Blame it all on Brexit. Or not. But 2016 is a handy marker to use as year dot in the recent shake up of Ireland’s legal services industry. The vote to leave the European Union sparked a surge in UK-based lawyers joining the Irish roll of solicitors to shore up their post-Brexit options. Some showed they meant business and even took out practising certificates. Then the Law Society spoiled the fun by clarifying that solicitors who qualified in England and Wales would have to have a physical presence in Ireland in order to practice here. That dampened interest. But not…
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