SQE1 is made up of two exams which are designed to test your functioning legal knowledge (FLK) and the application of substantive and procedural law.
Both exams are computer-based and multiple-choice format, with 180 questions to answer in each. You’ll face several realistic scenarios where you’ll need to choose the best response out of five possible answers.
SQE1 assessment one: FLK1
The first assessment (FLK1) covers:
Business Law
Dispute resolution
Contract
Tort
The legal system of England and Wales
Constitutional and administrative law, and retained EU law
Legal services
SQE1 assessment two: FLK2
The second assessment (FLK2) covers:
Property practice
Wills and the administration of estates
Solicitors account
Land law
Trusts
Criminal law
Criminal Litigation
Ethics and professional conduct issues are examined pervasively across the two SQE1 exams.
How you’ll take SQE1
You need to take both parts of SQE1 at the same time, over the course of two days. The exams are offered in the UK and in various other locations around the world.
Each FLK lasts 5 hours and 6 minutes, so there are 10 hours and 12 minutes of examination time in total in SQE1.
If you don’t pass one of the FLKs, you can then retake that individual exam at a later sitting.
The pass mark for SQE1
The pass mark for SQE1 isn’t pre-determined and will be decided by a standard-setting panel convened by the SRA after the examination.
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