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

lawgirl23 · 11-05-2017 10:21PM

Does anybody have a copy of the Criminal and EU papers from March 2017 that they could send to me please? I seem to have lost my original copies from the exam...!!

Wonderstruck · 12-05-2017 09:37AM

Hey -

I passed property covering:

1) Succession (don't skip this! It has come up twice a lot - know ALL of it inside out)
2) Easements
3) Adverse Possession
and
4) Co-Ownership.

Had Treasure Trove as back up as per recommended by this thread (thank you!).

But! You could easily swap in a different topic in lieu of easements or ap if you prefer LL&T or mortgages (which fits in with C-O if you think about it) for example. If you look through the papers you'll see it's a very repetitive exam once you get past how boring it is! I just did it on the recommendations of everyone here I'm no fan of property law, fell asleep in every lecture of it in my undergrad........

Gunslinger92 · 12-05-2017 12:59PM

Yeah Louise definitely do 4, I did in my first sitting and am so glad I did. I failed equity, imagine if I'd only sat three including equity, I'd be at square one with nothing to show for all my work. Property is a good fourth

annmc882 · 12-05-2017 03:24PM

Leraf wrote: »

I would be interested in setting something up, let me know if you get anywhere with it.

Best of luck today everyone!

Any sign setting this up>

Leraf · 12-05-2017 03:35PM

annmc882 wrote: »

Any sign setting this up>

Not so far, that I am aware of anyway. I clicked through to register with the old group but I didnt hear anything back about that request. Perhaps we should go ahead and set up a new one although, I would not have a clue where to start.

Wonderstruck · 13-05-2017 10:40AM

Who was behind the old one? Are they still active on Boards?

hullaballoo · 13-05-2017 11:17AM

What sort of group do you have in mind? WhatsApp or Google? Facebook?

Leraf · 13-05-2017 12:27PM

hullaballoo wrote: »

What sort of group do you have in mind? WhatsApp or Google? Facebook?

The old one was a google group i believe.

hullaballoo · 13-05-2017 01:18PM

I might be missing something but is that not just the same as a this forum/thread? The options are to create a mailing list (essentially) or a forum. Are there additional features that I'm not seeing?

I am just asking because it may be possible to facilitate something on this site instead - like a private forum if it's privacy you want, or as I was saying before, individual threads for each topic rather than lumping everything in together here.

kirakirakira1 · 13-05-2017 02:35PM

Hello! Long time listener, first time caller.

Planing to sit my first 4 Fe1s in October. Any advice on which to sit first - I'm hoping to get some employment/TC/something in the next 6 months. I've heard that certain commercial firms want you to have certain ones done first. Does anyone have any experience, resquested to sit exams in a certain order? Thank you in advance!

kirakirakira1 · 13-05-2017 02:39PM

Are FE1s always in the same order as they will be in October?
Tuesday October 3 - Tort
Wednesday - Company Law
Thursday - Constitutional Law
Friday - EU Law

Monday October 9 - Criminal Law
Tuesday - Property
Wednesday - Contract Law
Thursday - Equity

lawbee3 · 13-05-2017 04:16PM

kirakirakira1 wrote: »

Are FE1s always in the same order as they will be in October?
Tuesday October 3 - Tort
Wednesday - Company Law
Thursday - Constitutional Law
Friday - EU Law

Monday October 9 - Criminal Law
Tuesday - Property
Wednesday - Contract Law
Thursday - Equity

No they change order from sitting to sitting.

XxMCRxBabyxX · 14-05-2017 08:38AM

Leraf wrote: »

Not so far, that I am aware of anyway. I clicked through to register with the old group but I didnt hear anything back about that request. Perhaps we should go ahead and set up a new one although, I would not have a clue where to start.

I accepted you and others into that group

XxMCRxBabyxX · 14-05-2017 08:41AM

hullaballoo wrote: »

I might be missing something but is that not just the same as a this forum/thread? The options are to create a mailing list (essentially) or a forum. Are there additional features that I'm not seeing?

I am just asking because it may be possible to facilitate something on this site instead - like a private forum if it's privacy you want, or as I was saying before, individual threads for each topic rather than lumping everything in together here.

I'd be interested if we could do that here instead. The Google group is grand but it would probably be better here

Leraf · 14-05-2017 11:35AM

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

I accepted you and others into that group

See that now. Thank you

Tony_TwoLegs · 14-05-2017 03:10PM

Louisekeegan wrote: »

New to the board, just finished my finals! Starting studying for fe1s-company, contract and equity. Any study tips would be greatly appreciated ðŸ˜€

Hi
Where you do your BCL?
Word of advice: approach them differently to your college exams.
I got a high 2.1 but failed 2/ passed 2 in my first sit last year.
Luckily passed them in March.

Do 4 exams.
Focus on 2 hard and 2 easy.
Try space them out too.

annmc882 · 14-05-2017 05:45PM

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

I accepted you and others into that group

Can I be added please?

Yoop_ · 14-05-2017 09:16PM

kirakirakira1 wrote: »

Are FE1s always in the same order as they will be in October?
Tuesday October 3 - Tort
Wednesday - Company Law
Thursday - Constitutional Law
Friday - EU Law

Monday October 9 - Criminal Law
Tuesday - Property
Wednesday - Contract Law
Thursday - Equity

Here's a link to the timetable for the next sitting: https://www.lawsociety.ie/Documents/education/FE-1/FE1-application.pdf

XxMCRxBabyxX · 14-05-2017 09:47PM

annmc882 wrote: »

Can I be added please?

Just send a request to this group :-)

vita.s · 15-05-2017 04:17PM

lawgirl23 wrote: »

Does anybody have a copy of the Criminal and EU papers from March 2017 that they could send to me please? I seem to have lost my original copies from the exam...!!

I have the Criminal and EU papers from March, I can send them to you. I need the Equity and Constitutional ones if anyone has them.

lawgirl23 · 15-05-2017 04:25PM

vita.s wrote: »

I have the Criminal and EU papers from March, I can send them to you. I need the Equity and Constitutional ones if anyone has them.

Just sent you a DM - I can send you the equity one if you don't mind my mindless notes on the paper from the exam!

Leraf · 15-05-2017 04:27PM

Could I possibly get an email copy of the exam papers also please.

hullaballoo · 15-05-2017 04:32PM

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

I'd be interested if we could do that here instead. The Google group is grand but it would probably be better here

Are we looking at a private forum then?

Leraf · 15-05-2017 08:11PM

hullaballoo wrote: »

Are we looking at a private forum then?

I think that's a good idea.

Bawn91 · 15-05-2017 10:50PM

Hey,

I would be interested as well as I haven't sat any yet and this would be a real benefit.

I've sent a request to the Google group!

f.t.mcdaid wrote: »

Hi all, i hope this is the correct form.

Just wondering if there is any online/live groups that people might have or know of. I know its a bit early but I am intending to sit Equity, Contract, Company and Tort.

Would anyone be interested in setting up a messenger group?

Thanks,

laurenburne · 17-05-2017 12:36PM

Does anyone have any idea at all on the numbers of people that sit the FE1s each sitting?

Or how many get to attend blackhall each year?

graduate555 · 17-05-2017 12:53PM

Law Society report for last year said it's usually around 400 people attend ppc1 (see link below). As for FE1s, they report around 1,000.

https://annualreport.lawsociety.ie/

Tony_TwoLegs · 18-05-2017 11:46AM

graduate555 wrote: »

Law Society report for last year said it's usually around 400 people attend ppc1 (see link below). As for FE1s, they report around 1,000.

https://annualreport.lawsociety.ie/

Sure the failure rate is huge. In the last sittings approx 1100 people sat any exam (Some 1, some 2.... 3... 4...) But only about 100 passed everything they sat !!!

laurenburne · 19-05-2017 01:23PM

Tony_TwoLegs wrote: »

Sure the failure rate is huge. In the last sittings approx 1100 people sat any exam (Some 1, some 2.... 3... 4...) But only about 100 passed everything they sat !!!

Would any of you folks want to help me compile a list of things that need to be addressed in relation to these exams?

I was speaking to TD in my area that is willing to look into it. Mainly the huge barrier to entering this profession and the lack of transparency in the grading system. I need to have something together soon so any help would be much appreciated.

I think it deserves to be said

laurenburne · 19-05-2017 01:24PM

Tony_TwoLegs wrote: »

Sure the failure rate is huge. In the last sittings approx 1100 people sat any exam (Some 1, some 2.... 3... 4...) But only about 100 passed everything they sat !!!

Would any of you folks want to help me compile a list of things that need to be addressed in relation to these exams?

I was speaking to TD in my area that is willing to look into it. Mainly the huge barrier to entering this profession and the lack of transparency in the grading system. I need to have something together soon so any help would be much appreciated.

I think it deserves to be said

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

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