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

Hi guys,

Any kind soul willing to share constitutional sample answers ? I have materia for other subjects that I can share.

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Sineaddh wrote: »

Sorry to post again just anxious to get a reply

If my manuals are a year or two old am I taking a big risk using them as my main source of study?

Thanks!

I would say you would be completely fine for the vast most majority to use those manuals - if I were you I would use them in conjunction with the Night Before Notes prepared by City Colleges which will show you if there are any recent cases or legislation you are missing.

Does anyone know when the examiners reports will be released? Thanks

Hi did anyone go to the recheck yesterday or previously? What was their view on it and how do you really know whether to recheck or not? I felt some marks were fair and some not so fair. I felt I did much better in Tort. After making the trek to Dublin I still can not really make a decision on whether to do the recheck or not. Has anybody got any stories to share and would you only get recheck if you felt you were extremely hard done by? Also would you only bother with a recheck if you got over 47?

Feeling deflated. ;/

Louis Litt wrote: »

Guys,
What is the story with Constitutional?! JUst looked at the exam grid, its all over the place. Is there always a case note Q and are the topics mixed? Must need to be covering 15+ topics by the looks of it!

Yeah, unfortunately you do have to cover a lot of topics for Constitutional and multiple topics can come up in one question.

One of the best ways to prepare is to read up on recent significant cases (past three years maybe) and prepare the topics that are related to those cases - City colleges posted night before notes outlining the most important cases.

You also just need to be prepared to do a lot more work for Constitutional than other papers

rightytighty wrote: »

I’m getting a recheck in property and I got 46 in it

I was brought up from 43 to a pass in Company after a recheck previously. I strongly recommend it.I know one person who was brought up to a pass in Tort after a recheck.

Hey guys, would anyone be willing to share EU and company grids, notes, sample answers? Haven't looked at it since college and dont know where to start. Thanks!!! Can swap with other subjects.

Louis Litt wrote: »

Any ideas where the exam centre in Cork will be for March 2020?

Hiya, i emailed the law society around a week or two ago and they said they're hoping for Neptune Stadium in Cork

supercreative wrote: »

Does anyone know is it still possible to access the night before notes videos from City Colleges for the Oct 2019 exams? I was thinking about using them as a quick way to ease myself into the next four but can't find them anywhere.

I couldn’t get them either, awful pain

rightytighty wrote: »

I’ve made a start on Tort notes, glad I did it seems almost undoable in terms of volume

It does! Especially negligence it’s hugeeeee

L.E.D wrote: »

Hi guys!

Just wanted to double check that the magic three are gone from March 2020? Does this mean that previously passed exams cant be carried unless it was three passes?

Sorry if this has been asked 🙈

Yeah magic 3 is gone as of this next sitting. If you passed less than three in any sitting before that they don’t count.

Equity

Hey would anyone have an equity manual and equity materials they could send me on?

I have material on all other 7 subjects to trade, I have grids, manuals, sample answers etc.

Thanks

rightytighty wrote: »

Yeah magic 3 is gone as of this next sitting. If you passed less than three in any sitting before that they don’t count.

Hey rightytighty!

Sorry but I need some clarity here. Could you please help?

Has it not been so even before, that you had to pass at least 3 papers in one go and then do the rest of the papers as and when possible? What is different now?

I heard someone say that you can sit only one exam at a time for the FE1's in future. To me that does not make any sense at all. You will end up taking a good 4 years to pass them, that is if you sit for two exams every year.

thanks,
Kake.

That is some brilliant news! isn't it!!?

Thanks a mil!

I did look up the new rules, did not find any details about this change. Can you share with me the web link please?

Thanks,
Kake.

Kakeykake wrote: »

That is some brilliant news! isn't it!!?

Thanks a mil!

I did look up the new rules, did not find any details about this change. Can you share with me the web link please?

Thanks,
Kake.

All on the law Society website...

Sineaddh wrote: »

How are people actually approaching study?

I didn’t get the 3 last round.. i studied using manuals and wrote out my notes from them but found that so time consuming

Any advice appreciated

Do samle answers to past papers, both sittings for three to four years. Read and take note of comments in examiner's reports, they expect them to be noted. In essays, quote three cases, three text books and three journal articles. There's a marking scheme, aim to hit it.

Edit: If your examiner is an academic lawyer, check for recent publications, and if they've written an article, know it backwards. A few years back, the contract examiner published an article on recovery of damages in contract. The next FE1 had an essay question - discuss the recovery of damages in contract. I gave as much of the article as I could remember and got that exam.

Ok guy, have some good news!!!!

I some to the fe1 section in the law society, wanted to confirm the magic 3 is done away with....it is!! But!!!!!.....

I asked about previous exams that I passed in October 2019, (didn't get the three) and she told me to request in email that I want to carry the exam I passed

So if you email you won't have to resit exams you passed

Jenosul wrote: »

Woohooo I got my magic 3 this time around but so delighted for people if this is the case! Not good for your mental health to say the least. So happy they did away with it. I hope everyone can keep their passes.

I was so defeated to not get the three but a pick me up that I could carry what I passed!! Delighted! Congrats on getting the three, hoping to be like that next April. Still going to sit 4 and hope for the best!

Law1997 wrote: »

I’ve made a start on all my next four exams- but haven’t broken the back on anything yet. Planning on getting my notes typed in Jan and learning/papers in Feb. Is this unrealistic?

Thanks!

More or less what I plan on doing tbh!

L.E.D wrote: »

Ok guy, have some good news!!!!

I some to the fe1 section in the law society, wanted to confirm the magic 3 is done away with....it is!! But!!!!!.....

I asked about previous exams that I passed in October 2019, (didn't get the three) and she told me to request in email that I want to carry the exam I passed

So if you email you won't have to resit exams you passed

Oh My God this has literally just made my Christmas - I really hope I can carry the ones I’ve passed - 🙌🏻

Sineaddh wrote: »

Oh my god that is amazing news! The law society told you this? Is it just the general fe1 section email we contact? Thanks!

Yeah! I emailed fe1 section and just requested that I could carry the exam I passed in October (I only passed one and was close with others but didn't bother getting them checked cause the magic three rule applied) I haven't gotten a response thou, hoping it's just cause Xmas holidays!

She did ask if I passed in October 2019 so might just apply to those exams!

Even ring first and ask if it's any sitting or just October

Hey!!

I am looking to swap my (all city college) Property Manual and exam paper plus reports and Equity Manual and exam papers plus reports for some bodies criminal manual plus papers and EU manual plus papers?

Please PM if anyone is interested 😊

niamh1612 wrote: »

Has anybody heard back from the law society regarding carrying the exams we passed if we didn't get the three?

No 😥