News About the SQE

The SRA has published the statistics from the July 2023 sitting of the SQE1 assessment. They show that 53% of all candidates were successful, with a total number of candidates of 3,475. This pass rate is slightly up on the 51% of candidates who passed in January 2023....

In its latest report the SRA published pass rate data for the most recent round of SQE2 assessments, taken in April/May 2023. The pass rate for those sitting the SQE2 assessment for the first time was 80%, and overall, including those who were re-taking, the pass rate...

On 16th March 2023 the SRA published its review of the first year of the SQE. Full details can be found here: sra.org.uk/news/sqe-update/mar-2023/ More than 3,000 candidates took assessments across 42 countries. The SQE Independent Reviewer concluded that candidates,...

Here's the latest from the SRA on qualifying through the new SQE route: To qualify through the SQE route, you will need to: have a degree in any subject or equivalent level 6 qualification; pass both stages of the SQE assessment; have two years' full-time (or...

The SRA has released its latest guidance on preparing for the SQE assessments. It includes a free webinar for anyone looking to become a solicitor and wanting to know about the new way of qualifying....

  The official SQE website offers all the latest information about the SQE, including registering and booking for the assessment. https://sqe.sra.org.uk/

The first SQE2 assessment dates have now been announced by the SRA: Written assessments: 11th-13th April 2022 Oral assessments: 19th-20th and 21st-22nd April 2022