UK Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE)
SRA Solicitors Qualifying Examination. SQE1 Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK1 & FLK2) covering contract, tort, criminal, public, EU, business, dispute resolution, property, wills & trusts.
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SQE1 Mock Exam Strategy: Sit It to the Official Format
How to run an SQE1 mock that matches the real day: 85 questions a session in 2 hours 33 minutes, the break, no negative marking, how to read a score, and what the SRA says about practice material.
SQE1 FLK1 Subjects and Weighting: The Blueprint in Questions
The six FLK1 subject areas, the percentage range the SRA publishes for each, what that means in questions on a 170-question paper, the session split, ethics, and the law cut-off rule.
SQE1 Free Practice Questions: 220 Official Samples and 2 Worked
Where the SRA’s free SQE1 sample questions are, what the 90 original and 130 pre-tested questions contain, how hard they are, and two original FLK1 questions worked with the statute or case.
UK SQE Roadmap: Dates, Six-Year Clock, QWE and Admission
Every SQE1 and SQE2 date the SRA published for 2026–27, how long results take, the six-year and three-attempt rules, qualifying work experience, and the last steps to admission.
UK SQE Total Cost: Fees, Resits and Admission in GBP and INR
SQE1 £2,006 and SQE2 £3,086 for sittings from October 2026, every other SRA fee on the way to admission, resit and appeal costs, and a calculator — with INR at a dated rate, labelled as ours.
UK SQE Pass Rates by Sitting: SQE1 and SQE2, 2024 to 2026
Every SQE1 and SQE2 pass rate the SRA has published since January 2024, first attempt and overall, why July runs lower than January, resit odds, and how qualified lawyers fare.
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