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An applicant may apply to be accepted as a student of the law Society if:

(a) The applicant has attained the age of 29 years and has served as a bona fide clerk or employee of a solicitor for a continuous period of 7 years and has achieved a satisfactory standard of general education and attained an acceptable level of knowledge and experience of the work of a solicitor.
Applicants using this route should note that the standard of general education required is matriculation standard i.e., the general standard required for admission to Queen's University Belfast or the equivalent thereof.

(b) The applicant can satisfy the Society that having attained the age of 30 years he/she has acquired such special qualifications and/or experience as to render him/her suitable to be accepted as a registered student.