Certificate of Eligibility
Some qualified lawyers can apply for a Certificate of Eligibility to take the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test - information about the application process is outlined here.
Apply by post
Please note, you must submit your application by post to:
Roll of Solicitors Office, Administrator for Foreign Qualified Lawyers, Education Dept, Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7.
Applications by email are not accepted.
Who can apply
The Certificate of Eligibility application form is for use by the following qualified lawyers who wish to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility to take the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test:
- Admitted as an attorney in New York (with one year post qualification experience ‘PQE’ in New York)
- Admitted as an attorney in California
- Admitted as an attorney in Pennsylvania (with five years ‘PQE’ in Pennsylvania)
- Admitted as a solicitor in NSW (and other Australian States – provided an applicant is eligible to practice in NSW).
- Admitted as a solicitor in New Zealand
- Admitted as a solicitor in Scotland
- Admitted as a lawyer in an EFTA member state ie Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
- Admitted as a lawyer in a EU member state ie Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.
Application form and supporting documents
Certificate of Eligibility applications are accepted throughout the year. Click on the links below for the form which includes important information and supporting documentation you need to supply as part of your application.
- Download the Certificate of Eligibility application form and additional information
- Download Education Committee meeting dates and deadlines (if your application needs to be referred to the Committee)
- Download details of reciprocal arrangements between the Law Society of Ireland and other jurisdictions set out in SI 65 of 2023.
You must submit your application by post to Roll of Solicitors Office, Administrator for Foreign Qualified Lawyers, Education Dept, Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7. Applications by email are not accepted.
To view the above PDF documents, please download the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Contact us
For queries in relation to this process, including Certificate of Eligibility renewals, please contact coe@lawsociety.ie.
