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SQE1 Preparation Course
It’s not too late to book. The booking deadline for our part-time June 2023 intake closes at 12:00GMT on Monday 26 June 2023. Please note that for the following campuses the deadline will be 12:00 GMT on Monday 19 June 2023 – Exeter, Liverpool, Newcastle, Reading, Royal Holloway, Sheffield and Southampton.
This course is for those who wish to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales using the Solicitor Qualifying Examination (SQE) pathway to qualification. The course will prepare you for the SRA’s centralised SQE1 assessments, which will test functioning legal knowledge (FLK). It is part of our new suite of SQE courses.
To study this course it is recommended you have a law degree or have completed a law conversion course, including our SQE Law Essentials.
If you are currently working in the legal sector, including international lawyers, you may wish to study our part-time online SQE1 Preparation for Legal Professionals course.
Introductory offer: Includes our SQE1 Exam Preparation Course for free.
Key Facts
Entry Requirements
None required. However, the SRA requires a degree (or equivalent) to qualify as a solicitor.
Entry requirementsLocations
Birmingham, Bristol, Chester, Egham (Royal Holloway), Exeter, Guildford, Hong Kong, Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Reading, Sheffield, Southampton and OnlineIs this course right for you?
You can still qualify as a solicitor with the current route. Contact us on [email protected] or call +44(0)1483 405679
Course Details
SQE1 Preparation Course
This course will prepare you for the SRA’s centralised SQE1 assessments. The SQE1 assessments will test functioning legal knowledge (FLK) through two multiple choice assessments, each comprising 180 single best answer questions.
The course will also help you prepare for Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) as a trainee solicitor, by helping you to develop functioning legal knowledge for practice.
Why choose the SQE1 Preparation Course?
- Adaptive and personalised learner journey, using our dynamic learning model: Prepare, Engage, Consolidate (PEC), covering all professional practice subjects and revision of all law subjects in the SRA’s assessment specification.
- Confidence for the assessments, with the opportunity to practise daily for the exact type of questions you’ll face. Our intelligent revision app, ULawSQE, will give you practice tests using multiple-choice questions, which prepare you for the SQE1 exams, so you’ll know exactly what to expect. It will focus on the topics you need to improve, giving you the best preparation for success in the assessments.
- Benefit from our extensive experience in preparing students for the type of questions in the SQE1 assessments.
- In depth tutor guidance and support from our experienced tutors, who are all practitioners. Your tutor will monitor your progress and give you weekly individual feedback using predictive analytics, so you’ll know where to focus.
- Brand new resources, developed specifically for SQE by our expert tutors. You’ll be provided with all course materials, including an extensive bank of practice exam questions, ULaw SQE – our intelligent revision app provides practice tests and feedback, and 15 brand new online study manuals, written specifically for SQE1.
- Experience of working in practice. You’ll learn in the context of our virtual law firm, ULaw LLP. ULaw LLP replicates the working environment of a law firm and students perform real world tasks on simulated cases, deals and transactions, as if they were in the office.
- Support for your career. You’ll have access to ULaw’s award-winning Employability Service, for information, advice, practical experience and links to the profession to help you to succeed in your career. Available at all campuses, the Employability Team will help you achieve your career and work experience goals.
- We also work with over 90 of the top 100 law firms.
Introductory offer
When you book this course, you’ll get our SQE1 Exam Preparation Course for free. This short, intensive revision course will ensure you’re confident and fully prepared for the SQE1 assessments.
Following this course, we recommend:
- SQE1 Exam Preparation Course. Introductory offer: when you book the SQE1 Preparation Course, you’ll get the SQE1 Exam Preparation Course for free.
- SQE2 Preparation Course - this course is designed for those who’ve completed SQE1 training, such as our SQE1 Preparation Course.
- SQE2 Exam Preparation Course. Introductory offer: when you book the SQE2 Preparation Course, you’ll get the SQE2 Exam Preparation Course for free.
Important Information
Progression for full-time PgDL and MA Law (Conversion) students
Due to the projected end date of our full-time Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PgDL) and Master of Arts in Law (MA Law Conversion) courses, you may not be eligible to commence our Bar Practice Course (BPC), LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) or SQE1 Preparation Course in September 2023.
Please note: If you require a visa to study in the UK and wish to progress on to one of our on-campus vocational courses, please refer to our UK visa requirements page for information about applying for a Student Route visa.
Programme Demands
This document explains the demands of the course in order to assess your ability for the course.
Full-time and Part-time SQE1 Preparation Course programme demands ➔
Course Structure
Pre-course study
Students will be required to complete a pre-study online diagnostic test to check their understanding of the key foundational law subjects. This should be completed within 24 hours of the start date.
This Academic Legal Knowledge Quiz is made up of 7 subjects which represent the Black Letter Law subjects.
We use diagnostic testing to assess each student’s knowledge in these subjects for SQE1. Based on your results, we may recommend extra revision aids or a law conversion course.
Modules
This course has two modules. Ethics and Professional Conduct is taught across both FLK 1 and FLK 2.
The appropriate level of academic law knowledge is likely, though not required, to have come from a previous course of academic study. Academic law subjects will not be directly taught on the SQE1 Preparation Course, but students will have opportunities and materials to enable them to revise academic law content throughout. Students whose academic law knowledge may not be sufficient or sufficiently recent to undertake the SQE1 Preparation Course may wish first to undertake our SQE Law Essentials course, which provides a solid academic law foundation and a firm basis for progression.
Functioning Legal Knowledge 1 (FLK1)
Professional Practice
- Business Law and Practice
- Dispute Resolution
- Legal Services
Academic Law
- Contract
- Tort
- Legal System of England and Wales
- Constitutional and Administrative Law and EU Law
Functioning Legal Knowledge 2 (FLK2)
Professional Practice
- Property Practice
- Wills and the Administration of Estates
- Solicitors Accounts
- Criminal Practice
Academic Law
- Land Law
- Trusts
- Criminal Law
There are four to five units per week throughout the course (two units per week on the part-time course). Each unit follows our unique dynamic learning model: Prepare, Engage, Consolidate (PEC).
Prepare. You will spend approximately six hours per unit preparing, using the University’s virtual learning environment (VLE) where all resources will be accessible. The Prepare stage includes a rich mixture of learning activities, including study manuals, multi-media, preparatory tasks, and quizzes.
Engage. The Engage stage involves between four and five two-hour classroom based and tutor facilitated face to face workshops where you will be asked to apply the knowledge you have acquired in the Prepare stage.
Consolidate. You will complete the Consolidate stage using our VLE. This stage involves a mixture of short consolidation learning activities and weekly revision tests on practice and law subjects using our intelligent revision app.
There will be regular mock assessments throughout the course, along with opportunities to review your progress and ask questions of your subject expert tutors in group review sessions.
Course Start Dates
June 2023
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SQE1 Preparation Course
- Part-time Day: Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Guildford, Hong Kong, Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Reading, Sheffield and Southampton
- Part-time Evening: Hong Kong, London Bloomsbury and Manchester
- Part-time Weekend: Birmingham, Bristol, Chester, Exeter, Guildford, Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield
September 2023
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SQE1 Preparation Course
- Full-time: Birmingham, Bristol, Egham (Royal Holloway), Exeter, Guildford, Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Reading, Sheffield and Southampton
January 2024
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SQE1 Preparation Course
- Part-time Day: Birmingham, Bristol, Egham (Royal Holloway), Exeter, Hong Kong, Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Reading, Sheffield and Southampton
- Part-time Evening: Hong Kong, London Bloomsbury and Manchester
- Part-time Weekend: Hong Kong, Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield
March 2024
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SQE1 Preparation Course
- Full-time: Birmingham, Bristol, Chester, Egham (Royal Holloway), Exeter, Hong Kong, Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Reading, Sheffield and Southampton
June 2024
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SQE1 Preparation Course
- Part-time Day: Birmingham, Bristol, Egham (Royal Holloway), Exeter, Hong Kong, Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Reading, Sheffield and Southampton
- Part-time Evening: Hong Kong, London Bloomsbury and Manchester
- Part-time Weekend: Birmingham, Bristol, Chester, Exeter, Hong Kong, Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield
September 2024
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SQE1 Preparation Course
- Full-time: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Reading and Sheffield
Online
Study SQE1 Preparation Course Online starting June 2023, September 2023, January 2024, March 2024, June 2024 or September 2024
Study Online
You can also study this course online.
If you’re looking for a more flexible approach to your studies, why not consider online study? We have over 2,500 students from across the world studying at our online campus.
The online version of the SQE1 Preparation Course covers the same content as the on campus version, with the added flexibility of choosing where and when you study.
open daysUpcoming Dates
Jun 6th
Real World Lecture: Does the Law support the LGBTQ+ Community?
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
16:00 - 17:00
Online
Jun 6th
Route Into Legal Practice Seminar (Hong Kong Campus)
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
19:00 - 20:00
Hong Kong
Jun 7th
Postgraduate Law Open Day (Virtual Event)
Postgraduate
17:00 - 19:00
Online
next event
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Course Information
With so many options for how and where you can study the SQE1 Preparation course, you can be sure to find a start date and study option to suit your needs.
There are no formal ULaw exams. There are mock SQE1 assessments throughout the course, to track your progress and help you prepare for the requirements of the real assessments.
This course does not lead to an academic award. However, students who successfully pass the SQE1 assessments will accumulate 60 credits, which can be applied towards an award under the University’s Recognition of External Assessments Policy.
You will sit your SQE assessments at Pearson VUE test centres in the UK and internationally. For details on how to book, pay and receive your results for your SQE assessments, as well as request any reasonable adjustments, please visit the SRA website on https://sqe.sra.org.uk.
- There are two multiple choice assessments over two days – one for FLK1 and one for FLK2.
- FLK1 covers: Business Law and Practice; Dispute Resolution; Contract; Tort; Legal System of England and Wales; Constitutional and Administrative Law; and Legal Services
- FLK2 covers: Property Practice; Wills and the Administration of Estates; Solicitors Accounts; Land Law; Trusts; Criminal Law; and Criminal Practice
- On each day the assessment is likely to take five hours, with a break in the middle.
- Each assessment contains 180 single best answer questions.
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Fees and Booking
- If you’re considering the SQE1 Preparation Course, you may be interested in our LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) which includes all our SQE preparation courses, leads to a master’s qualification, and could qualify for postgraduate funding.
- If you’re a non-law graduate, you may be interested in our law conversion courses: PGDL, MA Law (SQE1), SQE Law Essentials
Please note: the SQE1 Preparation Course at Newcastle University is subject to approval.
2022/23 Course Fees
- London, Hong Kong: £5,650.
- Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Guildford, Reading, Southampton: £4,450.
- Chester, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield: £4,000.
2023/24 Course Fees (for courses starting on or after 1 July 2023)
- London £5,900.
- Birmingham, Bristol, Egham, Exeter, Guildford, Norwich, Reading, Southampton: £4,650.
- Chester, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield: £4,200.
- Hong Kong $57,712.50HKD (includes a 5% discount for students booking via our Hong Kong eStore)
Study manuals: eBooks are included in the course fee, and you’ll receive a 50% discount if you’d like to purchase print versions.
The course fee does not include the SQE1 assessment fee of £1,622 (increasing to £1,798 from September 2023).
This course does not qualify for postgraduate funding. We have alternative courses with postgraduate funding including our LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2).
Offers and discounts
- £250 Alumni loyalty scheme discount for ULaw graduates.
- Introductory offer: free SQE1 Exam Preparation Course. Saving you £500.
- You can pay with one upfront payment or with three monthly instalments (six monthly instalments on the part-time courses).
- Pass first time or study for free. We’re so confident in our SQE courses that, if you don’t pass SQE1, you can repeat our SQE1 Exam Preparation Course for free, as many times as you need.*
Our SQE1 Exam Preparation Course is a short, intensive revision course, which will ensure you’re confident and fully prepared for the SQE1 assessments.
We have students from over 120 different countries throughout our campuses, with a dedicated team to help international students.
