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Ireland’s legal profession is very good at getting people in the door. What happens next is far less clear. At Heron, we connect businesses and law firms with consultant solicitors. Our first Heron Irish Legal Sector Report puts the published figures side by side, and this is what we found. https://lnkd.in/e52uKVE5/?utm_campaign=LegalReportQ32026-Video&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=paid&utm_id=1246218214&hsa_acc=515191405&hsa_cam=1246218214&hsa_grp=906210464&hsa_ad=1618029814&hsa_net=linkedin&hsa_ver=3

𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫. Entry is at a 17-year high. But the picture of where solicitors end up, whether they stay and how far they progress is far less settled. And the route into law is changing at both ends. You no longer need a college degree to qualify, and AI may change the junior work you learn the job on. These figures are usually published separately. Side by side, the pattern is different from any of them on their own. The Heron Irish Legal Sector Report, as featured in the Business Post. Download the report here: https://lnkd.in/e52uKVE5

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