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Help Picking Law Subjects...

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  • 03-09-2005 3:21pm
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    besty
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    Hi,
    Im in 3rd year B + L and I now have to pick my law subjects for the year. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with them and have any pointers as to which ones I should pick

    You must pick 3 from

    Intellectual Property Law
    International Business
    Land Law
    Commercial Law
    Corporate Finance Law
    Employment Law

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated...


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    Pythia
    Registered Users Posts: 7,469 ✭✭✭Pythia


    Are you hoping to do the BL in Kings Inns or the FE1s after, or neither?


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    besty
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    FE1's hopefully. That just reminded me that I need to do land law then dont I as a core examinable subject?


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    Sangre
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    Have to do land.

    Thought employment law was an easy 65, you'd have same lecturer.

    International Business is meant to be easy (according to Alex and co) and IP a bit of a nightmare exam wise.


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    arbeitsscheuer
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    Hey, Everybody!

    Sangre's Back!!!! W00t W00t W00t


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    besty
    Registered Users Posts: 4,010 ✭✭✭besty


    Sangre wrote:
    Have to do land.

    Thought employment law was an easy 65, you'd have same lecturer.

    International Business is meant to be easy (according to Alex and co) and IP a bit of a nightmare exam wise.

    cheers sangre.
    think ill go for the triple header of corporate finance, land and int'l business. would like to do IP but im too lazy if it is a hard exam subject...


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    padser
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    i heard there is a 2000 grand prize for coming top of corp finance law so could be pretty sweet if you got it!!


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    Dooid
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    Any advice for a first year Law student, allbeit a mature one? Any books on the list not worth buying etc.. Oh and I'm in the market for second hand books if any of you are interested.


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    Sangre
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    Very jet lagged at the moment but don't bother with legal systems books! Never used contract either.... might explain more later if you wish.


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    Dooid
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    cool, any advice would be appreciated. Been round the uni block a few times now so I know to treat the book list with some suspicion ;) lol.


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    padser
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    being honest with you i dont think any of the first year law books were necessary. Albeit i only studied tort, contract and constitutional i found if you get a decent set of lecture notes (take em yourself or find someone who does) there is more then enough in them for a first. One of our lecturers actaully told us as much at our final lecture.


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    EdgarAllenPoo
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    So none of the legal systems books are worth getting?

    Intellectual Property Law
    International Business
    Land Law
    Commercial Law
    Corporate Finance Law
    Employment Law

    Out of them I'd take Land law for starters and depending on what area of practice takes your interest go from there. Don't just pick the ones you think will be easy, pick the ones that interest you that way you'll probably do better in them. I'd take corporate finance and international business.

    Any chance somone could post the reading list here, I'd like to compare it to my own.


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    besty
    Registered Users Posts: 4,010 ✭✭✭besty


    yea,im doing land law,int'l business and commercial law. so far so good


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