FE1 Exam Thread (Mod Warning: NO ADS)

pampers1

kareena wrote: »

now you've a few under your belt!!!

Hi Kareena,

I don't have any under my belt unfortunately. I wish I did. This is the first time i've sat any.

brunettechick

getting really anxious thinking about the results!!!!!!:eek: :eek: :eek:

hoping for them sooner rather than later though, hate not knowing!!!!!

kareena

Just on to Law Society - the results are being posted tomorrow, guys, best of luck!:D

Colkean

Hey, ive got 07/08 Griffith manuals for Property, Constitutional, Contract and Company, could meet in Mayo or Galway if anyone interested?

CavanGal

Hey all

The tmetable is actually on the application form for those who are curious.

Colkean, how much for these manuals?

Thanks

page1

Just looked up hte application form on Law Society website, exams running from 23rd March - 8th April, i was hoping they would be later.
Does that usually mean the next round will be end of Sept as opposed to Oct.

johnfás

wrong thread

CavanGal

I thought thats when they always were at the end of September??

Good luck to all getting the results! Im a bit jealous, Id love to have some done!

johnfás

It was the very end of September / start of October last time around. Apparently it is getting earlier year on year.

orangecake

Hey,

If anyone is interested I have unmarked Independent manuals for Constitutional, Equity, Contract, Property and EU as well as the past papers for those subjects. PM me if you're interested. I can meet in Mayo or Galway...

pink101

The results are out mine arrived this morning just in case anyone wants to know.

Fiona

catchfinish

What is a good pass mark for the FE-1s? I just got my results there and based on what I got and how I felt the exams went it seems that compared to college exams the standard expected is much higher and they're marked much harder.

Would I be correct in assuming that very few people get over 70 in them?

aoifemc

Hi all,

On the hunt for recent Independent Colleges manuals for tort and EU..... anyone have them for sale!?

brunettechick

Gutted!!!!! any point getting a 43 rechecked??????

underflowers

Anyone interested in EU, Contract or Property manuals send me a PM:)

TMK

Hey Jimjams..
Im looking for EU, Constitutional, Company, Criminal and Tort just passed the other 3 yeeee!What year are they?How much are you looking for?Drop me a msg if you still have them please im based in Galway.
Thank you..TMK

TMK

Brunettechick...
I feel your pain have a 42 and am wondering the very same thing!! Any ideas??On the flipside got the other 3 im delighted as it was my first time.
Good lock with it,
TMK

TMK

Hey orangecake...
Im interested in your EU and Constitutional manuals..What year are they?How much are you looking for them??
Cheers...TMK

SATSUMA

Hey all,

I have a brand spanking new EU manual for sale. Its from independent colleges last set of lectures so it's up to date. I live in Galway city. PM me if you are interested and we will strike a deal. I'm feeling generous 'cos it's christmas.:p

June2008

Hi Ive got the updated manuals for Tort and Constitutional from griffith as well as 07/08 manuals for Contract and E.U. for sale! Ill include all of my own notes as well as any nutshells etc that i used!

Looking for around 60E for the updated manuals plus notes and 50E for the older ones plus notes

PM me with offers?

TMK

Hi..
Would really like to take your EU manual off your hands!
From Galway also so i can meet anytime, this week would be great as really trying to get things in order before Christmas..How much are you looking for?Drop me a msg let me no what suits you..
Tk u
TMK

Tom Young

This is not a forum to discuss sales for manuals.

LLKOOLK

Hi Folks,
I am thinking about taking the preliminary exam in march and then the fe-1's the following september.I have a number of q's after a bit of background info on myself if you could help me that would be very much appreciated.



I come from a construction background (Q.S) and would be interested in becoming a solicitor and specialising in property most likely.

1.Is the preliminary exam difficult as I am not degree qualified just diploma.
2.Is there any good courses to prepare for the preliminary exam.
3.Is it realistic to pass all 8 fe-1's at once.I can devote myself to full time study for 6 months beforehand and consider myself intelligent/logical/ etc.I dont have much law knowledge as we only touched on it in college.
4.which course would be the best to prepare for them.
5.Is it easy to get an apprenticeship with a solicitor firm nowadays.
6.Are the job prospects good on completion (now in the future I suppose nobody knows).

Thanks very much if anyone has any help.

dats_right

LLKOOLK wrote: »

I come from a construction background (Q.S) and would be interested in becoming a solicitor and specialising in property most likely.

Is this some sort of wind up, or did you get a knock on the head? Personally I think you would be insane to start training to be a lawyer presently. Realistically you are probably a minimum of 4-5 years away from qualifying.

Anyway, there have been numerous threads discussing prospects for entrants to the profession. Suffice to say, there are presently zero prospects for property lawyers and although not that badfor the profession generally, things are nonetheless quite bleak, as many lawyers are being made redundant.

LLKOOLK wrote: »

1.Is the preliminary exam difficult as I am not degree qualified just diploma.

From what I gather, no not overly so.

LLKOOLK wrote: »

2.Is there any good courses to prepare for the preliminary exam.

Check out www.lawsociety.ie

LLKOOLK wrote: »

3.Is it realistic to pass all 8 fe-1's at once.I can devote myself to full time study for 6 months beforehand and consider myself intelligent/logical/ etc.I dont have much law knowledge as we only touched on it in college.

I don't mean to be smart but so would all of the graduates who sit the exam.
I would imagine it would be virtually impossible for somebody with no legal background to pass all 8 in one sitting, I think realistically you should allow 12-18 months to pass which is average(including those with law degrees).

LLKOOLK wrote: »

4.which course would be the best to prepare for them.

You might consider getting a law qualification i which case DIT, or if just the exams, well there is plenty to choose from again see the Law Society's website.

LLKOOLK wrote: »

5.Is it easy to get an apprenticeship with a solicitor firm nowadays.

No, it is next to impossible. Especially without good academic qualifications, you are at a severe disadvantage. Read other threads on this point or there is quite a good one on askaboutmoney.com

LLKOOLK wrote: »

6.Are the job prospects good on completion (now in the future I suppose nobody knows).

At the moment they are probably as bad as they have ever been, many if not most firms presently aren't retaining their current apprentices on qualification. Come December and April when the next batch are due to qualify you will see a bloodbath with a maybe a couple of hundred being forced to 'sign on'. Most firms are cutting costs and are drastically reducing intakes of apprentices, many wannabes with top class academics cannot secure traineeships.

OP, some of the questions you ask display a complete lack of awareness of current developments. I mean the difficulties facing the legal profession has been widely reported in the media. You could start by searching through the plethora of threads on these points.

TMK

June 2008...Hi!
Im interested in taking your manuals (except contract...just passed!)Im based in Galway and would love to get them before xmas, trying to organise myself!!
Msg me if that posssible..
Tk u..
TMK

June2008

Just wondering if you get one subject rechecked do they look at your exams overall or just the individual subject you're rechecking?

I want to get company rechecked but would be worried i may be downngraded on the others?

Jev/N

June2008 wrote: »

Just wondering if you get one subject rechecked do they look at your exams overall or just the individual subject you're rechecking?

I want to get company rechecked but would be worried i may be downngraded on the others?

Having not done them yet but from experience of other exams they won't be looking at your other scripts - you pay money for the recheck for a reason, to pay the person to look at it, they're not gonna look at the rest of your exams if you're not paying them to :cool:

TMK

Hi Orangecake..
Sorry about that im new to this game and haven't got the hang of it just yet!
130 is fine for the two of them thanks for that..What time and where will i meet you in Galway on Fri??If you could the earlier the better for me..
Thanks a mill..
TMK

michellemhurchu

Does anyone know if Blackstones 'EU Treaties and Legislation' by Nigel Foster will be accepted.
The law society website says that Blackstones 'EC Legislation' is permitted but Im not sure if they mean the same...

Fr.Frost

Hi Folks

I have Tort, Contract, Property, Constitutional, Criminal and Equity manuals for sale all last seasons.

50 Euro each (or 250 for all)!

Call 087-9632530