Southern Law Association

Welcome to the Southern Law Association

The SLA is a voluntary association of its members and is not legally incorporated. It does not have regulatory powers and duties akin to the Law Society of Ireland. However, the SLA has gained official status and recognition over the years. In particular, the SLA is, by law, entitled to nominate five of its members to sit on the council of the Law Society of Ireland.

About the SLA

Dating from the 1870s, The Southern Law Association (SLA) is an association of solicitors whose members consist of practitioners working in Cork City and County. Every solicitor practising in the City and County of Cork is entitled to apply to the SLA to be admitted as a member, subject to being proposed and approved by the council of the SLA. The SLA is a voluntary associ...

What is CPD?

What Is Continuing Professional Development? CPD is defined in the Regulations as “the provision of further education or training (or both) to a solicitor, whether relating to law or to management and professional development skills, intended to develop the solicitor in his or her professional knowledge, skills and abilities, and may be referred to in common usage as ‘CPD...

Draft Legal Services Bill 2011 Published

The draft Legal Services Bill 2011 with explanatory memorandum has now been published on the Oireachtas website.  A copy of the Legal Services Bill can be accessed below. Follow the link to the website and document below:  http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/bills28/bills/2011/5811/document2.pdf The Bill is the subject of a Special Law Society Council meeting on Friday 1...

  • Welcome to the Southern Law Association

  • About the SLA

    Tuesday, 11 October 2011 19:51
  • What is CPD?

    Saturday, 22 January 2011 20:19
  • Draft Legal Services Bill 2011 Published

    Wednesday, 12 October 2011 11:45

CPD

New S.L.A. Seminar

Civil Partnership Act Seminar
River Lee Hotel, Western Road, Cork
Thursday 08th March 2012
Taking place between 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m
2 General CPD Points
Fee: €25 per person

For further information go to CPD Notices:
http://sla.ie/cpd/cpd-notices