You can complete your work experience either in the UK or abroad, and it doesn’t need to cover English and Welsh law. You don’t need to be in the same workplace for two years. Relevant work experiences can be pulled from four different places or be gained in one block of time.
The main aim of QWE is to give you real-life experience of providing legal service in an environment where you can develop the skills you need to become a solicitor. QWE can be paid or unpaid work and can include:
Formal legal training contracts
Placements that are part of law degrees
Working in a student law clinic
Working as a legal apprentice
Working as a paralegal
Volunteering at a law centre or charity like the Citizen’s Advice Bureau
Your work experience can be in-person or remote. You can undertake either contentious or non-contentious work or a combination of both. There is no requirement to work in a specified number of practice areas, and you don’t need to have a mix of transaction and litigation experience.
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