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I was applying this morning and when I was uploading my transcripts I noticed the requirements were that it has to have a university logo etc… My transcripts are literally my pass grades (it has the name of my university and my student number, just not my full name or logo). I also have a letter of attendance from 2024/25 which states I am a student at said university (this one has a logo and everything). Btw, I am an undergraduate, going into 4th year. I can’t upload my 3rd year grades because they haven’t released work placement grades yet, so all I have is my 1st and 2nd year grades and that letter.

My university isn’t answering me and I put in an urgent application for a transcript for 15€, but I don’t think that will work.

I called them and they told me to email them everything I have so they can review it. But I’m not sure they’ll get back to me before 5pm tomorrow.

Has anyone ever had their application rejected because their year’s transcripts didn’t have a logo?? I had no idea they needed to have all those things and I recognised I was very stupid for leaving it until the last minute, I had a stressful time this summer, I was debating whether sitting it at all or not and I was sure my documents were fine.

Is it safer to wait and potentially risk missing the deadline or to just apply and hope they’ll let me seat the exam?

Pleaseee I need feedback asap🥹 thanks to anyone who’ll actually read this.

I applied the other day but I haven’t been invited to pay yet, any idea how long that normally takes? I assume I just have to have applied but not necessarily pay by tomorrow 5pm? I didn’t even get an email confirming I’d applied or anything.

Hi guys, i'm sitting two exams in october and also working 9-5 and finding it so hard to study after work. i know now is the time to really lock in as the exams are 6 ish weeks away, anyone have any advice or tips?

I understand that exams are still like 7 weeks away but does anyone else ever get really overwhelmed by the exam questions? Like sometimes I will have looked at a topic all day and I still have no idea what to say when i look at past questions or what they’re asking me to do or I feel like there are multiple different approaches that could be taken but wouldn’t have time to get them all down. Does anyone else ever feel like this? I’m going to keep persevering with the questions but I’m scared on the day I’ll have no idea what to say😭

Hope this is the correct sub-reddit for this. I see many posts that don't ask questions specifically about the exams, so I hopefully this is welcome here.

My situation is as follows. I fell into a law degree with no great thinking. Now as I enter my final year, I am trying to prepare for what I want to do in the future.

I am a Maynooth student. I have done the bare minimum throughout my university life. I am on track to achieve a 1st class honours degree, but that's it. No society's joined, no legal experience etc. I am not exaggerating when I say I have absolutely nothing to help me on a quest to become a solicitor in Ireland other than a law degree.

I am under the impression that I would need to pass all 8 Fe-1 exams, convince somebody to take me on a training contract for two years, and then complete a year of a PPC course. So four years would be the best case scenario, assuming the exams take me a year and I land a training contract immediately. I am also under the impression that a training contract is extremely hard to come by. I believe that this will be compounded by my absolute lack of interest or experience in the field up until this point, and maybe my university not being as competitive as others. I am also under the impression that a training contract in a firm in Dublin would not be in the realm of possibility for somebody like me, so I would need to try and find a local solicitor to take me on.

Could somebody who has taken this journey before tell me how it was? Also, if anybody is willing to provide any information whatsoever, or wants to predict how my journey may be, please tell me. If anybody knows about the barrister route also, please let me know. I didn't explicitly ask that as this sub reddit is for solicitors.

Final note: I am trying to be diligent and research accordingly what my life may be like for the next path I take. I am finding it hard to do so for being a solicitor. I am planning to volunteer in a local firm, not to improve my CV, but to try get some experience to see if I enjoy it. Is there any other information e.g articles, books, interviews etc. that somebody could recommend for me to research this?

I am eager not to waste another couple of years of my life by coasting into a pathway that I haven't fully considered, as I naively did with my choice of degree. Becoming a solicitor is by no means a vocation for me, and if I feel it isn't the right path, so be it. However, I want to do my due diligence for the law journey which I definitely have not done. Since I have the degree, I want to see if it is possible for me, and something I may enjoy. That is to say, don't be afraid to tell me the truth about the likelihood of this working out for me. Thanks.

First time sitting FE1s. Is it too late to start studying full time for 4 exams now?

Has anyone passed contract using Becky’s notes?

Not sure if they are substantial enough in this subject

Hi, I have a law degree from outside the EU and few years of legal experience there but no common law background, based in Dublin. I have my grant of exemption, so both routes are open.
I’m looking for a job or internship in law. What do Irish employers actually respond to at paralegal/legal assistant level a few FE1 passes on the CV, or an Irish LLM?
Thanks

Is it too late to sit four exams if I am only starting study now and will be studying full time from now until the exams? Fear my procrastination and then being sick has gotten the better of me and I’ll have to drop to three.

Any advice would help?!

Panicking a bit now, I was too focused on having a good summer so only starting study this week for company and tort. Would it be best to just do one or will it be manageable? I failed company last sitting so some of the content would still be somewhat fresh??

Also, if anyone has any tips for tort or notes they could please share I would be sooo grateful

For reference, I come from a non-law background and I want to do an internship next summer. I planned on doing two fe1’s this October by time’s slipped by and I was wondering if doing one is even worth it. I want to show that I have a proven interest in a law. Is doing one fe1 a good way of demonstrating this or would I still even have a chance of getting an internship without doing any?

Hi all, is it risky to only do one of the above? I can’t for the life of me wrap my head around constructive trusts.

Just a reminder to anyone who hasn't applied for the exams yet, they close at 5pm this Thursday.

How’s everyone’s studying going ? I feel like I have not done enough for someone sitting 4 exams

Genuinely confused should I I pair contract with tort or equity? I also have company, constitutional left.

Hey I finished my masters this year and I was going to the bar but I just can’t justify it based on talking to some barristers and how hard it is.

I was thinking of doing the FE1s and just paying the 15 grand and working wherever will take me as a solicitor. I want to work for charities and do human rights work. My masters was in international human rights law and public policy. I’d love to work for the EU or human rights bodies around the world. I’d move anywhere at all in the world.

Any suggestions on what to do? Do FE1s and qualify as a lawyer than go abroad or find jobs in Ireland or just spam applications to the EU?

I have no family in law so any advice would be greatly appreciated

Hi! Long shot but hoping any FE1 vets can help me with past experiences on this one. I graduate next May and am really hoping to move to the States as soon as I'm done college. I have a TC with a firm for 2029 and have the "three-sitting rule." My dream would be to do paralegal work while studying for the FE1s and subsequently take them online. However, I'm wondering if this is at all feasible? I've heard the exams are a full-time job in themselves, but I really need to move out of home and support myself. I'm just worried if working full time while trying to do 3-4 FE1s is just entirely unrealistic. I know one girl who did pure law (which I am also NOT doing and thus need to work even harder), and she only barely worked part-time while doing them. Sorry for rambling, but just need to know people's opinions on working full time while attempting to get the exams done in three sittings. Appreciate any help provided! :)

I just submit my masters thesis this week so have not really been able to think about FE1s. But since submitting it I have been thinking about sitting 2 FE1s in the September sitting, Criminal and Tort. But I don’t know if basically 1 month is enough to study for these 2 exams bc I don’t really know how extensive the material that you need to cover is and I have no clue where to start regarding where to find study material/how to study. I’ve heard of examiner reports and stuff but don’t really know what they are and where to find them.

I would appreciate people’s input on whether studying for 2 exams, while not in employment, can be feasibly done with 1 months study. And if so, if anyone could point me in the right direction regarding where to find examiner reports/sample answers/notes etc. Thank you guys very much!!!! :)

Has anyone done any work experience/internships in this area? Whether it be a firm, health service, anything.

How was it? Really looking to get some experience in med law

Does anyone have good condition LCLRA 2009 and Succession Act 1965 for sale before I spend €50 on them? I have a Criminal Law 25/26 manual if anyone would like to swap too.