Qualified Lawyers' Transfer Test (QLTT)

The Qualified Lawyers' Transfer Test (QLTT) is a conversion test, which enables lawyers qualified in certain countries outside the Republic of Ireland to qualify as solicitors in this jurisdiction. A Certificate of Eligibility is required to sit the QLTT.

The QLTT comprises exams in the following subjects:

  • Constitutional Law and Company Law or Criminal Law
  • The Law of Contract and the Law of Tort
  • The Law of the European Union
  • Land Law and Conveyancing
  • Probate and Taxation
  • Solicitors’ Accounts
  • Professional Conduct (oral examination by Zoom)

It may be possible to obtain an exemption from some of these papers. For further information on how to apply for exemptions please see Application for Exemption from QLTT subjects.

Legislative sources

The following legislative sources can be used during the QLTT: QLTT Permitted Legislative Sources.

Please note: You may only bring into to examinations the original, unmarked (except for highlighting and underlining) publications included in the QLTT permitted legislative sources.

Photocopies or copies printed from the internet will not be accepted. Supplemental material purchased from the Law Society cannot be brought into the examination.

Additional Resources

Download the Solicitors Guide to Professional Conduct (4th Edition)

You can order Law Society of Ireland Oxford University Press manuals online or by post through the website.

Texts recommended in the syllabus, not published by the Law Society, may be obtained through general or specialised bookstores.

Contacts for QLTT preparatory courses and tuition

Order Past Examination Papers

Past examination papers are available to purchase: Order past papers.

Online

The QLTT is held twice a year in Summer and Winter. It is held online. Further details will be provided in due course.

In order to take the QLTT you must first obtain a Certificate of Eligibility.

A completed application form and supporting documentation should be sent to QLTT@LawSociety.ie before the relevant deadline.

Required documents and fees
The following documents must be submitted as part of your application:

  1. Completed application form
  2. A copy of your Certificate of Eligibility
  3. A copy of your passport or driving licence

Once your application has been approved the Law Society of Ireland will provide you with its bank account details and the relevant application fees can be paid by EFT.

The QLTT is held online. You must check that you meet the minimum technical requirements.

It is recommended that you sit your examination in a quiet room, with no pass-through traffic or unwanted distractions.

It is your responsibility to ensure that you have sufficient internet connection and speed for each exam.

Examination Rules

You must be available up to 30 minutes before the scheduled examination start time.
You are not permitted to communicate with anyone externally during the examination.
You are not permitted to leave your workspace during the examination.
Your webcam and microphone must remain on (live) during the examination.
You are not permitted to have any other applications open on your computer during the examination.

Examination Workspace

Required items:
Your phone (which should be off and face down unless you encounter an issued during the examination and need to contact a member of the Law Society).
Photo ID (passport or driving license).

Permitted items:
Permitted legislative resources
Tissues

Prohibited items:
Clock or watch
Smart watches

Applications for the Autumn 2024 sitting are now closed.
Applications for the June/July 2025 sitting will open in Spring 2025.


Subject Exam Paper Fee
Constitutional Law and Company Law or Constitutional and Criminal Law €245
The Law of Contract and The Law of Tort €245
The Law of the European Union €185
Law Land Law and Conveyancing €245
Professional Conduct €185
Probate and Tax €245
Solicitors’ Accounts €185

Payment is by EFT:
Bank of Ireland, College Green, Dublin 2
Account name: The Law Society of Ireland
Account number: 16304279
Branch code: 90-00-17
IBAN: IE09 BOFI 9000 1716 3042 79
BIC: BOFIIE2D

Examination Recheck fee: €140 per paper.

Examination fees cannot be transferred to another sitting of the QLTT examination. A refund of examination fees will only be given to candidates who produce medical evidence (i.e. a medical certificate from a GP or consultant) for non-attendance. No refund will be given if a candidate is present for the examination/logs on to the examination, regardless of whether any of the examination questions were attempted. 

Requests for refunds together with supporting documentation must be received by the Law Society within fourteen days following the issue of the examination results.

The Law Society offers various supports and reasonable accommodations to encourage sustainable growth and learning. A reasonable accommodation might be any action that helps alleviate a substantial disadvantage.

Reasonable and appropriate accommodations and other such supports are determined on a case-by-case basis and in accordance with the individual's certified disability/specific learning difficulty.  It is important that a formal and timely application is made for such supports so that the appropriate supports can be identified and provided where necessary.

For further information on the supports and reasonable accommodations available for candidates sitting examinations see Disability Supports & Adapted Arrangements.

Candidates will receive an email one week before the results are issued with information on how to access their results on our website.

Results

Results are emailed to the address given on the candidate’s application form approximately 6-8 weeks after the last examination.

Rechecks

A candidate may apply to the Law Society for a re-check of any examination script which he or she is deemed not to have passed, provided that the application for such a re-check is received in writing by the Law Society within fourteen days following the issue of the examination results, accompanied by a recheck fee of €140 per examination script for which a re-check is sought.

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