How to register for the SQE1 and SQE2 assessments.
How to verify your ID and what you need to provide.
What the survey is, and what it covers.
If you need help or assistance to sit your assessments.
If you are a qualified lawyer, you may be eligible for an exemption.
How to book the SQE1 and SQE2 assessments.
Find out how and when to book your SQE assessments.
Upcoming assessment dates, booking windows, and test centre locations.
Find out how you can take the SQE assessments in Welsh.
Everything you need to know about sitting the SQE1 and SQE2 assessments.
The assessment specification for both FLK1 and FLK2, including annexes and sample questions.
The specification for the written and oral assessments, including annexes and sample questions.
What to expect on the assessment days and how to claim mitigating circumstances.
How to get your results, how assessments are marked, how to resit an assessment, or make an appeal.
What to expect when you get your results, and how to resit any assessments.
Read and download SQE reports.
Learn about what the SQE is, who it's for and how much it costs.
Find out what the SQE is and how it works.
Find out who's eligible to take the SQE, including exemptions.
Find out how much the SQE will cost and how you can pay for it.
Find out what candidates say about their experience of the SQE.
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You must do this to remain eligible for the SQE. You will not be able to book your next assessment until you have updated your answers.
To qualify as a solicitor through the SQE, you must complete at least two years' full-time (or equivalent) Qualifying Work Experience (QWE). This must give you the opportunity to develop some of the competencies needed to practise as a solicitor.
You have flexibility in how and where you gain QWE. It can include a wide range of legal work, such as:
You can complete QWE in one continuous block or in stages, across up to four different organisations. For example, six months of pro bono work plus 18 months at a law firm would meet the two-year requirement when combined.
There are no rules about when you must complete your QWE. You can do it before, during or after your SQE assessments.
However, your QWE must:
Learn more: SRA guidance on QWE for candidates and employers
Create your personal SQE account and book your assessments.
Find out what happens after passing the SQE and admission to the roll of solicitors.