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    SQE Tell-all: All questions welcome

    ULaw will have drummed into your head from day one that academic law is very important and they are right. I don't know the exact percentage but if you do check the spec in detail I'm pretty sure you will find that the academic law modules make up a very substantial chunk. And that was certainly...
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    SQE Tell-all: All questions welcome

    Preliminary thoughts about SQE2 *Edit: added a few more preliminary thoughts on 23 June 2025. Will probably make a separate post at some point about my experience with specific stations in SQE2 and SQE2 mocks. I sat SQE2 in Apr/May 2025 and my results don't come out till August 2025 so it's...
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    SQE Tell-all: All questions welcome

    Part-time work alongside full-time SQE prep I have gotten questions about this in my inbox so thought I should just share my thoughts and my experience on this in this thread. One question that a lot of people tend to be quite anxious about is whether they should work part-time whilst studying...
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    SQE Tell-all: All questions welcome

    Practice questions This is a huge part of your SQE prep that you absolutely cannot ignore. If you go on TikTok and listen to people who have failed reflect on what went wrong, a lot of them will tell you that it wasn't that they didn't spend enough time revising the FLK per se, but that they...
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    SQE Tell-all: All questions welcome

    Subject-specific advice for SQE1 I've seen quite a few questions floating around here as well as Reddit about which topics you could possibly ignore and still pass. People have mixed opinions about this and I have seen questionable advice given on Reddit as well as TikTok — saying things like...
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    SQE Tell-all: All questions welcome

    Hi all, this forum has been such a lifesaver when I was prepping for SQE1 so I thought I'd come back and return the favour. About me: 23 y/o female. Graduated with law degree from RG uni in 2023. Future trainee at a US firm.
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    SQE Tell-all: All questions welcome

    Note-taking and flashcards The way the course was structured (at least when I studied it) was each week you need to prep for your workshops for the practice modules. In the prep materials they will tell you which academic law chapters you should read up. Then, at the end of the week, you get 15...
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    SQE Tell-all: All questions welcome

    Before starting the prep course I took a gap year before starting my prep course, and I remember feeling extremely anxious about getting a headstart. What I did in the few months leading up to the start of the course: I started the course at the end of September. I practically did nothing...
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    SQE Tell-all: All questions welcome

    Hi all, this forum has been such a lifesaver when I was prepping for SQE1 so I thought I'd come back and return the favour. About me: 23 y/o female. Graduated with law degree from RG uni in 2023. Future trainee at a US firm. Studied full-time at ULaw on the LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) course...
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    SQE2 prep advice (ULaw or any other provider)

    Please can anyone who has done their SQE2 prep with ULaw share their experience on the course and the most efficient way of getting through it alongside ULaw's teaching structure and materials? Or even if you didn't prep with ULaw, would still be helpful to get your insight on how you approached...
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    How ready did you feel for SQE1?

    This might just be my anxiety / imposter syndrome speaking but I have found that my issue is comparing (perhaps too much) of my practice test scores with what other people are scoring, and I am not sure if it is in any way healthy. I know for a fact that a lot of people at ULaw and other people...
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    How ready did you feel for SQE1?

    I'm sitting SQE1 in January 2025 as well and was wondering if anyone who's done the exam before can share how you approached Dec-Jan time revision? Or if you are also sitting SQE1 in January 2025 you could share how you are preparing as well. I'm finding it incredibly hard just going back on my...
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    Recommendation of SQE1 Test Centres in London

    Just submitted my seat reservation form for SQE1 in January 2025 a few days ago. I went into it thinking we had to list specifically which test centres we wanted but turns out they only asked us for a postcode and our date preferences. I currently rent near Canary Wharf thereabouts too so just...
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    SQE1 Practice / Mock Tests

    I am currently studying full-time at ULaw, sitting for SQE1 in January 2025 and would like to get more insight into practice / mock tests in preparation for the SQE1. I am aware of this thread posted some time ago for free / paid practice tests — was wondering if any new ones that anyone is...
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    Preparing for the SQE

    Just wanted to add... I have also read bits and bops about how there's a lot of new content to be learnt whilst on the course but there is not enough time to catch up on actual black letter law. For those who have done the SQE with a course provider (e.g. BPP, ULaw), did you find that the...
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    Preparing for the SQE

    Hi all, Recent news about firms revoking TCs for failing the SQE1 has given me quite a lot of jitters. My offer letter also stipulates that my TC offer is conditional upon passing the SQE on first attempt, so failing really isn't an option for me and I want to give myself my best shot at...
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    A-level Grades

    Was wondering how much firms emphasis place on minimum A-level grade requirements? For example, if I want to apply to A&O which has a minimum A-level requirement of AAB but I have not achieved that and have no extenuating circumstances, will my application automatically get filtered out? I'm...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hi @Jessica Booker does it ever reflect badly on a candidate if from a candidate's work experience you can tell that they have failed to convert VS into TCs multiple times (across several different firms)? I understand that there is a lot that goes into deciding whether to offer a candidate a TC...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    @Jessica Booker Is there any code / best practice that firms typically go by when it comes to deciding how much time they would allow candidates to hold an offer for? For firms like CC where they offer TCs in candidates' first year of university (through SPARK) I've heard that they give...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hi was wondering if anyone could offer thoughts about taking a day off from my summer vac scheme to attend my own graduation and how I should go about this conversation with grad rec? I'm personally not too fussed about being able to make it to my graduation so if this isn't possible I'm okay...

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