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Law Society of Ireland - FE1 Exams

Entrance Examination Preparatory Course

 
Course Description

maurafullCourses are delivered twice yearly, commencing in June and November. The next 14-week course begins on November 2nd, 2009 in Independent College Dublin and will be relayed to our regional facilities in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford.

Students will have the opportunity to study with premier lecturers, avail of their tailored study materials and up-to-the-minute teaching techniques. The course is examination focused and carefully designed to equip students with the skills for success. Students are given the opportunity to practice past examination questions and will receive personalised feedback from course lecturers. There is also a facility to catch up on missed lectures online.

You can now take this course ONLINE from the comfort of your home by logging on to Moodle. 

 

 

 

Click on a manual below to view a sample chapter.

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val-full2008 1st Placed PRIZEWINNERS

Students of the programme were awarded SEVEN 1st placed prizes in 2008.  The Law School would like to take this opportunity to congratulate each and every one of them.  The effort was theirs.

The roll-call of prizewinners is listed below::

  • Sean O'Reilly, Overend Scholarship (1st place in Ireland overall, 2008)
  • Ciara McDermott, Law of Torts (1st place in Ireland, 2008)
  • Isabel Hyde, Constitutional Law (1st place in Ireland, 2008)
  • Sean O'Reilly, Criminal Law (1st place in Ireland, 2008)
  • Donal King, European Union Law (1st place in Ireland, 2008)
  • Rachel Kevans, Europan Union Law (1st place in Ireland, 2008)

 

 
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Click here for the Law Society's FE1 syllabus

 
     
 
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Assessment Details

These FE1 exams are delivered and assessed externally by the Law Society of Ireland

 
Course Start Date

Dublin and Online course - November 2nd 2009 to February 27th 2010

Cork/Galway/Limerick/Sligo/Waterford - November 12th 2009 to March 6th 2010

 
Course Timetable

 

 Dublin Course 1

Day
Time
Subject
Lecturer
Monday
18.00 – 20.00
Contract
Val Corbett
 
20.15 – 22.15
Tort
Val Corbett
Tuesday
18.00 – 20.00
Criminal
Ciarán Patton
 
20.15 – 22.15
Constitutional
Maura Kelly
Wednesday
18.00 – 20.00 
Equity
Philip Burke
 
20.15 – 22.15
Company
Mark Cockerill
Thursday
18.00 – 20.00
EU
Gary Fitzgerald
 
20.15 – 22.15
Property
Patricia Cronin

 Dublin Course 2

Day
Time
Subject
Lecturer
Thursday
18.00 – 20.00
EU
Gary Fitzgerald
 
20.15 – 22.15
Property
Patricia Cronin
Friday
18.00 – 20.00
Tort
Imelda Kelly
 
20.15 – 22.15
Criminal
Ciarán Patton
Saturday
 9.00 – 11.00   
Company
Mark Cockerill
 
11.15 – 13.15
Equity or Property
Ciarán Patton
Patricia Cronin
 
13.45 – 15.45
Constitutional or EU
Siobhán Cummiskey
Sarah Neligan
 
16.00 – 18.00
Contract
Siobhán Cummiskey

 Cork/Galway/Limerick/Waterford

 Day
Time
Subject
Thursday
18.00 – 20.00
Contract
 
20.15 – 22.15
Tort
Friday
18.00 – 20.00
Constitutional
 
20.15 – 22.15
EU
Saturday
9.00 – 11.00   
Criminal
 
11.15 – 13.15
Equity
 
13.45 – 15.45
Company
 
16.00 – 18.00
Property

 

philip-fullOur FE1 Team
Together, these lecturers have taught a remarkable 12 first-placed prize-winners in the Law Society of Ireland Entrance Examinations.

  • Val Corbett (Law of Torts & Contract Law)
  • Philip Burke (Equity & Trusts)
  • Ciaran Patton (Criminal Law)
  • Mark Cockerill (Company Law) 
  • Gary Fitzgerald (EU Law)
  • Sarah Neligan (EU Law)
  • Patricia Cronin (Property Law)
  • Maura Kelly (Constitutional Law)
  • Siobhan Cummiskey (Contract Law)

 

 
Course Duration

14 weeks

 
Awarding Body

The FE1 exams are delivered and assessed externally by the Law Society of Ireland

 
Course Fees

Dublin course - €395 per subject or €2,900 for all eight

Online and Regional courses - €375 per subject or €2,700 for all eight

 
Contact Details

Heads of Law School

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Val Corbett
Email:
val.corbett@independentcolleges.ie
Tel : 01 635 1192
Mobile : 086 043 6081

 
Philip Burke
Email:
philip.burke@independentcolleges.ie
Tel : 01 635 1191
Mobile : 087 236 0701
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Faculty Manager
Pamela Morton
Email : pamela.morton@independentcolleges.ie
Tel : 01 672 5058
Mobile: 086 043 6247

 
Additional Information


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Online Lectures

Live lectures are delivered each week from our premises on Dawson Street. These lectures are also recorded and made available on Moodle.

Independent College FE1 manuals contain the most up to date and course specific information available to students. Each manual is laid out in a student friendly style, incorporating an elaborate case index, and a special FE1 exam tips section. Our FE1 manuals have been prepared by lecturers who have a unique insight into how best to prepare students for these examinations. Only Independent College manuals contain ALL cases referred to in the Law Society examiners' reports.

Regional Venues

Live lectures delivered in Dublin will be recorded and delivered remotely to our facilities in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. Email and telephone support from the Dublin office will be provided to those students with any queries that may arise.

Law Library

Law Library

Our law library is a quiet haven for studying law in the heart of Dublin 2. Students have access to multiple copies of texts, law reports and periodicals, as well as on-campus and remote access to LEXIS-NEXIS, WESTLAW UK, HEINONLINE and FIRSTLAW databases. The College has separate lending anlaw_pictured reference libraries. The student study room boasts 30 Apple Mac computers, which are customised for downloading and viewing Independent Colleges' law pod casts, and on-line streaming video tutorials. For sample on-line law tutorials, please click on the On-line law Tutorials tab on the home page.

 

 

 

Study manuals

Independent College FE1 manuals contain the most up to date and course specific information available to students. Each FE1 law manual is laid out in a student friendly style, incorporating an elaborate case index, and a special FE1 law exam tips section. Our law manuals have been prepared by lecturers who have a unique insight into how best to prepare students for these law examinations. Only Independent College manuals contain ALL cases referred to in the Law Society examiners' reports.