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Are you preparing for the SQE exams? It’s important that you find revision techniques that work for you. For Mikaela, spaced repetition helped her to remember the Functioning Legal Knowledge that is required to pass the SQE1 assessments. Watch now. ⏯️

🍀 Best of luck to everyone taking SQE2 this sitting. SQE2 exams started today with the first oral sitting and exams run until 7 November with the written exams. The results of this assessment will be released on 20 February 2025. #SQE2 #SQE #lawschool #lawstudent #futurelawyer

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I’ve been following the recent discussions around the SQE passing rate dropping to 44%, and it raises some important considerations. While the goal may have been to make entry into the legal profession more accessible, it also seems that the market is becoming saturated. This could be an attempt to manage the number of entrants after all, the legal profession is a business too. One aspect to think about is whether the new pathways are fair to those who have dedicated years to studying law. Currently, someone with a degree in almost any field can sit the GDL for a year and transition into a legal career, while those who pursued law for their undergraduate degree spent three years honing their expertise. Compare this with professions like medicine, where even graduate entry requires candidates to have a degree in STEM before applying and an additional four years of education. Moreover, the rise of legal apprenticeships, where firms are hiring high school graduates is further thinning the chances for traditional law graduates. While apprenticeships offer a great way to gain hands-on experience early, it does beg the question of how we balance these different routes to ensure the legal profession maintains its standards. What are your thoughts on this shift? Is the profession becoming more inclusive, or are we compromising on the value of traditional legal education? #LegalIndustry #SQE #LegalCareers #LawStudents #FutureOfLaw #LegalProfession #Apprenticeships #LegalEducation #CareersInLaw #DiversityInLaw

This is awful. I know people who didn’t pass for their second time. Brilliant people who have been working for years in the sector as caseworkers or paralegals and do great work. You only get three attempts before being locked out. Something is very very wrong when you have people already ‘doing the job’ and doing it well, who are not passing. Again, I wish they had different SQE tracks for different sectors or a legal aid track. It makes no sense at all to me that people for example,working solely in immigration and public law, have to learn and be tested on subjects they will never use. People qualifying on a specific track could have their agreed areas of practice on their practicing certificate. If they at a later date want to switch into a different area of law they can then study for and take that component. I am worried we will loose good people already working in the sector. I wouldn’t blame any of them for deciding to change to a different career. I would love to see more detailed statistics - what proportion of people passing/failing are already working in the legal sector? What proportion are new graduates? What proportion are full time students versus working and studying? What are the stats for disabled candidates? Having known people who passed and people who failed - I am confident that the SQE doesn’t actually tell us much about a persons capacity to be a solicitor.

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Another good article highlighting the honestly chilling issues with SQE exams. I was not aware students had to sign an NDA! I assume it has to be limited to sharing the actual questions - anything wider would be unreasonable. I have no idea how a computer based exam that can be marked by computers is so expensive. The difference between the US Bar exam cost and the SQE is shocking. No water allowed! What in the world is behind that?! The SQE is seriously deficient when it comes to disabled and neurodiverse students. I know there’s lots of students still eligible to take the LPC route. I hope you will consider doing so! Even if your targeted firm wants SQE, the LPC means you’d only have to sit the SQE2 (skills) test. Hopefully in the next 2-3 years some of these issues will be addressed and the SQE will settle into something more accessible. Thank you again to all the future lawyers speaking up about their experience of the SQE!

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🤯🤯🤯….. The national pass rate just dropped to 44% for #SQE 1. And we all thought 56% was a challenge. It’s 28% for Black or UK ethnic minority students… Yesterday I, along with many others in the profession, was invited to a session by the SRA titled “Differential Outcomes” - we were due to debate if the SQE exams are adversely impacting certain demographics of students…. Only, they didn’t want to talk about SQE (and instead made us embark on a series of exercises to establish how #universities and employers can ‘do more’ to help build #diversity in the profession..?) Something feels a bit wrong 😑 #law #legal #lawfirm #traineesolicitor #solicitor #legalcareers #lawcareers #trainingcontract #lawschool

Okay, so the #SQE1 results may not have been what you had expected... I understand, I really do, how failing can bruise your confidence. However, lets reflect on what you have achieved: *Understanding of 14 foundations of legal knowledge. *Completion of study in less than a year, compared to 3 years to complete a law degree. *How to deal with stress and pressure under time constraints. * What is expected of you as day one solicitor in practice Lets be frank, that is a huge achievement, so for that alone, I say congratulations! Resitting will honestly make you a better lawyer as you are having to focus further into the legal knowledge than you did the first time around. Take time to reflect on where you may have gone wrong and what you could do differently next time. If you are with a provider, make sure to attend any support sessions they offer over the next week or so. If you want to understand how I can help you interpret your results and offer tips and support and academic knowledge tutoring, please book on a free 15-minute consultation with me. I offer very bespoke support as no two students are the same. Use the link below and I will be happy to chat with you further.