where to start studying for fe1's

limericklady87

After beating aroud the bush for half the summer i'm wondering is it too late to start studying for 4 october exams given that i'm starting a masters in september. would be happy just to pass 3 at this stage.

I have manuals and papers in the subjects im thinking of doing (company, equity, property and contract) but it seems a bit overwhelming. I just don't know where to start. Should i just start writing out answers based on exam qs first? I know this sounds stupid but at the moment I'm just looking a at load a paper thats scaring me!

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Arsenal1986

Its definitly doable. You obviously would need to get craicing straight away with serious effort every day between now and then but doable all the same. Contract and Equity are in my opinion two easiets Fe - 1s so thats good news for you!Equity especially is not very difficult, not a big course.

I have sample essays and stuff for Equity and contract if you want me to Pm em to you?

limericklady87

That would be great! Thanks so much, I'd really appreciate it!

bella.donna

Similarly, I'm also thinking of doing them - Equity, Property, Contract, EU and possibly Criminal. Are the Griffith manuals enough without the supplementray notes given in class? I have books for each of the subjects I'm doing (e.g. Craig and de Búrca for EU, Clark for Contract etc) so I was going to bulk the Griffith notes up with a few extra cases for each topic, my notes from college and a bit of academic commentray. Is that enough?

Arsenal1986

Bella Donna thats absolutlyplenty, wouldnt need more thn that. I did the exact same as that just the manuals with the books as a backup where manuals were a bit short/confusing and passed my first 4 no problem!

Limerick Lady Pm sent there re essays

jonsnow

You,ve loads of time.I sat and passed my first four FE1s in an october session and started a Masters as well that September-and I only started studying in mid august.Having said that I know they,re getting harder all the time.

BellaElla

jonsnow wrote: »

You,ve loads of time.I sat and passed my first four FE1s in an october session and started a Masters as well that September-and I only started studying in mid august.Having said that I know they,re getting harder all the time.

This is so inspirational! I'm stressed out of my mind trying but failing to study over the summer. Im following the independent colleges course but I only started july 1st so I feel like i'm a month behind everyone else.... Motivation is hard to come by!

bella.donna

jonsnow wrote: »

You,ve loads of time.I sat and passed my first four FE1s in an october session and started a Masters as well that September-and I only started studying in mid august.

How many hours a day were you studying? I'm doing an internship for the summer and I'm also doing a lawyer-linguist course so at the moment, I'm only doing about 5 hours study an evening. Also, did you learn the topics as you went along or did you leave learning until the last few weeks? Unlike college exams, you can't really be selective in what you learn and there's a huge amount to cover.

jonsnow

bella.donna wrote: »

How many hours a day were you studying? I'm doing an internship for the summer and I'm also doing a lawyer-linguist course so at the moment, I'm only doing about 5 hours study an evening. Also, did you learn the topics as you went along or did you leave learning until the last few weeks? Unlike college exams, you can't really be selective in what you learn and there's a huge amount to cover.

I,d get up at 8.Start studying at 9 and go till 1.I,d start back at 3.Study till 6.Back at 7.30 and study till 9.30/10.So 9 or 10 hours.I,d do this 6 days a week and take sunday off (not the last few weekends before exams obviously).

I covered topics by writing initially and highlighting the most important parts of my own notes at the end of a topic.I didn,t learn them off at the time.Then the days before an exam i,d go back and read over paying special attention to the highlighted section.I,d then write a magic page on the topic.Most of my friends did things differently and their approachs worked too.You.ll find your own approach and rhythm..Obviously its going to be tough if you,re also doing an internship and I wish you the best of luck but don,t mythologise the Fe1s.They are very passable if taken seriously.

bella.donna

jonsnow wrote: »

I,d get up at 8.Start studying at 9 and go till 1.I,d start back at 3.Study till 6.Back at 7.30 and study till 9.30/10.So 9 or 10 hours.I,d do this 6 days a week and take sunday off (not the last few weekends before exams obviously).

I covered topics by writing initially and highlighting the most important parts of my own notes at the end of a topic.I didn,t learn them off at the time.Then the days before an exam i,d go back and read over paying special attention to the highlighted section.I,d then write a magic page on the topic.Most of my friends did things differently and their approachs worked too.You.ll find your own approach and rhythm..Obviously its going to be tough if you,re also doing an internship and I wish you the best of luck but don,t mythologise the Fe1s.They are very passable if taken seriously.

Thanks for your advice! I'm still undecided as to whether to sit 4 in October or not. When I'm looking for an apprenticeship, it might look better if I have sat some. But on the other hand, I've a very slim chance of getting one so maybe I'm just wasting my time doing them? Do you mind me asking if you have an apprenticeship, Jon Snow?

jonsnow

bella.donna wrote: »

Thanks for your advice! I'm still undecided as to whether to sit 4 in October or not. When I'm looking for an apprenticeship, it might look better if I have sat some. But on the other hand, I've a very slim chance of getting one so maybe I'm just wasting my time doing them? Do you mind me asking if you have an apprenticeship, Jon Snow?

It will look better if you have sat some FE1s.Even some big firms won,t even look at you now unless you have all eight.But you might be better off putting all your efforts into really impressing during your internship-I don,t know!!.

I have an apprenticeship and am starting in Blackhall in September.I worked for a summer as an unpaid gopher a few years ago in a small firm.They are just giving me a placement as a favour.When I am fully qualified in a few years I imagine that the economy will still be in the doldroms and I will probably have to emigrate to practice or change career.

The reality is that there are just way too many solicitors for the volume of work and a lot of qualified solicitors are going to emigrate or end up doing something else.I cant advise you on whether its worth it to you to go through the hassle of the Fe1s or not given the current climate.