I decided to embark on becoming a solicitor in England & Wales because in 2018 I was heading the legal department for the U.S. and United Kingdom for a start-up. When I started at that company I did not know until day two of my employment that my duties would include a region I had […]
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Qualifying in England & Wales as a lawyer qualified somewhere else
I remember sitting my bar exams and thinking “these are the last exams I will ever take.” I couldn’t even concentrate on the exams. I was too focused on the post-exam relief, and the thought of just working, not studying. Cue *life* and I was introduced to the QLTS – the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme. If you […]
Before starting to prepare for the OSCE, I spent a lot of time looking for sources to ‘understand’ it better. However only after starting to study for it and going through OSCEsmart’s sources providing detailed information about each assessment, I started to feel confident. With hindsight, I think the complexity of the OSCE does not […]
What is SQE? The Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), or super-exam as it is referred to, is the new uniform set of assessments of one’s functional legal knowledge (SQE 1) and practical legal skills (SQE 2) to determine whether this person meets the high standard expected of a solicitor in England and Wales (UK). It is […]
How much work should you expect to do? Qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales requires thorough preparation and a significant time commitment. Candidates often ask us how much time they need to prepare for the QLTS assessment, and we are starting to see more and more similar enquiries for the SQE. There tends […]
SQE e-learning platform launched for hosting online law courses
SINGAPORE, June 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — OSCEsmart has launched a tailor-made Superexam platform designed to host SQE prep courses. The original scheduling software is tailored specifically for the needs of the QLTS and SQE assessments, to match qualified solicitors of England and Wales, and aspiring solicitors. OSCEsmart founder Dr Olga Pogrebennyk has also announced a […]
Putting our social, professional, sometimes even personal lives on hold, the COVID-19 lockdown has taught us the importance of being self-dependent and well-organised. QLTS OSCE candidates have had to learn it the hard way – reconsidering their priorities, rearranging their time, revisiting their preparation. With QLTS Kaplan postponing the May 2020 OSCE till August, and […]
Of the many indicators of upcoming changes to the legal profession, liberalisation of legal services initiated by the SRA is perhaps the most demonstrative one. Since at least 2013, the body has been consistently implementing initiatives aimed at simplifying regulations in the legal profession and removing those not in the public interest. In 2015, the […]
May you live in interesting times In 2012 I came to the UK to do the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) and then the Legal Practice Course (LPC). I was practicing international commercial arbitration, mainly under LCIA rules, and came to law school directly from practice. Legal Practice Course I remember one of my first […]
Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) Stage One: Overview and Sample Question
Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) is designed to have 2 stages (SQE stage 1, and SQE stage 2), of which SQE stage 1 is going to assess the candidates’ knowledge at point of admission. The method selected to achieve this objective is multiple-choice questions. What do we know about this type of testing? By Dr Irene Rudique […]
