SQE1 sample questions

Question 105

A solicitor has been offered the opportunity to join a multi-disciplinary, not-for-profit, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). The LLP is not a Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) authorised body. The solicitor will become a member of the LLP and be the first solicitor to join since the LLP began several years ago. The LLP provides financial and other services to the families of children with a disability.

In her role, the solicitor will provide information and advice about appropriate provision for children with a disability in their parents’ wills. She will also draft documentation on behalf of parents but will not be carrying out any reserved legal activities.

The solicitor asks that the name of the LLP be changed to include the word ‘solicitors’ before she becomes a member. The LLP is reluctant to change its name as the legal work will only account for less than a quarter of its revenue and asks whether this is a requirement under the SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors, RELs, RFLs and RSLs (‘the Code’).

Can the solicitor insist that the name of the LLP be changed on the basis that it is a requirement under the Code?

A. No, because the LLP is not an SRA authorised body.

B. No, because it is an existing business providing multi-disciplinary services.

C. Yes, because the solicitor will be a member of the LLP.

D. Yes, because this communicates to clients of the LLP that the services of a solicitor are available.

E. No, because the solicitor will not be carrying out reserved legal activities in her role.


A - No, because the LLP is not an SRA authorised body.

Candidates who answered correctly: 52%


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