FE1 Exam Thread (Read 1st post!) NOTE: YOU MAY SWAP EXAM GRIDS

htnor

I was having issues completing the application on both laptop and phone but opening the webpage on an incognito/private mode made it work - just incase not working for anyone else.

shaunadennyham

ahhhhhFE1s wrote: »

Anyone know the last day for applying for the August sitting?? Can't figure it out from looking at the Law Society website

29 June

Louis Litt

EU

Anyone have a recent Griffith College Sample answers for EU? Have plenty materials for all subject or willing to pay.

Fe1newbie

PPC1 gone online..weird one

sm333

Fe1newbie wrote: »

PPC1 gone online..weird one

are we thinking online for the whole duration? Because if it is I’m going to go traveling or work or something, sitting around doing online lectures all day sounds awful

Fe1newbie

sm333 wrote: »

are we thinking online for the whole duration? Because if it is I’m going to go traveling or work or something, sitting around doing online lectures all day sounds awful

Full time online course from Sep-March

Coopie

Can anyone tell me what is the going rate of pay per week for trainees in cork city?

HappyKitten62

Fe1newbie wrote: »

PPC1 gone online..weird one

Where is this stated?

sm333

HappyKitten62 wrote: »

Where is this stated?

If you go into the PPC tab on the law society’s website it has a statement!

musicmanual123

Any idea on how long would take to get confirmation on the August exam? Registered yesterday and waiting for payment link and confirmation email. Reluctant to buy accelerated courses if there’s no definite place in exam, figuring there might be constraint on numbers w social distancing.

Lallers96

musicmanual123 wrote: »

Any idea on how long would take to get confirmation on the August exam? Registered yesterday and waiting for payment link and confirmation email. Reluctant to buy accelerated courses if there’s no definite place in exam, figuring there might be constraint on numbers w social distancing.

Also wondering the same.

I still haven't gotten any email confirmation and had errors the whole day. I hope that my application has gone through properly. I never ordered my final year transcripts from NUIG so I just used the degree I got at my grad (hope that wasn't a mistake).

Debarramike137

Hi guys

Anyone got sample answers/grid or anything else for contract please? Happy to swap..I’ve got material for property, criminal and tort. Thanks a lot

Neighomes

Hi,

Does anyone have sample answers or exam grids for EU, Property, Equity and Criminal please?

Thank you!

IgoPAP

Does anybody know what you need to upload for the Qualifications Details part of the online application? I assume that it's not a transcript or degree certificate as it asks for that in the later section...

user115

Iso_123 wrote: »

hi, has anybody received their results letter from the March sitting yet? still no sign for me!

I also wanted to ask whether anybody who has been in contact with the Law Society knows when the timetable for the October exam would be available? I'm doing a prep course which started last week and have signed up for company but i'm trying to wait on the timetable to pick the rest of my subjects! (didn't do law for my undergrad)

Same no sign of results letter, its nearly 2 months at this stage!

JimmyJazzz

Hi folks,

Would any kind soul be willing to send me EU and Tort materials? Grids/sample answers/past papers would be fantastic.

Wonderstruck

user115 wrote: »

Same no sign of results letter, its nearly 2 months at this stage!

I emailed as work was nagging me for proof I'd passed but they said they haven't posted any yet, I'd say there is nobody physically there. They said no soft copies so you'll have to wait.

channing90

Could someone post what was on the constitutional exam in the last sitting ie March 2020 Please!

Law101

Hey would anyone have any Tort past papers or grids? I have all notes and more than happy to swap!!

Fe1newbie

For August sittings are people well into the ‘grind’ yet or just starting?

Lallers96

Fe1newbie wrote: »

For August sittings are people well into the ‘grind’ yet or just starting?

Fairly well into it now. Only a month and a half left so you'd want to be really. Still haven't received an email confirming my spot though which is concerning

Pc_law

For those of you who have sat Tort already - I am using the manuals for my notes and was wondering how much of an overlap is there in terms of different sections. Say for example you are answering a question on Product's Liability, a large proportion of which is based on general negligence principles - is there a need to go beyond the Product's Liability chapter and include case law from causation/standard of care sections or is it sufficient to just focus on that chapter? The particular manual I am using does seem to have plenty of case law for each section. Thanks.

Fe1newbie

Lallers96 wrote: »

Fairly well into it now. Only a month and a half left so you'd want to be really. Still haven't received an email confirming my spot though which is concerning

Yeah I must start back myself
Tomorrow I think I’ll get stuck into it.
Really depends on if your sitting 1 or 2 I think 3 weeks per subjects is perfect.

nmurphy1441

Pc_law wrote: »

For those of you who have sat Tort already - I am using the manuals for my notes and was wondering how much of an overlap is there in terms of different sections. Say for example you are answering a question on Product's Liability, a large proportion of which is based on general negligence principles - is there a need to go beyond the Product's Liability chapter and include case law from causation/standard of care sections or is it sufficient to just focus on that chapter? The particular manual I am using does seem to have plenty of case law for each section. Thanks.

Well, you’d need to know the legislation for product liability too. You can rely on both common law and statute for it. Liability for defective products 1991

rightytighty

Fe1newbie wrote: »

For August sittings are people well into the ‘grind’ yet or just starting?

I haven’t started yet, I’m not working so don’t want to be at it too long either. I’ll probably start in a week or two. Tort is the last one I have left and have notes ready to go after March postponement

Fe120R

Is anyone still waiting to get a copy of their scripts ?

john_fe12020

Has anyone heard back from the law society about their August applications yet?

LJones18

Can anyone send me the grid for Company Law please?

nmurphy1441

john_fe12020 wrote: »

Has anyone heard back from the law society about their August applications yet?

Got mine straight away!

john_fe12020

nmurphy1441 wrote: »

Got mine straight away!

Thanks...still haven't heard anything, my application is still "submitted for review"...

musicmanual123

john_fe12020 wrote: »

Thanks...still haven't heard anything, my application is still "submitted for review"...

Im the same submitted it the day it opened, still submitted for review

john_fe12020

musicmanual123 wrote: »

Im the same submitted it the day it opened, still submitted for review

Good to know it's not just me!

irishmisile

john_fe12020 wrote: »

Good to know it's not just me!

Haven’t got an email after applying that morning but when I go back onto the website to apply, it says my application is waiting for review as well (in a green, positive looking box).

Surely the overflow of candidates from March will be automatically given a spot, and then the remainder spots are up for grabs from the rest of us. And if there’s going to be social distancing in place, I predict there will either the a) very few new candidates sitting the August exam or b) they will extend it to over 2 days to accommodate the large number of applicants (just my own two cents)

iamanengine

Starting to study today and I am NOT happy about it

john_fe12020

irishmisile wrote: »

Haven’t got an email after applying that morning but when I go back onto the website to apply, it says my application is waiting for review as well (in a green, positive looking box).

Surely the overflow of candidates from March will be automatically given a spot, and then the remainder spots are up for grabs from the rest of us. And if there’s going to be social distancing in place, I predict there will either the a) very few new candidates sitting the August exam or b) they will extend it to over 2 days to accommodate the large number of applicants (just my own two cents)

Yeah I don't know really how they're going to cater for all the applicants (obviously the March people get priority)...Can't see them doing it over two days though, more likely would be an extra venue ran simultaneously, but still unlikely...

laworlawww

I just got an acceptance email and a link to pay about an hour ago, as did a few others I know so they seem to be getting back to people anyways!

irishmisile

What subjects are you sitting and when? Best of luck to you mate.

I started looking at (not full-on revising) EU and Tort in order to sit them both in August. Might just do EU though, get it out of the way and see what I am like in my first FE1 sitting. I keep hearing that Tort is so broad and that you don't need as many cases as in undergrad.

Healyjhow

laworlawww wrote: »

I just got an acceptance email and a link to pay about an hour ago, as did a few others I know so they seem to be getting back to people anyways!

Hey can I ask are you a new applicant or had applied in March?

laworlawww

Healyjhow wrote: »

Hey can I ask are you a new applicant or had applied in March?

New applicant!

Lallers96

New applicant myself, still haven't heard word back and I applied the first day the applications opened.

LawStudent1234

What topics are people focusing on for EU in August?

irishmisile

Does anyone have a Tort manual for sale?

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iamanengine

For anyone who has applied to Blackhall but is sitting EU or Tort in August:

How did you note in your application that you had exams remaining and as such weren't submitting evidence of having completed the FE1s but would be doing them in August? I could write a letter I guess? In the checklist section did you just tick not included?

Shonagoring123

Has anyone got the legislation for the EU exam that they don’t need anymore plz plz

Lallers96

I received my payment link email, confirming my place in the August exam for Tort thankfully. I applied on the first day the applications opened so if anyone similarly didn't hear word for a long time don't worry you should get your confirmation soon

ahona

Hello kind folks,

I had almost abandoned my plans to be a solicitor last few months but now I am considering sitting for EU in August. I have not started to study yet, and presumably will start now. I have a manual. But I am spiralling. I am a very slow learner with several learning disability. So hopefully I am not very late already.

Can someone please help me with what topics to cover and how to study? Any tips will be helpful.

Thank you!

awsah

ahona wrote: »

Hello kind folks,

I had almost abandoned my plans to be a solicitor last few months but now I am considering sitting for EU in August. I have not started to study yet, and presumably will start now. I have a manual. But I am spiralling. I am a very slow learner with several learning disability. So hopefully I am not very late already.

Can someone please help me with what topics to cover and how to study? Any tips will be helpful.

Thank you!

Have you taken other FE1 exams before ? do you have a law degree, or taken a prep course? I am only studying for FE1s and have not taken any but have heard that EU is a tough exam,and the manual I have is about twice as big as the other subjects. I would definitely recommend enrolling in a prep course if you have not done so already to assist with learning, they provide an exam grid which shows which questions come up most often and they go through sample questions with you from past exam papers.

In terms of how to study that is very individual to each person and what works for me may not work for you. If you could get your hand on sample answers you can see what kind of format they are looking for in answers and study accordingly. With EU law you can bring the legislation into the exam with you which should be a big help as you can tab and highlight important sections.

The exams are going to be sit again in October so if you did not feel like you have enough time to study for August you could take them in October.

ahona

awsah wrote: »

Have you taken other FE1 exams before ? do you have a law degree, or taken a prep course? I am only studying for FE1s and have not taken any but have heard that EU is a tough exam,and the manual I have is about twice as big as the other subjects. I would definitely recommend enrolling in a prep course if you have not done so already to assist with learning, they provide an exam grid which shows which questions come up most often and they go through sample questions with you from past exam papers.

In terms of how to study that is very individual to each person and what works for me may not work for you. If you could get your hand on sample answers you can see what kind of format they are looking for in answers and study accordingly. With EU law you can bring the legislation into the exam with you which should be a big help as you can tab and highlight important sections.

The exams are going to be sit again in October so if you did not feel like you have enough time to study for August you could take them in October.

Thank you for replying. I have passed only 3 so far (Criminal, Tort, Constitution). I have taken note of your suggestions. I really appreciate the help. Thank you!

irishmisile

I think if you are just sitting EU this August, with or without a prep course, you have enough time to pass it. However, bear in mind that a prep course would ONLY help you out with the motivational & structural side of things, if you can get your hands on an EU manual (2018 and above) and some sample answers and exam grids, a prep course would only be an add-on.

You have 50 days exactly until August 13th. In my opinion, whilst EU is conceptually different to every other fe1 and the contents might be complex, it has one of the highest pass rates of all 8 exams, so just bear in mind that if you put in the work, you will reap what you sew, and that can only be a positive motivator.

Best of luck in your exam and kudos for bringing your dream back to life!

lawfe191

Hi guys,
just wondering if anybody has a copy of the last March 2020 EU paper and would be willing to send it on to me, cant buy it on their site yet. It would be much appreciated haha

Thanks