title*
First Name(s)*
Surname*
Job Title*
e.g. Director, Head of Legal, Partner
Professional Email Address*
Eg. jane.smith@smithsolicitors.com
(b) Your Proposed Organisation
Name of the Organisation*
Organisation/Firm Reference Number (if known)
Please refer to your Guidance Notes.
Address Line 1*
Address Line 2
Address Line 3
Town/City*
Postcode*

Section 4: Referees
(a) Referee 1
Name 1*

TitleFirst NameLast Name
Job Title*
Organisation Name*
Referee Email Address*
example@example.com
(b) Referee 2
Name 2*

TitleFirst NameLast Name
Job Title*
Organisation Name*
Referee Email Address*
example@example.com

Section 5: Evidence Upload
Please upload the document(s) to the relevant section.
EF1B Petition and Supplementary Declaration Form*

Max. file size 3MB. File formats accepted: pdf, jpg, jpeg, png
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EF1E Indentures of Apprenticeship ("training contract")*

Max. file size 3MB. File formats accepted: pdf, jpg, jpeg, png
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EF1Ei Code of Conduct*

Max. file size 3MB. File formats accepted: pdf, jpg, jpeg, png
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EF1F Confirmatory Note for Masters*

Max. file size 3MB. File formats accepted: pdf, jpg, jpeg, png
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Scanned copy of your original Birth Certificate and any name change documents (e.g. Deed Poll)

Max. file size 3MB. File formats accepted: pdf, jpg, jpeg, png
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Clear scanned copies of your original degree certificate and final transcript. If you are currently completing your studies, please upload your interim transcript including any pending modules.

If you are currently completing your studies, please upload your interim transcript including any pending modules. If you are supplying your evidence via a university verification service (e.g. HEDD), please upload an unofficial copy or confirmatory note here. Max. file size 3MB. File formats accepted: pdf, doc, docx, jpg, jpeg, png
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Section 1: About You

(a) Personal Details

(b) Contact Details

Section 2: Education Background

(a) Undergraduate Studies

Undergraduate Qualification (1)

Undergraduate Qualification (2)

(b) Postgraduate Studies

Postgraduate Qualification (1)

Postgraduate Qualification (2)

Section 2: Education Background (Continued)

(c) Core Subjects

Section 3: Master and Office Details

(a) Your Proposed Master

(b) Your Proposed Organisation

Section 4: Referees

(a) Referee 1

(b) Referee 2

Section 5: Evidence Upload

Please upload the document(s) to the relevant section.

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