The number of solicitors added to Ireland’s law society roll has increased by 275% to 1,347 solicitors over the past year in the wake of the Brexit vote, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Eversheds and Slaughter and May making the most applications.
Beating the previous record set in 2008 by more than 500, 1,347 will have been admitted to the Law Society of Ireland’s Roll of Solicitors by the end of 2016. Of that number, 810 England and Wales-qualified solicitors made the decision to become dual-qualified following the Brexit vote on June 23. In 2015 the total number of UK solicitors that transferred to Ireland was 101. In 2014, that number was 51.
