The Gazette 1986

j u l y / a u g u s t 1986

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Dear Editor,

Court of Appeals has received submissions on this proposed change to Section 520.9 of its Rules for the Admission of Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. Its decision could be made as early as September. If any Irish solicitor or barrister wishes to avail of this provision, they should do so immediately; if the change is adopted, sitting the New York State Bar examination would be uniformly required. There is no requirement that one practise in New York at this time in order to retain membership of the State Bar.

German Language Courses for Lawyers I have recently been making inquiries at the Goethe Institute as to whether they would be willing to provide a German language course for lawyers. In response, the Director of Languages has advised me that they are willing to provide such a course, subject to a sufficient number of persons to constitute a viable class being interested. The type of course I would envisage would be one designed to give participants a sufficient command of German to enable them to understand and to translate standard German legal documents, and in particular letters received from German speaking persons. Additionally, it would endeavour to give participants the ability to respond to communications in German. I am advised that these skills can be taught reasonably quickly to persons with only a limited knowledge of the language. I would be obliged if anyone who would be interested in such a course would contact the undersigned.

Enquiries should be made to: State Board of Law Examiners, 90 State Street, Albany,

New York 12207. Yours sincerely, Catherine Byrne, Solicitor, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Law Department, One World Trade Center, Suite 66N, New York, N.Y. 10048.

Yours sincerely, Brendan Heneghan, c/o Wm. Fry & Sons, Fitzwilton House, Wilton Place, Dublin 2.

The Editor, Law Society Gazette, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7.

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