The guy in the jumper lives in Navan and took out a 120% mortgage with Start Mortgages in 2007 FFS.
The account that video is on is called “freedomfromalldebt”. All debt? Really? Why should there be freedom from all debt? That’s something they might want to think through for a bit longer than five seconds.
The attrition rate at the bar is horrendous and a lot of the newbies have to practice as barristas at night to make ends meet. About 60% drop out before 6 years
How does the whole barrister / solicitor relationship work?
Would solicitors use the same barrister the whole time? All barristers are sole traders aren’t they?
Most solicitors would have a group of barristers they’d frequently use be it for their speciality, knowledge of the law, friendship or trying to get into undergarments.
There’s only very limited ways in which you can instruct a barrister directly. The solicitor is supposed to do all the day to day work on a file and handle money and the BL looks after legal drafting and advocacy.
There are some directly employed Bald like in the AGs office but a large proportion are self employed