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

wunwun11

I'm Just starting Company Law for the first if anyone could give a heads up on what the esential topics to cover are?

extra gravy

Apologies if this is slightly off topic, I'm just looking for some advice. Am considering retraining to be a solicitor but am nearing 40. In an accounts position at the moment but it's not an area I have much interest in - I sort of fell into it. Is there anyone here that has decided to take the plunge late in life? I don't have a family or mortgage to worry about so it's something I could focus fully on. I competed a law degree 5 years ago and it's always been in the back of my mind to do this but the circumstances were never right. So am I mad?!

KMPT

extra gravy wrote: »

Apologies if this is slightly off topic, I'm just looking for some advice. Am considering retraining to be a solicitor but am nearing 40. In an accounts position at the moment but it's not an area I have much interest in - I sort of fell into it. Is there anyone here that has decided to take the plunge late in life? I don't have a family or mortgage to worry about so it's something I could focus fully on. I competed a law degree 5 years ago and it's always been in the back of my mind to do this but the circumstances were never right. So am I mad?!

No you're not mad. I'll be 40 this year.

Reya10

extra gravy wrote: »

Apologies if this is slightly off topic, I'm just looking for some advice. Am considering retraining to be a solicitor but am nearing 40. In an accounts position at the moment but it's not an area I have much interest in - I sort of fell into it. Is there anyone here that has decided to take the plunge late in life? I don't have a family or mortgage to worry about so it's something I could focus fully on. I competed a law degree 5 years ago and it's always been in the back of my mind to do this but the circumstances were never right. So am I mad?!

Not at all, plenty of people do it in their 30s or older! If you’ve done your research and are sure it’s something you want then why not. Having an accounts background would probably be useful for lots of practice areas as well

Tony_TwoLegs

extra gravy wrote: »

Apologies if this is slightly off topic, I'm just looking for some advice. Am considering retraining to be a solicitor but am nearing 40. In an accounts position at the moment but it's not an area I have much interest in - I sort of fell into it. Is there anyone here that has decided to take the plunge late in life? I don't have a family or mortgage to worry about so it's something I could focus fully on. I competed a law degree 5 years ago and it's always been in the back of my mind to do this but the circumstances were never right. So am I mad?!

Depends on what you're searching for. I'm 35 and have passed the FE1s and poised to go to Blackhall. However, I've decided on a slightly different route now after spending time in-practice(s).
The actual environment is quite similar so maybe do an Internship first and see if it's for you. Keep in mind it'll take about 4 years (incl FE1s..... 5 yrs if your FE1s slow you down ) albeit we'll all be working to 70 so there's plenty of work left on you lol!!! I know a guy about 50 doing a traineeship with a Big 5 firm now!!
Find a local firm willing to back you/ give you a taste.
Spoiler alert: there's a lot of paper-pushing/ repetition. It's not like the tv dramas.

extra gravy

Thanks folks, I think I will give the FE1s a go next spring and take it from there! Will try and line up an internship before that to get a taste for it.

b.anna

Jaspoon12 wrote: »

Congrats dude! Super annoying for me, I had two getting bre checked , came back the exact same. 48 and 48 😪

Happened to me before, my company re-check came back and they marked me down. But thankfully this time they brought me up 14% in company. So just want to say that re-checks are definitely worth it. As someone said before on this thread, if it's your last exam definitely go for it. If it wasn't for this forum I'd just leave it and wouldn't bother with a re-check so thanks to whoever posted that comment. I owe you one!!!

SwD

Has anyone here enrolled in Griffith College? Specifically, I'm looking for someone who has access to the Sample Answers they provide. I desperatley need material for Constitutional law. Haven't glanced at it in any significant detail since first year college.

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SwD

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.

Would you mind sending me on the Constitutional materials please? I tried contacting Jewles to no avail. I'll happilly pass it on if needs be.

DoomDaDa

Hi.
Would someone be able to share the syllabus for Tort please?

Thanks in advance

Reya10

DoomDaDa wrote: »

Hi.
Would someone be able to share the syllabus for Tort please?

Thanks in advance

The syllabus for all the subjects is on the Law Society website

Reya10

DoomDaDa wrote: »

Hi.
Would someone be able to share the syllabus for Tort please?

Thanks in advance

The syllabus for all the subjects is on the Law Society website

holliek

Does anyone have up to date grids for EU, property or tort?

Scuid Mhór

Would be much appreciated if someone could PM me and up to date grid for tort!

lisac223

For contract would anyone recommend bringing in the legislation or do you really need it?

BemusedKettle

Updated Grids for Contract and Constitutional required please

also if anybody has any of those handy dandy << recent case law >> sheets for either of the above that would be fab.

I got lots of random bits here and there for most other subjects to give in return

KMPT

Hi Guys. I'm doing the following but I don't have a copy of March's papers so don't know what came up. If you don't mind can you let me know please? Whichever ones you recall. Thanks.

1. Tort
2. Company
3. Property
4. Constitution

Daly29

KMPT wrote: »

Hi Guys. I'm doing the following but I don't have a copy of March's papers so don't know what came up. If you don't mind can you let me know please? Whichever ones you recall. Thanks.

1. Tort
2. Company
3. Property
4. Constitution

Easiest to do might be to order the paper for E6.

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Public/Become-a-Solicitor/Order-Past-Exam-Papers/Exam-Papers/

Small Wonder

lisac223 wrote: »

For contract would anyone recommend bringing in the legislation or do you really need it?

Definitely bring it in. I passed contact last time out, 50% on the nose. I clawed out a fifth answer using just the legislation. You're virtually guaranteed a question on it.

HappyKitten62

Hi, I am sitting the FE1s in October for the first time and was wondering how you all planned your study? I haven’t a clue how to approach making a study plan as there is just chapter after chapter. The exams I will be sitting are Company, EU, equity and criminal.

Thanks

KMPT

Daly29 wrote: »

Easiest to do might be to order the paper for E6.

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Public/Become-a-Solicitor/Order-Past-Exam-Papers/Exam-Papers/

Thanks. Do you know if that €6 is for all 8 per sitting (spring or autumn) or if it's €6 per subject?

KMPT

HappyKitten62 wrote: »

Hi, I am sitting the FE1s in October for the first time and was wondering how you all planned your study? I haven’t a clue how to approach making a study plan as there is just chapter after chapter. The exams I will be sitting are Company, EU, equity and criminal.

Thanks

Start with exam grids. You need to cover as many topics as possible to guarantee 5 questions but there are some you could leave out or spend less time on. The exam grids will guide you.

Once you have an idea how many topics you're covering you could start making notes. And attempt past papers as you go along. It's not a fool proof way but it works for some people. Everyone is different. Some people jump straight into the questions and take it from there. Others study and then closer to the exams they do their own mock exams. But I think once you know which topics you're covering and you actually start you'll find your own strategy. Good luck!

HappyKitten62

Thank you so so much. I have exam grids, but they only go as far as 2017, so I will have to add in the 2019 topics ASAP. Thank you!

KMPT

HappyKitten62 wrote: »

Thank you so so much. I have exam grids, but they only go as far as 2017, so I will have to add in the 2019 topics ASAP. Thank you!

I have up to last year for company and criminal so I'll PM you later this evening.

HappyKitten62

That would be amazing, thank you so much

Daly29

KMPT wrote: »

Thanks. Do you know if that €6 is for all 8 per sitting (spring or autumn) or if it's €6 per subject?

It's 6 for the 8 subjects, so for the sitting.

Tony_TwoLegs

HappyKitten62 wrote: »

Hi, I am sitting the FE1s in October for the first time and was wondering how you all planned your study? I haven’t a clue how to approach making a study plan as there is just chapter after chapter. The exams I will be sitting are Company, EU, equity and criminal.

Thanks

I'd re-evaluate Equity as a first-sit subject. It trips a lot of people up. If you haven't paid, I would suggest Property.
Do Equity and Contract together.

Charlie Gove MP

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Small Wonder

Tony_TwoLegs wrote: »

I'd re-evaluate Equity as a first-sit subject. It trips a lot of people up. If you haven't paid, I would suggest Property.
Do Equity and Contract together.

I second that. I failed it twice despite it being a subject I quite enjoy and, in terms of the remedies, one I have some real world experience with. Each time I was happy with the questions asked yet I tied myself up in knots trying to answer them.

Handle with care.

lawless11

Small Wonder wrote: »

I second that. I failed it twice despite it being a subject I quite enjoy and, in terms of the remedies, one I have some real world experience with. Each time I was happy with the questions asked yet I tied myself up in knots trying to answer them.

Handle with care.

It is to handle with care, but personally I passed it first time and 2 other friends of mine did too. You just need to know it's a tough one, but feasible. You need to be really meticulous when learning it, have a ton of case law and be really logical in the application part. Don't be too discouraged.