Tag: Solicitors Qualifying Exam

Why high quality mock exams are the key to SQE success
QLTS explains how it’s supporting students and challenging the traditional providers

Students report difficulties getting QWE signed off
Lack of understanding among employers

SQE-you-later: Will the recent exam blunder deter future lawyers?
Law student Dara Antova gives her verdict on the Kaplan marking debacle

My SQE2 experience
Ifeoluwa Aderibigbe, SQE student and QWE trainee at BPP, dives into her experience of the exams and why legal work experience can be the key to success

How the SQE is forging new pathways into the profession
BPP’s Head of Client Development, Liz Ritter, talks apprenticeships, exam performance and ‘teething problems' with the new route

Meet the law school empowering future lawyers through ‘collaborative learning’
Head of Department James Catchpole discusses The City Law School’s unique approach to SQE training ahead of LegalEdCon 2024

SQE students told to wait in ‘quiet area’ for 2.5 hours before exam
Aspiring lawyers may welcome extra revision time, says SRA

Google invests £9.5 million in London law firm behind ‘AI paralegal’ which passed the SQE
'Lawrence' scored 74% on mock test

My reflections on SQE1
Mikaela Hristova, future trainee solicitor at Stephenson Harwood and current BPP SQE student, discusses her exam experience

Law students weigh in on firms’ treatment of SQE trainees
Some call for resits, others say rescinding TCs is the right call

Dealing with the mental ‘shockwave’ of the SQE
A paralegal opens up about wellbeing challenges associated with the new assessment

‘I passed SQE1 at the first attempt – but here’s everything that needs to change’
A future trainee solicitor offers their post-exam reflections

Exclusive: Clifford Chance cancels TC offers for students who failed SQE
No second chances

‘I’m studying the SQE as a non-law student working part-time – this is how it’s going’
Future trainee Madelaine Moss shares her SQE journey

Full event video: SQE myths and half-truths
BPP’s SQE1 Award Leader Caroline Rayson joins students to shed light on common assessment myths

‘I failed SQE2 and need some advice’
Aspiring solicitor seeks guidance

SQE students voice frustration over erroneous exam slot cancellation email
Kaplan stresses assessments will go ahead as planned, apologises for confusion

Win an SQE1 scholarship with your vision of what motivates young people to be solicitors
New BARBRI essay comp

SRA misses deadline for publishing SQE provider pass rates
Issues statement that leaves open possibility of it never happening

Full video: The SQE assessments – a deep dive
SQE trainee and BPP’s Head of Outreach reflect on lessons so far

SQE2: Pass rate climbs slightly to 79%
Over 1,000 students sat latest assessment