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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SQE2 assesses practical legal skills and functioning legal knowledge through 16 assessments: 12 written and four oral. The overall pass mark is set at the level of a newly qualified solicitor.
The SQE2 sample questions are designed to give you an understanding of:
Each sample includes:
Oral assessments (advocacy and interviewing) also include short video recordings of sample performances.
Note: The samples do not represent every possible task or style of question that may appear in the real assessment.
Each link below provides a summary of the question and answer, plus a downloadable PDF with additional materials.
Note: All written samples are available in both English and Welsh. The oral assessment recordings are in English, but translations of answer commentary are available or will be published shortly.
Ethics and professional conduct are embedded throughout SQE2. You must be able to identify and address ethical issues independently — they will not be flagged in the assessments.
Performance Indicators show what competent and non-competent performance looks like in relation to each of the SQE2 law and skills assessment criteria. These are also used by assessors and markers.
You can download them in English and Welsh:
There are several ways in which you can actively engage with the sample questions to help you to prepare for SQE2:
You can attempt the sample written questions using the Pearson VUE practice platform. This simulates the real assessment environment and includes tools such as the legal research search function.
Practise sample questions online (Pearson VUE)
Copy and paste: The functionality in the real exam differs slightly from the practice platform. See how it works with screenshots.
Spell check and formatting: There is no spell check function for the SQE2 written assessment. Spelling errors are not penalised unless they affect clarity or precision.
The assessment criteria for the SQE2 written assessments refer to clear, precise, concise and acceptable language rather than correct spelling. Guidance on this is provided in the SQE2 assessment specification. Minor spelling mistakes are not penalised and the focus is on the assessment criteria mentioned and how spelling mistakes impact that. Performance in each of the assessment criteria is assessed by trained assessors making professional judgments related to the required standard for the assessment.
Please note, however, that if you are viewing the SQE2 sample question on your own computer or device, your own browser may add tools such as predictive text or a spell check. The assessments are undertaken on the Pearson VUE assessment platform which is a closed platform and does not permit browsers or access to the internet. This means that it is unlikely to have the same functions as those allowed by your own browser.
Formatting (e.g. paragraph spacing, bullet points, font etc.) in written exams will not be taken into consideration by markers.
The highlighter function will be available for candidates to use but only on the Pearson Vue assessment platform.
Overwriting text: If typing overwrites your existing text, press the “Insert” key. If it doesn’t resolve the issue, ask the invigilator for help.
Learn more about SQE2 exam functionality on Pearson VUE
Dysgu mwy: Ymarferoldeb arholiad SQE2 ar Pearson VUE
Learn more about SQE2 written assessments copy and paste functionality
Create your personal SQE account and book your assessments.
Find out what happens after passing the SQE and admission to the roll of solicitors.