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The Solicitors Qualifying Exam

What is it and how can you qualify as a solicitor through SQE?

Should I do the LPC or the SQE?

I’m in the final year of my degree – should I do the GDL and LPC after I graduate, or the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE)?

Are the GDL, LPC and SQE eligible for the postgraduate student loan?

Can I access the government’s postgraduate student loan for the GDL and LPC? What about the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam?

Where to start?

SQE courses webinar

In this webinar, in collaboration with The University of Law, we will be running through the different SQE preparation courses available

Introducing The University of Law's SQE courses

Whatever your background or education, however you want to study, we have the right course for you

Everything we know about the SQE so far!

Read this Feature for information on the syllabus, the format of the exams themselves, the cost for candidates, and what law firms, universities and law schools are doing

GDL or SQE Preparation course?

A 2021 non-law student’s guide to choosing a solicitor training route

SQE in the news

Read the latest information about what is happening with the SQE

Linklaters will support five refugees through SQE

Five refugees are due to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) in September with the support of magic circle firm Linklaters.

Linklaters partners with BARBRI to provide SQE preparation courses for overseas-qualified lawyers and widen access for refugees

Magic circle law firm Linklaters has announced a partnership with education and training provider BARBRI Global to prepare overseas-qualified lawyers for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE).

SRA confirms SQE2 assessment dates

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has confirmed the assessment sitting dates for part two of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), having announced the dates for SQE1 at the end of last year.

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Videos

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Resources

SQE1 Study Manuals

The University of Law's manuals will help you to study for part 1 of the SQE.

Which route should you take?

Find your route through the SQE with the University of Law's SQE quiz.

A guide to SQE preparation courses

Use this guide to compare the new preparation courses for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) by key criteria including fees, learning styles and locations.

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Your questions answered

SQE Qualifying Work Experience FAQs

Here are the answers to some of the frequently asked questions that LCN has been hearing from students.

How can I get my Qualifying Work Experience (QWE)?

BARBRI explains the different avenues that can be explored when working to fulfil the QWE requirement.

How long will the LPC remain a valid route to qualifying as a solicitor with the introduction of the SQE?

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BARBRI answers the top five questions

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How to successfully prepare for the SQE assessments

There will be some inevitable questions and concerns regarding the time commitment, planning and preparation for the SQE.

Search for SQE courses

Use our SQE search tool to find SQE preparation courses

What does SQE mean for students’ employability?

The introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) in September 2021 raises questions about what students need to be doing to maximise their employability under the new, more flexible system. Is it enough to pass SQE1 and 2 or do candidates need something extra? What are the essential employability skills that employers want and have these changed following the pandemic, as well as SQE? LawCareers.Net spoke to The University of Law’s John Watkins about how students can make themselves employable alongside preparing for the SQE. How will the SQE impact how solicitors are trained and developed?

Why the SQE is necessary

Max Alexander-Jones

This blog post will focus on the reasons why the SQE was created.

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