Walk into your SQE with a clear head. That is the whole goal this week. If you are sitting FLK 1 or FLK 2 in the coming days, this issue is for you. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 key Nerves are unreliable narrators. The week of an exam they will tell you that you know
Here is a rule that will protect your career more than once: never send an emotional email. Not to a partner who criticised your work. Not to opposing counsel who moved a deadline. Not to the client who questioned your fee. The moment you feel your pulse in your fingertips
AI cannot tell you what matters most to the client. It can draft the letter, pull the precedent, and produce a first draft faster than any trainee in the building. The technical floor has never been easier to reach. But the part that decides whether a client trusts you, comes
Are conferences worth the investment while studying for the SQE? It's a fair question when your time and money are already stretched thin. A good conference can put you in the same room as solicitors, recruiters, and other candidates who are exactly where you want to be, and
The SRA training provider list has over 100 entries. Every provider claims to prepare you for the SQE. Most look identical at first glance. If you are trying to figure out which course to pick, the volume of options alone can stop you from making any decision at all. That
A common instinct when preparing for the SQE is to wait until you feel confident before doing the hard things. That instinct is understandable. It is also backwards. SQE confidence comes from doing, not waiting, and the research behind that is worth understanding. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 Psychologist Albert Bandura spent decades studying what
Most AI advice for aspiring solicitors is either all in or all out. This guide gives you a practical framework for knowing when to lead, when to verify, and when to step back entirely.
SQE 1 Update: SRA Rationales vs. The Law Society Toolkit. SRA confirms no new questions for 2026. Learn how to use these two in your prep. The SRA confirmed on 22 May 2026 that no new SQE 1 sample questions will be released this year. Instead, candidates are getting rationale
You can leave a client meeting having said all the right things legally and still lose the room. The client felt unheard. The conversation felt transactional. Nothing you said was wrong, but something was missing. That something is what separates the lawyers clients forget from the ones they call back.
The real cost of qualifying through the SQE in 2026, from exam fees to prep courses to the hidden costs most candidates never plan for. More than two in five SQE candidates said their work-life balance during study was quite or extremely difficult to manage. That is 42% of
Preparing for the SQE? Here are the 5 important SRA updates from 2026 covering pass rates, fee increases, and what is changing before you qualify. 5 SRA Updates Every SQE Candidate Needs to Know 1. SQE1 January 2026 Results: 58% First-Time Pass Rate (Published: March 2026) The January 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published its suite of annual reports. On the fourth full year of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), released on 21 April 2026. The overarching message is the SQE remains a robust. However, the SRA acknowledges that confidence in the qualification is not yet where