FE1 Law Society of Ireland Entrance Examination Preparatory Course

Course Start Date

June 2012 -Dublin and Online course

Why Choose Independent College Dublin?

Prizewinning Success

Over the past three years:

*No other course in the country can match the prizewinning success and the excellent results our students have achieved.

* Our course is the only one of its kind which has been attended by the Overend Scholar ( awarded for the best overall student performance) for each of the past three years. (2008/2009/2010).

*Students of this course have achieved a total of 14 Law Society Entrance Examination 1st placed prizes in individual subjects.

For further details on our prizewinning success click here

Our FE1 Team

Each member of our FE1 lecture team has a wealth of experience in delivering preparatory courses for the FE1 examinations and they have been selected on the basis of their ability to deliver the key points of the syllabus as they relate to the examinations in a clear and concise manner. All lectures are entirely examination-focused with particular attention paid to the approaches and techniques needed to be adopted to pass the entrance examinations. Click here for link to bios

• Val Corbett (Law of Torts & Law of Contract)
• Ciaran Patton (Criminal Law & Law of Equity & Trusts)
• Gary Fitzgerald (EU Law)
• Sarah Neligan (Company Law & EU Law)
• Imelda Kelly (Property Law)
• Siobhan Cummiksey (Constitutional law)

Excellent Study Materials

Independent College FE1 manuals contain the most up to date (2011) 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.All students are provided with sample suggested solutions to some of the most recent past examination papers.

Homework Facility

Students may avail of our homework facility whereby students are welcome to attempt answers to past examination questions. These questions are corrected and returned with feedback by a course tutor.

Online Lectures

Classroom Based lectures are delivered each week from our premises on Dawson Street. These lectures are also recorded and made available on Moodle. While classroom-based lectures provide students with a structured learning environment in our superbly located city centre campus, the online lectures provide students with remote access allowing students the freedom to study from their home. All students are entitled to avail of repeat viewing of lectures online.

Comprehensive 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 and reference libraries. The student study room boasts 30 Apple Mac computers, which are customised for on-line streaming video tutorials. For sample on-line law tutorials, please click on the On-line law tutorials tab on the home page. While the necessary are provided in the form of course manuals, our fully stocked library provides invaluable access to secondary sources in law. Library Hours: The Library is open 12 hours a day, 5 days per week and on Saturdays. Extended weekend opening hours will commence in the lead up to the examinations.

Complimentary Seminars

*Complimentary Memory Skills Seminar will be held by Charles Garvan of the Memory Academy for  Class Room Based FE1 students on Sunday December 4^th 2011.

Awarding Body

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

Contact Details

For futher information or general advice regarding the examinations please contact:

Mr Val Corbett

Head of the Law School

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

For further information please contact:

Ms Gwen McDevitt

Email: gwen.mcdevitt@independentcolleges.ie

Tel: 01 635 1183

Fees

Study Option 1: Class Room Based Lectures €395 per subject ( further details on What We Offer Page)

Study Option 2: On-line Distance Learning  €345 per subject (further details on What We Offer Page)

Reduced Group Discounts:

Classroom Based (Live) Lectures:

* Register for 4 in one sitting- 10% discount (€158 discount)

*Register for 8 Subjects in one sitting- €2,600 (€560 discount)

*Register for 8 Subjects Upfront- €2,900 (€260 discount)

Online Lectures:

*Register for 4 in one sitting - 10% discount ( €138 discount)

*Register for 8 Subjects in one sitting- €2,510 ( €250 discount)

*Register for 8 Subjects Upfront- €2,700 (€60 discount)

Course Duration

15 weeks, courses are run twice yearly commencing in June & November

Course Fees

Full time: See above for detailed information on fees
Part time: Live Lectures €395 per subject - Online Lectures €345 per subject