How to prepare for the SQE1 January 2025 exams if you are starting now [July 2024]
Are you preparing for the SEQ1 exam in January 2025? If you are starting now (July 2024 – the time of writing) then the good news is you have 6…
How hard is it to pass SQE1?
We have the stats for the SQE1 January 2024 exams! What do they show? Dispute Resolution is the hardest area to pass. We have a targeted preparation course just on…
The Journey To Becoming Qualified As A Lawyer In England And Wales As A Hong Kong Qualified Lawyer
There are 83 registered foreign law firms in Hong Kong, many of them being English law firms.. There is a rising number of Hong Kong solicitors who are dual…
How to get SQE exemption as a foreign lawyer
England and Wales are the only regions we know of where you can qualify as a foreign lawyer using foreign work experience. To become a practising lawyer in England…
Key takeaways: The SQE Virtual Conference 2024
🔊 We attended the SQE Virtual Conference 2024. This was for education and training providers and organisations offering qualifying work experience (QWE). Here are the key takeaways! SQE1 Pass Rates…
A Comparative Study of SQE2 Exam Results
A look at the SQE2 exam results for the past few months (October 2022, April 2023, July 2023 and October 2023) gives an interesting perspective on the type of…
My Experience Taking SQE1
My name is Mayuri and I’m from South Africa. I’ve been working for about 18 years in the financial sector then ecology. I did not know anything about the SQE…
SQE for foreign lawyers (Step by step guide)
You may be a foreign lawyer wanting to qualify as a lawyer in England and Wales and improve your job prospects. Welcome aboard! The law of England and Wales…
How many times can I re-take the SQE exam?
The SRA limits the number of retakes to two. This means you have three shots at SQE1 and three shots at SQE2 within each 6 year assessment window. A…
How is the the SQE1 exam marked?
There are 12 subjects that you need to know for the SQE1 exam. Ethics is split across these subjects. The subjects are split into 2 exams, called Functioning…
What are the hardest SQE1 subjects?
In this article, we are looking at what the hardest subjects are for the SQE1 assessments. There are 12 subjects, split into two sets of exams with six subjects…
SQE1 success rate – does having a degree matter?
To qualify as a lawyer in England and Wales, you need to have a degree in any subject, or show that you have a qualification or experience equivalent to…