FE-1 Exams (Law Society of Ireland Final Examination, First Part) — Syllabus & notes
- 8 original questions, attempt 5, 3 hours
- Problem and essay questions on the Equity syllabus
- Every answer marked point by point
- The words that earned each mark, quoted
- A model answer citing Irish authorities
- Up to 3 marked attempts
- 3 short questions free, marked in full
Exam overview
The Final Examination, First Part (FE-1) is the Law Society of Ireland's entrance examination for people who want to train as solicitors in Ireland. It has eight papers, each a separate exam: Company Law, Constitutional Law, Law of Contract, Criminal Law, Law of the European Union, Equity, Law of Property and Law of Torts. Exams start at 10:00 and end at 13:00 at the centre; online candidates get 30 minutes extra. The application fee is EUR 128 per subject and a recheck costs EUR 154 per subject. Each subject is passed on its own and passes carry forward; there is no limit on attempts, but all eight must be passed within seven years from 31 December of the year of the first pass. The Law Society normally holds the exams twice a year, in spring and autumn. Facts from the Law Society's FE-1 page, the Autumn 2026 syllabus and S.I. No. 503 of 2019, read 13 November 2026. Independent practice by ProSyllabus. Not affiliated with the Law Society of Ireland. Every question is original: none is a Law Society exam, sample or past question, and our marking is our own rubric, not the Law Society's.
- Subjects
- Company Law · Constitutional Law · Law of Contract · Criminal Law · Law of the European Union · Equity · Law of Property · Law of Torts
- Exam languages
- English