Guides
Straight answers on what each assessment contains and how it is marked, written from the regulators' own published materials.
SQE2 sample questions: what the SRA publishes and how to use it
Ten worked samples with model answers and assessor commentary, seven Performance Indicator documents, video recordings of the oral stations, and a practice platform — all free, and most candidates open half of it.
SQE2 legal writing: format, timing and the seven criteria
Thirty minutes to write a letter or email as the solicitor on the matter. What the task gives you, the seven criteria, and why the recipient decides how you write.
SQE2 legal research: format, timing and the six criteria
Sixty minutes to research a problem and write a note to a partner. The sources are supplied, some of them are irrelevant on purpose, and the law may sit outside the Functioning Legal Knowledge.
SQE2 legal drafting: format, timing and the five criteria
Forty-five minutes to draft a legal document or part of one. What you may be asked to do, the five criteria, and why its law criteria are worded differently from every other station.
SQE2 client interview and attendance note: format and marking
Ten minutes with the papers, twenty-five minutes with the client, then twenty-five minutes writing the attendance note by hand. The eleven criteria across the two halves, and why they are marked by different people.
SQE2 case and matter analysis: format, timing and the six criteria
Sixty minutes to read a case study and write a report to a partner: legal analysis plus client-focused advice, and possibly a negotiation strategy.
Using an AI tutor for the SQE: what it can and cannot do
An honest account of where AI helps with SQE preparation, where it actively misleads, and what to check before trusting one with an exam that costs thousands to sit.
How to prepare for SQE2: a plan built around the 16 assessments
SQE2 is sixteen assessments across six skills and five practice areas, marked half on skills and half on law. What to practise, in what order, and what most preparation gets wrong.
How SQE2 is marked: grades, weighting and the 16 assessments
Sixteen assessments, graded A to F and converted to five marks down to zero. How skills and application of law are weighted, where ethics counts, and what standard you are being held to.
SQE2 advocacy: format, timing and how it is marked
You get 45 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to make your submission. What the assessment contains, the eight criteria you are marked against, and why so many guides give the timing wrongly.