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

Tony_TwoLegs

hullaballoo wrote: »

BL degrees are not uncommon. While there are fewer than 100 per year qualifying now, you have to remember that up until the crash, that number was 220-250 per year. Barristers are 10-a-penny so to speak, as against the demand for the qualification. The degree was hugely cheapened by a period of what can only be termed downright greed. Even 80-100 or whatever the number is now is far too many for an already flooded market.

TL;DR I suppose, I would not consider a career at the bar to be a career as such, more an expensive and not very rewarding hobby.

Without quoting your full reply, insightful as it is, I wouldn't necessarily regard the profession not worth pursuing as a career. From speaking to a number of barristers in my Circuit, I may have a couple of advantages.

Of course, 24 months after you devil you can transfer to being a solicitor by doing a 3 week course and being supervised for 18 weeks.

hullaballoo

My reply was for everyone's benefit and not tailored to you specifically. Of course, it addressed some of the inaccuracies in your post, which is why I quoted you.

If you perceive that you have advantages, by all means, go for it. I'm not here to rain on anyone's parade.

jewels652

Hello everyone,

Anybody willing to swap some notes? I am looking for constitutional material I have materials for all other topics.

Tía

Yohnathan

jewels652 wrote: »

Hello everyone,

Anybody willing to swap some notes? I am looking for constitutional material I have materials for all other topics.

Tía

PM me with your email address. I'll send you what I have. If anyone else needs them, then you can provide them to them! I don't need anything in return.

jewels652

Yohnathan wrote: »

PM me with your email address. I'll send you what I have. If anyone else needs them, then you can provide them to them! I don't need anything in return.

Hi ya,
Pm sent.
Thanks a mill

legaleagle2010

Hi all,

Would anybody have any up to date exam grids for the following subjects?

Criminal
Contract
Property
Equity

thank you!

ally1234

Tony_TwoLegs wrote: »

I think you can do the PPC1 without a training contract. You USED to be able anyways.
Approach firms saying you'll be PPC1 finished. Fund it yourself.
I seriously think you'll struggle to find a fully sponsored traineeship now (in June). I found it hard with a 1.1 Masters and 2.1 BCL.
I found two then and ended up taking neither

I can fund the PPC1 course myself so that is not a problem. Its securing an apprenticeship before September is my biggest task. I assumed i needed an indenture signed by a training solicitor allowing me to enter Blackhall. I may be wrong though. I will contact the Law Society today and get it confirmed either way. If i could get PPC1 out of the way for 2019/early 2020 that would be a weight off my mind! Thanks for all your advice and best of luck with your endeavors with Kings Inn!

yournerd

Has anyone worked in a big firm and a smaller practice? I’m thinking of moving and can’t make up my mind! Any tips?

vid36

ally1234 wrote: »

I can fund the PPC1 course myself so that is not a problem. Its securing an apprenticeship before September is my biggest task. I assumed i needed an indenture signed by a training solicitor allowing me to enter Blackhall. I may be wrong though. I will contact the Law Society today and get it confirmed either way. If i could get PPC1 out of the way for 2019/early 2020 that would be a weight off my mind! Thanks for all your advice and best of luck with your endeavors with Kings Inn!

The deadline for PPC1 applications is June 14 and I am unsure whether there is an additional fee for late applications.

Tony_TwoLegs

vid36 wrote: »

The deadline for PPC1 applications is June 14 and I am unsure whether there is an additional fee for late applications.

They'll accept applications up until late August I'm told by them previously. I think it's 50 euro extra.

lawyersuffolk

what are the best subjects to together - i have Contract, Constitutional, EU, Tort and Company left to do and want to sit 3 next sitting and 2 the following March. Any suggestions from experience or people doing the next sitting?

Tony_TwoLegs

lawyersuffolk wrote: »

what are the best subjects to together - i have Contract, Constitutional, EU, Tort and Company left to do and want to sit 3 next sitting and 2 the following March. Any suggestions from experience or people doing the next sitting?

I'd do Contract, Tort and Constitutional.
EU is voluminous but straightforward.
Company is a mixed bag.

vid36

lawyersuffolk wrote: »

what are the best subjects to together - i have Contract, Constitutional, EU, Tort and Company left to do and want to sit 3 next sitting and 2 the following March. Any suggestions from experience or people doing the next sitting?

I would do EU, Contract and Company.

Dancing Obsession

Hi everyone, I'm thinking of doing FE1 prep courses and I'm hesitating if Griffith, Independent or City and if it should take in person or online. Please advise

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Pls do not discuss the various courses here. PM only

Dancing Obsession

jewels652 wrote: »

Hello everyone,

Anybody willing to swap some notes? I am looking for constitutional material I have materials for all other topics.

Tía

I can swap for past papers for property law.

vid36

Dancing Obsession wrote: »

Hi everyone, I'm thinking of doing FE1 prep courses and I'm hesitating if Griffith, Independent or City and if it should take in person or online. Please advise

What subjects are you planning to do?

ally1234

Tony_TwoLegs wrote: »

They'll accept applications up until late August I'm told by them previously. I think it's 50 euro extra.

I contacted Law Society Friday, and they confirm the following for anyone hoping to enter Blackhall this autumn:-

1. The indenture needs to be signed by the training solicitor before a trainee can apply;
2. Applications accepted up until end of August;
3. A late registration fee of €50.00 attaches.

Best of luck to all the trainee job hunters out there

iamanengine

I'm making my study timetable, could anyone run me through what the main Company topics are?

The only subject I have 0 notes on

ahona

vid36 wrote: »

What subjects are you planning to do?

I need some advice on this too. But unfortunately cannot discuss this on thread :-|

Please help!

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As far as this mod is concerned, no problem about discussing various subjects as such.
The difficulty arises from discussion of merits or otherwise of various lecturers, colleges, examiners etc or trading material apart from exam grids.
Good luck all

saraocallaghan

Hi All,

I'm aiming to take my first 4 (for the second time) this October. I attempted them in October 2017, but needless to say, it didn't go my way!

Can anyone suggest a good timeline for when to start revising? I'm aiming to take Property, Constitutional, Equity and Contract. I'm working full time but I'm used to studying in the evenings as I did my LLB at night. I was thinking of starting in August but I don't know if that leaves me too tight.

Any help/insight would be great.

Thanks!

Tony_TwoLegs

saraocallaghan wrote: »

Hi All,

I'm aiming to take my first 4 (for the second time) this October. I attempted them in October 2017, but needless to say, it didn't go my way!

Can anyone suggest a good timeline for when to start revising? I'm aiming to take Property, Constitutional, Equity and Contract. I'm working full time but I'm used to studying in the evenings as I did my LLB at night. I was thinking of starting in August but I don't know if that leaves me too tight.

Any help/insight would be great.

Thanks!

Depends on where you are with the material.
Ie. Is it with fresh eyes or revisionist.

I would start about 12 weeks out at the latest.
With an aim of about 3 hours a day roughly.

I used to study 90min in morning (up at 6am) and then do 90 mins of another subject in the evening.

lawyersuffolk

Does anyone have any EU or tort notes to swap? I have property, criminal and equity typed out notes

Silence88

lawyersuffolk wrote: »

Does anyone have any EU or tort notes to swap? I have property, criminal and equity typed out notes

I have Tort notes. Pm me

jewels652

Dancing Obsession wrote: »

I can swap for past papers for property law.

Yes pm your email please

lisac223

Would any kind soul please send me their grids for company, EU and contract?

I can swap grids for property, tort, criminal & equity.

Thanks :-)

Jennifermc91

Hi all, I’ve started a prep course this for my first sitting of the fe1s in October. Feeling *slightly* overwhelmed! Anyone in the same boat? Help!

AHgibson

Jennifermc91 wrote: »

Hi all, I’ve started a prep course this for my first sitting of the fe1s in October. Feeling *slightly* overwhelmed! Anyone in the same boat? Help!

I've started a prep course for my first sitting in October too. I've just finished up my ll.b.

I know it seems like a lot of information all at once but best I can say is to just break everything down into manageable chunks and stay on top of the study.

Are you splitting up the exams or going for all 8?

lisac223

Does anyone know where I can buy a cheaper version of the Companies Act 2014? Amazon etc price it at €99 and I definitely don't have that kind of money!

LauraLeo

Hi

Does anyone have the latest tort grid and/or a copy of the last 2 papers for tort?

L

Tony_TwoLegs

AHgibson wrote: »

I've started a prep course for my first sitting in October too. I've just finished up my ll.b.

I know it seems like a lot of information all at once but best I can say is to just break everything down into manageable chunks and stay on top of the study.

Are you splitting up the exams or going for all 8?

As someone who has been through the FE1s and come out the other side- (barely):

Doing all 8 in one sitting is nothing short of utter insanity.
Pick your 3 easiest and maybe 1 or 2 difficult.
Don't sit 3.
And whatever you do .... don't sit 8