What is the main reason candidates fail the QLTS assessments?

Based on our experience, many lawyers fail the assessments due to lack of proper preparation, caused by misunderstanding the nature and scope of the QLTS assessments. 

Surprisingly, we still sometimes get calls from frustrated lawyers who made unwise decisions the first time around - such as by trying to collate their own study resources online or by relying on disparate materials - and failed their assessment attempt. 

Time and again, this is due to lack of time, carelessness, or simply with a view to saving a few hundred pounds by not taking the right preparation course.