FE-1 pass rates for all 8 subjects from the Law Society’s own figures: in 2025 (March and October combined, our sums) from Contract 53% to EU Law 81%, with 2024 and 2023 beside them.

FE-1 pass rates by subject: which of the 8 papers people fail most

FE-1 Exams (Law Society of Ireland Final Examination, First Part)

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.

Write FE-1 Equity answers and get each one marked

Sit an FE-1 style Equity paper under time: original problem and essay questions, each answer marked point by point with a model answer. Try 3 questions free.

An FE-1 style Equity paper against the clock: 8 original problem and essay questions on the Law Society's Equity syllabus, attempt 5 in 3 hours. Every answer you write is marked point by point against our rubric for that question, with the words that earned each mark quoted back, the points you missed, one fix and a model answer citing Irish authorities. 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.

FE-1 Exams (Law Society of Ireland Final Examination, First Part) — Discussion

FE-1 Exams (Law Society of Ireland Final Examination, First Part) — Group Discussion