The SRA confirmed this week that SQE 1 drops to 170 questions from January 2027, with the changes applying to every candidate from that sitting onwards, first sitters and resitters alike. If you are sitting in January 2027 or later, here is what actually changes and what stays the same.
Bringing back an old one from 2020 where I was invited to speak on how to build practical negotiations skills to Fiverr's community of users and entrepreneurs. This issue shares take aways from the talk and practical actionable points you can start using. How to build Practical Negotiation
SQE 2 results were released earlier this week. Some of you opened the email and read the word pass. Some of you did not. Both groups are about to find out the same thing, which is that the exam was never the hard part of this route. The hard part
How much does the SQE actually cost in 2026 is a question some candidates answer with a single number. The exam fees are only the starting point. Prep course prices vary by thousands of pounds for the same two exams, exam fees rise in September 2026, and qualifying work experience
The Minto Pyramid Principle: stop making your reader wait for the point. That's the whole idea behind a framework Barbara Minto built at McKinsey more than fifty years ago, and it's one of the most useful things you can steal for your legal writing before you&
Many SQE candidates lose marks before they ever sit the exam. Not because they study too little, but because they study the wrong way. Understanding active recall versus passive studying might be the single highest leverage change you make to your preparation. šŖšµš Rš²š®š±š¶š»š“ Yš¼ššæ Nš¼šš²š Fš²š²š¹š Pšæš¼š±šš°šš¶šš² Rereading a chapter
Don't wait to start on LinkedIn after qualification. This week I share a practical guide to LinkedIn for SQE candidates, even if you have no legal experience yet and your profile currently sits empty. šŖšµš ššš®šæš šÆš²š³š¼šæš² šš¼š š¾šš®š¹š¶š³š Many recruiters and hiring managers search LinkedIn before they read your CV. More importantly
Best newsletters for SQE candidates is a question I sometimes get asked, usually by someone who has just realised how much of legal practice sits outside the textbook. The honest answer is that most of them will not help you pass. That does not make them a waste of time.
FLK 1 is behind you. One Exam Down, Here Is How To Walk Into FLK 2. Whatever happened in that hall, it is finished, and no amount of replaying question 87 changes a single mark. The only exam that exists now is the one in front of you. Stop Marking
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. ššØš®š« š©š«šš©šš«ššš¢šØš§ š¢š¬ 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