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Anyone just not studying rn? Just have tort in August and feeling like it’s too early to look at anything

So I got my constitution script yesterday, I knew I did 2 not so great but really thought I had answered 3 good questions. The 1st property question I was sured I did really well, I did Griffith course and based on their answers and it should have been sufficient for a least a pass but I only got 8! and the part questions I thought I did really well on only got 6 per q. Anyway I hadnt applied for a recheck but I did yesterday on the off chance that I would still be allowed and they accepted it. So anyone waiting on their scripts there is still hope! I got 46 in Const so all I need is another 4. I dont understand these results at all compared to university, I got a first in my degree with a lot less work then these exams.

nmurphy1441 wrote: »

Anyone have an EU grid handy for me?

Yep send on your email

Would I be right in thinking EU seems very repetitive? Are people only studying the repetitive topics or would that be considered very risky?

Healyjhow wrote: »

Would I be right in thinking EU seems very repetitive? Are people only studying the repetitive topics or would that be considered very risky?

I'd recommend having a basic grasp of all the topics, but I always focus my learning more on the repetitive topics. You'll find closer to the day, everyone will start trying to predict what's going to come up

There's nothing to stop examiners just deciding to throw a spanner in the works and change it all up.

I've began studying for Tort Law already. I prefer doing a bit every day rather than cramming loads in a small amount of time (I have a part-time job so I won't have the luxury of complete free time when we reopen next week). So in my opinion, speaking on the topic of when to start studying, I'd be on the side of starting asap so you don't leave yourself short of time come August.

I did law for 4 years and I studied Tort 4 years ago so I'm finding it quite easy to understand and grasp as I'm going through the manuals doing my own summised notes. This will be my first FE1 exam so I had decided to make use of a bad situation and go study during the lockdown and sit the August exam, give it my best go and see am I capable of passing the rest. In the words of Michael Jordan "that's all the motivation I needed".

With all that being said I do have a question of my own. I intend on doing just Tort for now in August. That'll leave me 7 left. I *should* do a few in October, hypothetically 3 so I don't leave myself a load to do in March and overdo it and burn myself out. I'm a little worried that if I pass Tort, and don't do 3 in the space between mid-August and early October I will not be eligible for Sep 2021 intake. Is it reasonable to do 3 in that time frame? Or am I rushing it all trying to do all 8 in the space of 8 months?

Hi All. I was wondering can someone let me know the topics that came up in the October 2019 sitting of tort? Thanks in advance.

Lallers96 wrote: »

I've began studying for Tort Law already. I prefer doing a bit every day rather than cramming loads in a small amount of time (I have a part-time job so I won't have the luxury of complete free time when we reopen next week). So in my opinion, speaking on the topic of when to start studying, I'd be on the side of starting asap so you don't leave yourself short of time come August.

I did law for 4 years and I studied Tort 4 years ago so I'm finding it quite easy to understand and grasp as I'm going through the manuals doing my own summised notes. This will be my first FE1 exam so I had decided to make use of a bad situation and go study during the lockdown and sit the August exam, give it my best go and see am I capable of passing the rest. In the words of Michael Jordan "that's all the motivation I needed".

With all that being said I do have a question of my own. I intend on doing just Tort for now in August. That'll leave me 7 left. I *should* do a few in October, hypothetically 3 so I don't leave myself a load to do in March and overdo it and burn myself out. I'm a little worried that if I pass Tort, and don't do 3 in the space between mid-August and early October I will not be eligible for Sep 2021 intake. Is it reasonable to do 3 in that time frame? Or am I rushing it all trying to do all 8 in the space of 8 months?

Depends on a few factors. If I were in your situation I’d make sure I chose the lighter subjects for October, eg. Property, Criminal for definite. However EU and constitutional need to be done in two separate sittings, and I’d recommend doing EU first so that leaves you with Property, Criminal and EU for October. If you’re only starting notes for these in mid August, that’s only 6 weeks in total...I don’t think this is enough time.


However, if you were off work or didn’t work at all, I think it would be doable. I took the months of June 2019 to May 2020 off. I passed all my exams and am just waiting to do tort in August.

It’s a personal choice. You could potentially give 2 weeks to each subject ... but I don’t think it’s worth the insane amount of stress the week before they start in October.

Maybe sit 2 in October - then you’ll have 5 for the following March, which is a lot, but if you had all your notes done by January you’d be sorted!

nmurphy1441 wrote: »

Can anyone tell me if they have noticed case notes on the EU paper come up in consecutive sittings?

I had a look at this the other day. Since Oct '15 (when this examiner started) there have only been 2 cases that have come up more than 50% of the time (Association Belge and Pringle v Ireland), but I did notice that 4 of the 8 cases asked in March '20 had come up in the previous sitting (Oct '19), but that was the largest overlap.

I can send you on my grid if you dm me your email.

Can someone tell me when does the in office training start when you undertake the PPC Hybrid Course?

BugsySiegel wrote: »

Hey folks, this has probably been dealt with in earlier posts but it's easier to ask than trawl through them. With regard to the sittings of EU and Tort in August is it permissible for a candidate to sit one or both of these having never sat an FE 1 before. I am going to be sitting 4 or 5 in October but I like the idea of getting one of the big ones out of the way a month earlier if that's an option.

Yeah it’s open to those eligible to do their first sitting

Debarramike137 wrote: »

Hi guys. Hope all well. I am looking to sit the 8 exams over the next while but I don’t know where to start. Is a prep course essential? I would like to attempt the August Tort and EU law but I’ve nothing done prep wise. Would study notes suffice to pass do you think? I did two law modules in my degree and found them grand. thanks a lot guys

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Hey, I'm studying for my first sitting at the moment but I know a lot of people who have done all or some of them. A prep course is my no means essential. From what I can see the majority of people don't do one.
Its depends on what you mean by study notes. Do you have the manuals for the subjects you intend on sitting? Tort and EU are two of the longer subjects so it might be worth considering not doing them in the same sitting. EU and Constitutional seem be regarded as the most difficult but the pass rate in EU is actually very high. In or around 80% in some sittings.

Does anyone have an up to date Tort grid? Can exchange things in return! Thanks :-)

HappyKitten62 wrote: »

Depends on a few factors. If I were in your situation I’d make sure I chose the lighter subjects for October, eg. Property, Criminal for definite. However EU and constitutional need to be done in two separate sittings, and I’d recommend doing EU first so that leaves you with Property, Criminal and EU for October. If you’re only starting notes for these in mid August, that’s only 6 weeks in total...I don’t think this is enough time.


However, if you were off work or didn’t work at all, I think it would be doable. I took the months of June 2019 to May 2020 off. I passed all my exams and am just waiting to do tort in August.

It’s a personal choice. You could potentially give 2 weeks to each subject ... but I don’t think it’s worth the insane amount of stress the week before they start in October.

Maybe sit 2 in October - then you’ll have 5 for the following March, which is a lot, but if you had all your notes done by January you’d be sorted!

This seems like the most reasonable course of action. I will aim to get Tort notes and study done as early as possible and spend some time on the easier of the remaining 7 e.g. Property, Contract, Criminal to try and get a headstart on the October sitting as it's quite soon after this August one. Probably might do 2 in October and aim to have at least 3 done in total before March 2020. Do the leftover subjects then and try to give it a fair crack in March.

I’ve heard some colleges are sending out PDF’s rather than hard copy manuals this year.
Just wondering is this true? My printer would die!

Would anyone who scored 60%+ in the last sitting of contract be willing to share the PDF of their answer booklet if they received it from the law society under GDPR? I barely scraped a pass but thought I had wrote a better answer than that, just wondering what separates my answer from a better one for future exams. Have materials for most other subjects bar Constitutional so may have something to offer in return.

Cheers

Did anyone apply for the internship with the department of foreign affairs?

rightytighty wrote: »

Did anyone apply for the internship with the department of foreign affairs?

Yeah I applied and have heard nothing back.

channing90 wrote: »

Yeah I applied and have heard nothing back.

Thanks for the reply! In the same boat, has been 4 weeks as of tomorrow. I know times are strange but they still opened the competition, weird. I think public sector recruitment is known to take a bit longer in fairness

Lallers96 wrote: »

This seems like the most reasonable course of action. I will aim to get Tort notes and study done as early as possible and spend some time on the easier of the remaining 7 e.g. Property, Contract, Criminal to try and get a headstart on the October sitting as it's quite soon after this August one. Probably might do 2 in October and aim to have at least 3 done in total before March 2020. Do the leftover subjects then and try to give it a fair crack in March.

Thanks a lot. I’ve watched the videos on Law hero..seems ok. There’s a guy on Adverts.ie with notes, good feedback. I’m going to go with him and get 4. Anything else I Should do? A bit freaked at the thought of it lol thanks so much

naraic27 wrote: »

Quick question re Torts. What statutes can we bring into the exam? Trying to work out if we're expected to learn off the Defective Products Act definitions.

Don't think you can bring any Statutes into the Tort exam, based on syllabus and the last guidelines for March: https://www.lawsociety.ie/globalassets/documents/education/fe-1/legislativesources.pdf

Hi,

Could anyone send me the exam grid for Company law?

Any other material for studying for company law would be great too!

Thanks

hi, has anybody received their results letter from the March sitting yet? still no sign for me!

I also wanted to ask whether anybody who has been in contact with the Law Society knows when the timetable for the October exam would be available? I'm doing a prep course which started last week and have signed up for company but i'm trying to wait on the timetable to pick the rest of my subjects! (didn't do law for my undergrad)