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1) Doesn't matter where you study if you self fund. Firms only have preferred suppliers because it is commercially/financially better for them to do so where they are putting a cohort of students through the same course - it basically means they get cheaper rates than individual's buying the course. Some firms run bespoke SQE prep courses, but 80% of it will be a SQE prep course. If they are very keen for you to do the additional/bespoke modules, they could have an arrangement with the provider for you to complete just the additional modules at an appropriate time, but many firms won't think this is necessary.2) Balancing a full-time job and the SQE will be tricky. I would speak to the specific SQE providers as to what is best suited to you, as some courses could be done more flexibly (those that are not post-graduate certificates, MAs or LLMs) while a prep course that is a full academic course (that you gain a qualification from) may need more time/effort, and therefore might be better suited to a part-time course. The other thing to be mindful with the LLM SQE prep courses is that some do not allow you to complete the course and gain your qualification until you have passed the SQE assessments. You also have to factor in the separate and additional costs of sitting the SQE assessments which are generally not included in the costs of any of the SQE prep courses.
1) Doesn't matter where you study if you self fund. Firms only have preferred suppliers because it is commercially/financially better for them to do so where they are putting a cohort of students through the same course - it basically means they get cheaper rates than individual's buying the course.
Some firms run bespoke SQE prep courses, but 80% of it will be a SQE prep course. If they are very keen for you to do the additional/bespoke modules, they could have an arrangement with the provider for you to complete just the additional modules at an appropriate time, but many firms won't think this is necessary.
2) Balancing a full-time job and the SQE will be tricky. I would speak to the specific SQE providers as to what is best suited to you, as some courses could be done more flexibly (those that are not post-graduate certificates, MAs or LLMs) while a prep course that is a full academic course (that you gain a qualification from) may need more time/effort, and therefore might be better suited to a part-time course. The other thing to be mindful with the LLM SQE prep courses is that some do not allow you to complete the course and gain your qualification until you have passed the SQE assessments. You also have to factor in the separate and additional costs of sitting the SQE assessments which are generally not included in the costs of any of the SQE prep courses.
