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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We aim to make SQE1 and SQE2 written assessments accessible to as many candidates as possible by offering a broad range of test centre locations. This page outlines where we aim to provide test centres.
The list below shows cities where we aim to hold SQE1 and SQE2 written assessments. This is subject to factors such as test centre availability, capacity planning, and test centre security.
Please note:
Aylesbury, Ballymena, Basildon, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Chelmsford, Chester, Colchester, Croydon, Derby, Dudley, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Grimsby, Hayes, Horley (Surrey), Hove, Huddersfield, Hull, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Oldham, Oxford, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Preston, Reading, Salisbury, Sheffield, Skipton, Slough, Southampton, Southend on Sea, Southwark, St Leonards on Sea, Staines, Stevenage, Stockport, Stratford upon Avon, Sutton Coldfield, Swansea, Uxbridge, Wolverhampton, Worcester, Worthing, Wrexham.
Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
Vienna
Toronto
Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen
Prague
Cairo
Paris
Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich
Athens, Attiki
Bangalore, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi
Dublin
Rome
Chiyoda-ku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Osaka-shi
Seoul
Kuala Lumpur
Amsterdam, Eindhoven
Warszawa
Riyadh
Johannesburg, Pretoria
Barcelona, Madrid
Geneva, Lausanne
Istanbul
Abu Dhabi, Dubai
New York
You can use the Pearson VUE test centre search tool to find out more information about a particular test centre. This is for information only and does not mean that the test centre is available for a particular assessment. You cannot book assessments using this tool.
Create your personal SQE account and book your assessments.
Find out what happens after passing the SQE and admission to the roll of solicitors.